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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here.
Thanks for all the info. Mcps has so many options/pathways compared to howard or pg, that it overwhelming trying to figure it out.[/quote]
If you give us some info - the age of your kids, what type of magnets they might be interestedl.  [/quote]

Kids are under 5 (one just barely). We have commutes to downtown dc and college park and are trying to identify areas to move to where we would have access to good safe schools and reasonable commutes outside of places like bethesda which would be beyond our budget. We love the idea of immersion and strong science programs. [/quote]

We love Takoma Park,  which would fit your commuting needs and possibly school interests.  It has gotten considerably more expensive than when we moved here, though.

My kids went through all the magnet programs. I think the one for TPES is gone. Even when my last was there, there wasn't much of a program. I think there are now more seats for the 4th/5th grade programs.  They were called HGC and at Pine Crest and Oak View when my kids were that age, but I think Piney Branch has it's own program now,  so more TP kids are getting access. Still not easy to get into. For MS, as others said, TPMS has 25 seats for Piney Branch and East Silver Spring area kids (ie its own catchment). The exposure at TPMS is great for Blair magnet, Wheaton Engineering or Biomed or an IB. If kid gets into and goes to Eastern ms humanities program,  it's not a bad commute and good prep for Blair CAP or IB.

I had initially hoped for a language immersion program,  but mine didn't get a high lottery number. Friends loved those programs. Worked out ok for mine, though.

Also,  if kid doesn't get into various programs,  the TP schools in TPMS cluster are all good. TPES and PBES are grades k-2 and 3-5 of the same catchment.  ESS is k-5 with smaller catchment.  [/quote]

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