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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What grade are you talking about? Hearst doesn't have PK3 and even IB you'd have to lottery into PK4. So unless you're talking about K, Hearst isn't actually an option for next year, so you might as well try YY. If you are talking about K, you might want to get more info about what it's like to come into YY in K, after the other kids have had two years of immersion.[/quote]

Yeah, I'm a little confused about how this is an option now because unless you're already IB for this year , which it doesn't sound you are, then you won't be going to Hearst until next year. Assuming this is for PreK4. We love Hearst but we're not interested in immersion education so I can't really give a good comparison. It seems a bit like comparing apples and oranges. That being said, I agree that you can always move IB for Hearst so why not try YY if you are already in? Plus, what would be your alternative for this year if not YY?[/quote]

We would be moving to Hearst this spring/summer to attend this fall for K. I know that YY is immersion and Hearst is not, but I was hoping that people could speak just to the academics. If you have a kid in the upper elementary grades, are you happy with the teaching and curriculum, and do you feel your child is getting the right level of instruction for his/her needs?[/quote]

Sorry, younger kid here so I can't speak to the upper grade instruction. What really makes Hearst stand out to me is the community. We're an out of bounds family and from day one, we've loved the small school/class size, the fact that everyone knows my kid, and the diversity at the school. In terms of classroom experience, we've only had one not so great year and it was a checked out teacher who has since left the school. We've been happy with the level of academics and classroom instruction. But again, not an upper grade family.

But I still think the immersion aspect is such a game changer that if that's what you want, you're not going to get that at a regular public school. [/quote]

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