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[quote=Anonymous]You ask a good question PP: what makes a school so popular?  But you also basically answer your question in you post: a combo of teaching philosophy, special offerings (I.e. Bilingual or Montessori), and reputation.  Munro Verde was popular from the start, but it was a popular language (Spanish) and equally as important it was founded by people involved with EL Haynes so it had a good rep before they even opened their doors.

The biggest mistake Sela made was thinking that there would either be enough interest in Hebrew or enough general interest in bilingual that parents would start with Hebrew and stay committed.  There may be several families at YY who had zero interest in Chinese, but once they got there they were surrounded by a huge number of parents who were *very* intentional about Chinese and maybe those reasons are contagious, I don't know, but you see very few leaving YY once they start. The same is simply not true for Hebrew and while I have no problem with people starting a school for any second language, I have no idea why the founders of Sela expected critical mass to show interest.  The language matters, as does the rep of the founders, as does the curriculum.

I have no doubt Sela has good intentions and some great staff, but it takes much more than that to recruit real interest.  And you need enrollment to survive.[/quote]

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