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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Euclid is SUCH a wild card. I'd LOVE if it worked out, and I know some Garrison families who are planning on it (but their kids are little, we'll see how it pans out).

I just ran this in Google Maps - Eaton (our closest Hardy feeder) is 34 mins by public transit (we don't have a car). And then Hardy would be 48 mins by public transit.  Hearst or Shepherd are similar, and Deal would be a smidge closer (42 mins). But either way, that's a LOT of wasted time for years and years just to get a decent middle school.

We'd have better than even odds for BASIS in fifth grade, and with three kids in the lottery, a darn good chance at Inspired Teaching even if we wait until the oldest is going into 5th.

But then, as someone noted above, a year at Thomson and then to John Francis or a year at JOW and then to Stuart-Hobson leaves a lot to be desired. If that happened, would I regret not taking my shot at Hardy/Deal feeders, or locking down ITS early?[/quote]

FYI, it is going to be longer than that to WOTP schools because it is roundtrip for you each way to get back home or downtown and those times don’t reflect hitting rush hour during one way there. You are looking at easily 1 hour and more likely 1.5 hours RT 2 times a day. IMO not worth it for mediocre middle schools WOTP.

As to ITS just know lots of limitations with such a small school in friends groups, curriculum offerrings, EC, sports, facilities, etc…[/quote]

Yes. For some folks ITS is great, but choose carefully. They try to make the most of what they have, but the bottom line is that it's a small school.[/quote]

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