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[quote=Anonymous]I can see how the size of the school can seem off-putting, but ultimately the class sizes are small for DCPS and most of the teachers are phenomenal.  Watkins has started doing much more differentiated instruction this year and my son loves it.  He's working many grade levels ahead but is always challenged and engaged.  He has plenty of classmates who are also advanced learners and is surrounded by Hill kids he's known for years.

Do I wish the Cluster was smaller?  Yes.  I think it's way too big to ever be fully filled with IB kids which creates a challenging dynamic that you won't find at Maury or Brent, but there are also lots of things Watkins' size enables that we're grateful for.  We love having fulltime art, music, library, PE, computer, and FoodPrints positions.  We love the shuttle to/from Peabody.  We love the new fields and playground.  We love the gardens.  We love the Smithsonian partnership that started this year.  We love the afterschool enrichment opportunities.  The food in the cafeteria still sucks (thanks, Kaya), but the supervision and crowding is MUCH improved this year.  Recess is better scheduled and supervised.

The space sharing with DPR for afterschool is awkward, for sure.  I'd love to see programming there that is of more interest to the neighborhood.  The football program creates huge traffic/noise problems around the fields and draws virtually no IB kids.[/quote]

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