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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Takoma parent here. Two children. We cannot say enough good things.

Anecdotally - we have friends who love Breakthru as well but have decided to leave to go to their IB DCPS school (in one case, Whittier).

Takoma has challenges, like all schools. Do you live close? Will you want to stay until 5th?

Once we got into Takoma we have not lotteried since. The campus, the teachers, and the admin are wonderful.

We are not a fan of the teachers moving as much this year as years past. The principal seems to be a "my way or the highway" type leader.

Long story bearable: we like it there but have also heard good things about BT.

Resources at a DCPS school are also likely to be better for anything you may need versus even the best charters.

[b]One last note: play ground and outside space at Takoma -- you cannot even compare this to BT. Takoma is a 10/10.[/b] [/quote]

Another Takoma parent here and just flagging that the bolded was a big part of the reason we didn't consider Breakthrough - for pre-K at least we knew we wanted a lot of unstructured play, outdoor time, exercise and fresh air.  Takoma has multiple playgrounds, green spaces, a rain garden and raised bed garden, basketball court, baseball diamond, a big separate gymnasium for rainy days . . . Breakthrough simply could not compare on this front.

For Montessori vs. not-Montessori, you have to make your own call there.  I know parents who are super committed to the Montessori method, but I'm not sure how parents know when their kid is 2 and they're applying for schools whether it's really the best fit for their kid's personality - I think this is why it has diminishing buy-in as you move up in grades.  It's probably workable for 99% of kids in ECE, and then distinctions start to appear.[/quote]

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