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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It just isn't true that "a large number" of Hill families move from Peabody to Watkins, though this was the case a decade ago.

Peabody is two-thirds in-boundary and half white, while Watkins is not even 20 IB% and white.   Moreover, the percentage of in-boundary kids at Stuart Hobson has dipped several years running, bringing it down to around 15% from a third a decade ago.

The hot new charter for Hill families is really likely to be DC Global in NW, which starts in 6th grade.

Eastern HS is 0% white in a catchment area that's two-thirds white.

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It is called Washington Global and it is in SW actually. [/quote]

What do you think? That only the riff raff live in SW? :roll:

I may start a different thread because NO One is talking about Washington Global and I am really curious if they got anyone enrolled. They were spending a lot of time recuiting in the Safeway at the waterfront metro station.   If they want to compete with BAsis and Latin for high achieving and high SES families, they need a different strategy. Were they doing any recruitment on the Hill?  I hope its successfuly but I Honestly don' think it will have the rigor of a Basis.  Maybe a bunch of parents who work in Lenfant will send their kids their due to convenience.[/quote][/quote]

I've been curious about Washington Global too. Their website has more content than it did a few months ago. Based only on that (which could be misleading) it seems they may not be targetting the higher SES Capitol Hill crowd. (see below).

Washington Global Public Charter School is a tuition-free middle school open to all students in Washington, DC. We offer a robust international and research-based academic program to develop globally competitive students who are ready for college and careers. Our program includes project-based learning, small learning communities, technology instruction, arts, and foreign language classes in Spanish and Chinese. We strive for all of our students to be healthy and active through our nutrition, physical education, and athletic programs. We also serve as a community school that promotes local engagement and service-learning for our students.

What makes Washington Global Unique

Free before and after care
Evening programs for parents and families
Comprehensive special education support
Free laptops for all students for ICT program
GED programs for parents
Small classes
After school competitive sports, dance, and show choir
Spanish and Chinese language classes (including intensive classes for bilingual students)
Parent center with free computer use
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner served daily
Free tutoring
Summer programs
Saturday programming

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