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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP. Can you say more about the education at Whittier? Would love to know what makes it stellar (and glad you are having a good experience!)[/quote]

The teachers and staff are very dedicated. It's a STEM school so that is a focus and a special even for the youngest grades, but they really are holistic about their approach. There's a huge emphasis on reading with now a reading acceleration and a separate intervention teacher so that kids who need extra help aren't left behind and kids who might be able to push forward can. The school is currently doing a book drive to ensure every kid is able to have a book to take home and there was so much interest in a kindergarten book club they had to expand it to after school reading club on multiple days. I believe there's also a math intervention and acceleration teacher (same person) who mostly works with the older grades. There's also a great arts program with a musical every year plus two more school wide performance opportunities. They have Food Prints which is focused on food and the food systems with Fresh Farm (there's also a tiny farmers market in season at the school). For after school above kindergarten there is a newspaper, a morning update program, a makers program, a big DC Scores team, more I can't currently think of, and they have really invested in chess recently bringing in an outside coach.

The principal knows every kid and parent by face and name and that level of commitment really shows in how the school builds a culture focused on learning and community.

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