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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I did an evaluation project there. The teachers constantly yelled at the children, and the curriculum was prescriptive and not creative. It's designed to close the language gap for low income children. If you have books in your home and read to your child, there are better options for you. I wouldn't send my kid there. [/quote]

Were you at the Appletree in Columbia Heights, or another location?[/quote]

Yes, CH.[/quote]

Never heard of anything like this, and certainly never saw yelling while we were there.  Teachers were great and the Principal (different one from now, although I hear good things about the current one too) was very impressive and would have never tolerated yelling at students.

OP you asked about the basement thing, we noticed it immediately and were pretty bummed when we toured.  But from Day 1 when school actually started, the kids were so engaged and the classroom environments so bustling and lively and positive, we really never worried about it again for the whole year we were there.  Ideally they'd get a space with windows, but if I was taken back to the space in time where we chose to go to Appletree and I had the option of making another choice, I'd choose it again with no hesitation.[/quote]

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