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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DCI could improve things a lot by having kids test into the IB program between middle and high school but unfortunately the parents are too equity pilled at this point. [/quote]

DCI motto is literally IB for all. This comment seems pretty out of touch. [/quote]
Yes, this is a dumb motto and maybe they should change it and the mission (the Arlington model does seem good)[/quote]

No it’s not.  When a school applies to grt a charter it is approved or denied based partially on the mission of the school.  They can’t just go and make a program application only.  Their charter was approved on the given mission.  And I think IB for all kids who want is a fine mission.  If you don’t like it for your kid, move to Arlington.  But remember they might not be accepted to that IB program.[/quote]

What I find hilarious is all these posters saying that the school doesn’t track for all subjects in middle school. Spoiler alert no school in the city does that and charters can’t either with city mandates and guidelines. Blame it on the race to the bottom mentality of this city.   It’s the easy way to close the gap and what a lot of DCPS schools do.

At least charters are more independent and not run by central office and can pick principals in the best interest of the school and not puppets that caters to central.  I mean just compare the high school principals of the 2 schools discussed here.

[b]As to Arlington’s program, it’s far from being great. If you are coming from DCI, kid will get in because they qualify with languages and the other 2 criteria is pretty low.  But very limited course offerings, especially when it comes to languages, no immersion trips or study abroad, language clubs, etc….  With just under 200 kids in the program, it is very small and limited.[/b][/quote]

You have no idea what you're talking about. As has already been pointed out, nobody has to qualify the pre-IB Washington Liberty program because any 9th grader can register for pre-IB "intensified" classes in math, individuals and societies/social studies subjects, English and biology. But what W-L students can't do is take IBD classes in 11th grade if they haven't earned decent grades in their prerequisites. W-L teaches more languages to the IBD level than DCI, including Arabic. There certainly are active language clubs at W-L. Immersion camps are encouraged, particularly 4 or 8-week-long UVA summer language studies camps for college credit at in-state tuition for ages 16+. The W-L IBD program isn't small and limited. In fact, scores of W-L students who don't go on to earn the Diploma take IBD classes. They can do so freely if they've met prerequisites. The full Diploma track at W-L is reserved for strong students, attracting many from the Yorktown and Wakefield HS districts. We've had teens at both DCI and Washington Liberty. Have you?  [/quote]

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