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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was expecting to like Thomson after hearing from a family there and learning a colleague was interested, but the recess area was depressing and the staff (aside from the woman who ran the open house) weren't friendly. I was also a little concerned when one of the (very sweet) kids who gave us the tour couldn't say one word in Chinese when they are supposed to have regular instruction. I also got concerning vibes from one of the PK teachers who was on her phone when we walked in and another was reading to the kids with zero enthusiasm.[/quote]

I had the same experience 2 years ago.  I really wanted to like it because the test scores were impressive.  I was not impressed with the principal (she was the AP transitioning to principal I think).  She was not organized and didn't even know what middle school Thomson fed into.  Overall, the PK teachers looked bored and not at all enthusiastic like other schools I toured.  There were positives, however.  I went into an upper grade class, and I was very impressed with the kids as they were discussing Shakespeare.  I wouldn't worry too much about the Chinese.  The kids only get 1 day of Chinese a week.  It's not meant to be an extensive instruction in Mandarin.  But during the tour, the principal mentioned that they were planning to cut back on foreign language instruction.  Not sure if that happened or not.[/quote]

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