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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What is your in-boundary school?

Keep in mind that DCPS schools all have the same curriculum, so you won't have a ton of variety across schools.

That said, kids are definitely not "sitting at their desks all day" in K.  There is a lot of learning through play.[/quote]

PP.  Ah, I just realized that you're looking for 1st, not K.

Some privates are definitely more play-based, but since that's not an option, perhaps try for one of the charters like CMI or ITS?  Both hard to lottery into, though.

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Yes, sorry I wasn't clear. She's in K now and will be going into 1st.
We're at CMI right now... Which my other child loves but this one doesn't. She has a great teacher and loves to play with her classmates but it's way more structured than we'd like and they don't get too much freedom during school hours. [/quote]

Aha. So even CMI is too structured? I am not clear on their actual curriculum but I assumed it was more open than DCPS would be. Therefore, you may want to try hard for Montessori or maybe an experiential school. One thing to look at...there is Christian Family Montessori right next to CMI. I believe it is not very $$ for a private school. Neighbors like it; I think it's not too heavy on the Christian aspect. This is if you do not get into an alternative model charter in lottery. Some Montessori won't admit past K, though 1st is a good time to enter as ages are grouped and after K they shift to a new classroom. [/quote]

Yes, it's hard to say and I wouldn't classify them as too structured based on my child. I have 2 kids there and one really loves it. My K child loves her teacher and her classmates but she complains that they don't play enough.
It's hard to figure out if there's something else that's bothering her, but so far that seems to be why she doesn't like going.  [/quote]

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