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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If people are moving for schools, they are moving to FFX Co. [/quote]

Well, that depends on where you were living before. We moved from DC to Arlington in part because of schools. We liked that in APS you could be guaranteed admission to Spanish immersion if you lived in a certain area (that has since changed), & the immersion program has a good reputation & goes all the way through HS. We have one kid still at Key & one finishing up at Gunston & heading to Wakefield. We’ve been happy, even though these aren’t the typically coveted schools (which are really “better” because of families’ SES anyway). [/quote]

So curious about Key. We had been very interested about the immersion program from the get go. But when I visited it was so different from what I had pictured. In classroom after classroom the kids seemed just bored, not engaged. Same with the teachers - a lot of going through the motions, zombie like. I don't know if the building made it feel institutional, but things felt ... sad?  The tour guide took us to several classrooms, and we saw a lot of iPads, headphones, a lot of eating while watching the device, but at some point it just became obvious that no one kid seemed to be engaged with the teacher. Mostly just sitting on a rug sort of staring away at something. I have heard from parents about the amazing Escuela Key community, but it just was not on display at all - there wasn't a sense of pride or belonging. It was odd. The presentation talked a lot about kids taking the proficiency Spanish test when they graduate high school, or getting college credits for Spanish, but there seemed to be no focus on the fact that these are elementary students ... What is the ELA (or SLA) curriculum? How are they supporting the elementary students to ensure they are not just learning Spanish but have a good foundation in math and other subjects. I left really disappointed. What did I miss? [/quote]

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