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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Rochambeau. I have a DC there at the primary school campus who has been pushed beyond his/her comfort zone in public speaking and overall participation. DC performs well in coursework and exams, but barely participated through 2/3rds of the school year. As result, grades have suffered. The primary teacher’s philosophy is that one must be more than knowledgeable in life and has to engage and share knowledge. I’ve watched my child rebel against this only for something to click a month ago. DC now tries harder and preps more for such assignments. I also uncovered that this outgoing child of mine truly has a fear of public speaking to tackle. I’m very proud of DC for finally trying. I’ve noticed a difference in effort, to include voluntarily practicing at home, as well as improvement overall. I ran into DC’s teacher last week and received very positive feedback on DC’s recent improvement. My kid also came home surprised because the teacher stopped by during English class to give kudos as well.

I’d also add that I love the diversity at the lower school campuses. I haven’t noticed any SES or ethnic grouping. Other parents might disagree, but I like that the school tends to let kids figure out their own problems socially, only jumping in when certain lines are crossed. [/quote]

This is great to hear.  We have a kid who is relatively new there.  We're pretty happy thus far, although our kid also avoids speaking up (but has mades some strides).  Can I ask what grade your child is in?  Ours is in CE1--just wondering if kids tend to open up more in the upper elementary grades.

We also love the diversity, as a multiracial/black 1st-gen/immigrant family.  The other day I pulled up for dropoff and just happened to notice: a black dad chatting w/two white moms, another black dad, a South Asian dad, etc.  Our kid has friends who speak various languages at home, and hail from many different countries.  We think the diversity is a strength, for sure.[/quote]
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[b]Rochambeau is one of the LEAST diverse schools in the DC area.  [/b]Ethnicity and race aren’t the only measures of diversity.  It's a Francophone school where the administration and teachers routinely discriminate against non-Francophone families.  Their leadership is all white and Francophone as well.  [b]With over 200+ staff, I haven’t seen any black teachers, only support staff – what message does that send? [/b] Even the children are taught to recognize and separate themselves as us (French) versus them (all others).  The secondary school holds all the important, student ranking meetings in French only - excluding all non-French speakers and families.   I’m white and American.  I took my DD and DS out because I want them at a school that is diverse instead of one that pretends to be.
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I'm the immediate PP quoted.  I do agree the staff is not diverse--teachers are pretty much all white and French so far.  However, there is tons of diversity among the students.  My child has several friends who speak Spanish at home (I was actually surprised by the number of Spanish-speaking families), classmates from many West African countries, South Asian classmates, etc.  It was one of the more diverse privates we toured.  I haven't noticed that the French kids segregate.[/quote]

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