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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Does anyone have experience with the kindergarten or first grade at Bunker Hill? It’s our IB school but we haven’t lived in DC in years so we’re pretty out of touch.[/quote]

I'd ask around on the https://groups.io/g/brookland-kids/topics group or the Brookland Kids Facebook group.
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I know that folks are trying to be helpful, but I feel like every time a Brookland question gets asked, we immediately get told to go elsewhere. The Brookland list serv is wonderful if you are looking to pick up second hand kid stuff, less helpful if you are looking for a candid opinion on schools. It might not be a 30-something page LAMB or TR thread, but even a few answers here is helpful.[/quote]

PP, candidly, I think it's unlikely you would find a Bunker Hill 1st grade parent on this board. The Brookland parents here are mostly charter school parents (hence 32 pages on LAMB). DCUM in general skews heavily towards WOTP Deal feeders and charter schools. If you're worried about not getting candid feedback on the public FB group maybe ask to set up a phone call with a parent, so it's a bit more private?[/quote]

This. My kid is in first grade and we are IB for BH. When we did lottery we couldn’t find a single parent to tell us about BH, so we did not go. By this point I do know some who tried it for PK, but lotteried out before K or 1. Most got into MV its first year when it took tons of kids. You may find there are none here with kids in those grades and indeed very small school population overall. [/quote]

If you are IB talk to your neighbors, particularly neighbors that are life time or 20+ years in their home.  They may have gone to Bunker Hill, or have kids or grand kids there. There are a lot o neighbors who grandkids are attending because it is easier for grandparents to help or it is better other options.  It is a small school compared to many and that is an advantage in elementary school. 
There are lots of middle class families, government employees, grocery story works, medical professionals, ups drivers, frost generation immigrant families, Ben here before dc was DC families.  Some new but many extremely well qualified teachers. 
Test scores have improved over the years, the school has tired to bring in more arts and other activities. The staff do a LOT more than they are required to because they care and want to invest in their community.  I like that it is a small school knowing each other makes a difference.  If you stick around past Prk and give it time you will start to meet other parents and build a community.  But, there are less "transplants" than are charters and Now schools. So, don't expect to jump in and "make things better" before investing time and listening. It is a good school that does a lot with a little. And if folks with resources didn't keep leaving after their free prke it would grow faster and be more diverse. [/quote]

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