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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For what it’s worth, we started this year at WIS, declined LAMB when we were offered a waitlist spot, and accepted a position at Bancroft for our kindergartener and have been really happy with instruction this year. Yes, my kid has been virtual, but I’m very hopeful she’ll be back full time in the Fall esp with the way vaccine rollout is going. WIS is an incredible school, but not financially viable for us longterm. And while I love the idea of Montessori for early ed, was less convinced it’s what I wanted for my kid in later grades.

I’ve been really impressed with Bancroft’s communication, her teacher is excellent, and I can’t wait for school to reopen so we can be in that beautiful building. I will also say, we’ve typically had terrible luck with the lottery and were on waitlists for every immersion program last year (and the year before that, and the one before that) until people started dropping out of DCPS during the pandemic. Our offers for strong DCPS programs ultimately convinced us to leave WIS even though it is a great school - esp not knowing when we’d have the opportunity again (we are not IB for any of these schools). Oyster was the only school on our lottery list where our position didn’t budge. If you can afford to live in OA, I have no doubt it’s a great program. That said, I’m not sure how much stronger it is than Bancroft, other than it having the reputation it does and the option to continue a language program into middle school.

It will be interesting to see how the lottery shapes up this year relative to last year. I’d say all three options are great ones. Best of luck! [/quote]

I don't buy this. You started at WIS and then moved to Bancroft? So you'd signed the contract, the school year had already started, WIS was in-person, and you bailed for Bancroft? You claim it wouldn't be financially sustainable in the long-term, but you were willing to pay even 40% of the tuition (which is min w/ tuition insurance) and walk away? Something seems off about this.[/quote]

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