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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Besides the statements about the lottery and lack of proximity preference, any other impressions about the school?[/quote]

The closest thing to a pricey early elementary education private school program in DCPS.  I toured Georgetown Day recently, visiting the  "junior kindergarten" room (just $35,000 to spend an academic year in there!) and honestly think that SWS' was better.  The PreK4 teacher and classroom aid both seemed more on the ball at this school.  They had most of the same construction toys as at GD, many donated by parents, and the Emilio Reggio curriculum seemed terrific for the kids.  Really decent kid art was hanging absolutely everywhere, yet the classroom was super organized.  The kids were happily working on a hands-on project related to the Anacostia River, which they often visit, something about river plants.   The room looked more like a Montessori than I expected, piled high with puzzles and games that kids can work on individually.

It's a stunningly white scene, more than GD. A litle hard to understand  how they've "got away with it" for the last 15 years.

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