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[quote=Anonymous]Hi there,

I'm familiar with all 4 schools, and it sounds like your preferences would lean you towards Creative City if your primary goals is progressive learning.  If you live closer to Patterson Park though, I'd choose Patterson Park or Hampstead vs. making that drive every day.

The poster above is right on regarding the pros of each school and their style of instruction.  Patterson Park and Hampstead Hill are both very resourced and have great principals.  Tunbridge seems like a middle-of-the-road charter school: lots of parent involvement, but not particularly noteworthy.  I didn't get a good vibe from the school personally when I toured.  Parents aren't allowed to walk their children to their classroom, which was a red flag for me.  Creative City is indeed new, has had some leaderships bumps, and it's location is not convenient for many parents, but it has a lot of good energy right now, and is gaining resources.  I think it's a wild card that hopefully doesn't go down the road of Roots & Branches.  Of those schools, Creative City is the only one without a uniform.

Patterson Park and Hampstead Hill are also PreK-8, which is helpful for middle school and if you have younger kids who might be in PreK one day.  Creative City is working on a middle school, but it will be at a different site, and nothing is for sure yet.

Good luck - we were in the same spot last year![/quote]

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