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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'll be honest, MMB has only a few Spanish-speaking students. For our PS3 class, the Spanish session has seemed to me to be exclusively Spanish. In my experience, many native Spanish speaking families are seeking out other DCPS options where there are more Spanish-speaking children, so it becomes a cycle. We'd love to attract more Spanish speaking kids!

We are not native speakers, so we supplement with Spanish speaking aftercare and other resources. Our child sings, counts, and does the alphabet in Spanish, and as you said, seems to understand most of what he hears when spoken to. We will continue to supplement as much as we can; fortunately, it is very easy to get extra Spanish help in this area.

I hope you consider Bethune; we have been very happy there and feel that it is a great program for the Spanish and other reasons.[/quote]
OP here: thanks for the insight. I am not a native speaker either, but majored in Spanish and started speaking Spanish to DD as a baby.

DD is bilingual since we are in a nannyshare where the other child is bilingual and our nanny only speaks to the girls in Spanish. I think that has helped a ton. I definitely need to improve my formal language skills though.

Spanish speaking aftercare: is there an option through the school? We don't live in Brookland, so I think we will need school based aftercare.

I definitely like the facilities and the principal and teachers seem caring and dedicated. I loved that there were separate classrooms for music, art and gym.

Principal Lewis mentioned that they are seeking NAEYC accreditation and pursuing instituting an IB curriculum for upper grades. Does this seem attainable? Are a lot of parents volunteering for the playground project on May 15? I think that I may be able to help out in the morning and thought it might be a good way to get to know the school a bit more.

Thanks again![/quote]

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