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[quote=calexander]Hello neighbors,

My name is Christopher Alexander and I am the parent of two children who attend a Ward 4 elementary school.  With all of the possibility and uncertainty surrounding the school boundaries and new middle schools in the ward, I have been discussing a proposal for opening a non-profit  Saturday Academy for children in the community. It would be modeled on long-standing programs in [url=http://www.saturdayschool.org/]Montgomery[/url] and [url=http://www2.hcpss.org/schools/bsap/academy.shtml]Howard[/url] counties, but it will also have a focus on rigorous and exciting STEM learning opportunities in math and computer science.

EDIT: Upon further review, I think it would be better to have a more simple eligibility pool. Therefore, the program would be open to all students with a Ward 4 address.

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[code]The program would be open to students in grades 3 through 5 from the following [b]Ward 4[/b] schools:

Barnard Elementary School
Powell Elementary School
Bruce-Monroe Elementary School
West Education Campus
Truesdell Education Campus
Raymond Education Campus
Brightwood Education Campus
Takoma Education Campus
Whittier Education Campus
LaSalle-Backus Education Campus[/code]

The underlying goal of this program would be to create a cohort of students who are [b]ready for algebra in middle school[/b]. If Jeff’s “Unicorn Middle School” ever comes to fruition, we would like to have a network of students, families and support structures in place to help that school and our children reach their full potential.

I think of this as a way to help us parents overcome the [b]"Prisoner's Dilemma"[/b] we face when considering middle school options. No one wants to "go it alone" when a school is unproven. But if there were a group of families with 40, 60, 80+ kids with whom we have built relationships, formed teams and accomplished X, Y, Z, I believe that [b]takes some of the risk out of the middle school decision[/b] for all of us.  In the worst case scenario, the kids learn something, have some fun and then go their separate ways in sixth grade.  However, in the best case, we would actually come together and form the foundation of a viable middle school right in our own neighborhood.

Right now we have a framework, but we need input from the community. We will beholding a Parent Information Meeting at the Petworth Library on Monday, October 6th  from 6:30 to 8:00 pm.  Also, please visit our website at www.nwsadc.com for more information and feel free to comment below with ideas, suggestions and potential pitfalls.

Thank you[/quote]

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