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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Shuebrooks]Greetings everyone. I was wondering if some of you who recently went through the school lottery would share your experience with me; preferably parents with children entering into Pre-k 3 and 4. I find myself having severe anxiety about this process as my son will be attending school next year and I believe that the application needs to be completed in December. I have been researching schools for some time and I've narrowed it down to a few schools that I want him to attend, but they're all popular schools, so IDK if he will get into them. I want him in a safe, diverse school that does very well academically. I DO NOT want him to attend the neighborhood school. Please share your experience with me and offer any tips and/or advice that you may have. Thanks in advance.

-G[/quote]

How do you define diverse?   Race, Ethnicity, Social Economic?

A school like Stoddert has many International Families - mostly for parts of the world that are generally classified as Caucasian including the Europe, the Middle East and Northern Africa.   But many people on this board would not consider the school diverse.

As a parent who has had children in high performing and not so high performing schools, the difference is real in terms of the children's educational experience.   At our Charter the 1st graders knew how to duck and cover when a child ripped apart the room.  At our high SES DCPS the biggest trauma they face is ..... I can't think of one.

For schools you would be comfortable sending your child to - assume you get a bad lottery number for PreK3, Prek4 and K.  Make sure you have schools and a plan that you are comfortable with.   If your IB is not an option, you may want to consider moving now.[/quote]

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