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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you want to continue Chinese I would look at some of the other elementary that offer it once or twice a week, Brent, Eaton and Thompson (there may be others).  Both Brent and Eaton are sought after schools.  Of the two, I would probably go with Eaton becauses it feeds into Deal which offers Chinese.  At Brent you would have to find a middle school and apply to get in (most kids end up at Latin or Basis, both offer Chinese).

Another option would be to lottery into Yu Ying at 2nd grade.  Yu Ying differentiates instruction and there are some combination classes so it might not be the worst option if you are committed to Chinese and want to live in the city long term (DCI is the destination school, IB for middle/high).

Still another option, maybe in combination with one of the above, would be to send your daughter to Hope Chinese on the weekends.  There is one in Beltsville on Saturdays and one in Falls Church on Sundays.  The classes are fairly inexpensive and I hear pretty good.

Hope this helps.[/quote]

Thank you for the suggestions.  Learning Mandarin only two days a weeks is not sufficient, but I am grateful for the names of weekend programs.  Searching the DC International page lead me to the website for Stokes.  Stokes will accept third grade students via lottery, so we will apply there since my son also has a low to moderate level of proficiency in French.

I had not considered applying to 2nd grade, that could be an option, but I don't know if my child would be bored in the 2nd grade, and if the differentiated instruction would keep him challenged the entire year.  My child is not gifted, but earns A across the board.  [/quote]

OP, if your child attended Stokes,they could eventually go to DCI and pick up the Mandarin again there.[/quote]

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