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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can speak to many options, comparatively and otherwise, but would simply like to chime in here to say that we have been extremely happy at Jefferson and so is our 6th grader there. Our child has been an advanced student for all of ES, to whom nothing mattered more for MS than being challenged, especially in math. So finding the right school after 5th grade was indeed a concern for us. No longer. Jefferson has been a great fit and has proactively worked with us to achieve those objectives. Our child has a long list of friends and is clearly thriving socially. The teachers are without fail outstanding, really knowledgeable and all around personable, communicative, and proactive. Jefferson is deliberate and reliable about parent engagement. There is systematic follow-through on all of the promises made. What you hear at an open house, that's how it is. Last but not least, it has an outstanding leader, who has solid leadership and administrative skills while not forgetting that his heart is in the classroom and with students, all of whom he knows personally. No, Jefferson is not Brent but we sincerely love it.
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Thanks for the info!  What are the arts options like?  [/quote]

JA, as Jefferson likes to refer itself to (stands for Jefferson Academy), has individual schedules for each student, which blend "required courses" and "electives". "Required courses" are those any student has to take all the time, such as ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies (essentially geography at the start). "Electives" consist of those courses that are required at one point of another, usually one out of two semesters, including Spanish, PE, Health, Art, Music, as well as those that are not at all required by DCPS, for JA including Project Lead the Way and Globaloria (a coding course). Our child is all into math, science and coding, so hasn't signed up for art yet. I therefore can't speak to art at JA directly but can say that the art projects I see on exhibit look promising. JA follows the DCPS art curriculum (https://dcps.instructure.com/courses/33304/pages/curriculum), which you will see exposes students to a wide range of techniques. The art work of middle schoolers is naturally all over the place but how neat and organized it all is can tell you a lot about how an art teacher is able to work. JA offers a calm and focused environment, which are key ingredients to bringing the best out of any student artist. JA also has a partnership with Arena Stage, which takes place after school, and benefits from grants through the SW development efforts going towards art. You should ask for specifics on that.[/quote]

thanks! And ha, a good friend has done a ton of PhD research on Globaloria, so I'm impressed they offer it! [/quote]

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