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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would only go to WIS in early years if your top priority is language proficiency..  [/quote]

WIS is about SO MUCH MORE than language.  DC has been there for 8 years and the well-rounded education has been tremendous.  They seriously teach kids how to THINK.  In the IB curriculum, critical thinking skills are emphasized in everything they do.  Also, literacy skills are incredible - in both languages.  My DC reads long novels in Spanish (we don't speak at home - and even if you do, if you don't work with them every day on literacy skills, they will not be reading and writing at this level in your home language).  Writing is heavily emphasized as well.  DC can write extremely well in 5th grade in two languages.  The English teachers in the lower school are amazing as well.  Math is differentiated and they move groups frequently as skills change and develop.

I just can't say enough good about WIS - we love it, DC loves it, and the IB program/curriculum is top notch.

I would spend some time on the upper campus during the school day and talk with parents of older children - at least 4th-5th grade, then high school.  I feel that each year has been better than the last.

And, of course, DC has an incredibly high level of proficiency in Spanish with a native accent.  When we travel to Spanish-speaking countries, people are always amazed that we are not a native-speaking family when they hear DC speaking Spanish with them!

Good luck with your choice - you have three great programs from which to choose - a great problem to have!

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