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[quote=Anonymous]Does anyone have their kid(s) here, or know someone who does?  If so, how do you/they like it there?

We are IB for Walker Jones and reluctantly but realistically added it as the safety choice on the DCPS PS3 lottery, and (not surprisingly) it turned out to be our only "yes" with not great wait list numbers.  There have been so many changes in this neighborhood in the last few years and they've made a lot of changes at the Walker Jones campus - it's not a program that's in demand in an otherwise competitive system and I'm wondering whether it's because of inconvenient location, poor experiences, reputation, etc.  Their PS3 uses the Reggio Emilia format, they are a stone's throw from where we live, they have a garden for the kids to work in and use to feed themselves and contribute to the community, and the teacher seems to post a lot of pics (available to student parents only), so I'm tentatively curious and hopeful about it.

I've looked around for information about it, but so far have really only been able to uncover general information, not any particular family's experience there.  We're torn between having gotten this opportunity and not really knowing if it's going to be a good place for our kiddo to be: we don't want to look a gift horse in the mouth just because it doesn't happen to be popular, but also don't want to settle just because it's our only yes (especially knowing what a long shot the charter school lottery is too, it could very well remain our only yes).  We will be arranging a tour to get an in-person look, but would also appreciate any insights from people with more experience in this program.[/quote]

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