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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'd be interested in any helpful intel on some of my down-ballot choices. Main priorities are just that a school is warm and child-friendly and not suuuper academic and just helps little kids learn to be people. Other priorities are quality aftercare and commute. We're on the Hill now but rent and can move easily (so also not tremendously concerned about after K), but school must be within at least a reasonable biking distance (&lt;10 mins) from a Metro. Because evidently I hate commuting more than I love my DC. ;)

1. Fancy Charter 1!
2. Fancy Charter 2!
3. Fancy Charter 3!
4. Peabody (IB)
5. Van Ness
6. Tyler
7. Miner
8. William E. Doar 
9. J.O. Wilson
10. Seaton
11. Langley
12. Langdon Montessori[/quote]

You should also consider Payne.  It has a great preschool program full of kids from the hill not to mention a brand new building.  We're very happy there.  They had a few spots for OB kids last year so its no impossible to get into like many of the other schools on your list.  [/quote]

I would definitely put Miner above Tyler unless you're nearby. Tyler tries to do too many things and sort of fails at all of them. I do not know of a single family at Tyler that isn't actively trying to lottery elsewhere.

Glad to hear good things from Payne, but PP, you're the first person I've heard say anything nice.  I'd consider that.

I would also strongly advise you to apply to LAMB.  The South Dakota campus is close to the Hill and there are a few people I know who bike there.  Any reason you didn't put the name of the charters?  I am thinking they are Mundo Verde, Stokes Spanish, and Stokes French.[/quote]

I'm also on the Hill, and I'm wondering if I'm weighing commute too much.  Stokes is about a 20-30 minute drive from my house, and after drop off I'd have to turn around and drive another 30-40 minutes to L'Enfant plaza which is where I work.  That seems crazy and not doable everyday.  That makes me take a great looking school like Stokes off my list, but then I see it suggested here.  How are people handling these commutes?[/quote]

Make it work and/or find someone to carpool with once you are in.

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I dunno.  I think some people are OK with a long commute.  I'm on the Hill too and being able to get to school within 10 minutes from my house, either walking or driving, was a big factor.  I do 99.9% of the pickups and dropoffs and I also have a second child that goes to daycare.  So, for me, no way would I want to drive 30 minutes to get to school. But, if you have a partner that can pitch in or a carpool, it's doable.  It's just personal preference.  You know yourself and your situation best. [/quote]

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