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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]German International School (which has an immersion program for kids whose home language is something other than German) has an amazing group of parents who are pushing reduced tech. There are definitely still iPads at the school but this is nothing like what it is at most schools. Kids do science in the woods, they have real labs, it's very hands on. At the upper school, all assignments are on paper and they read whole books. The students get a lot of independence and I think it's a great place. (It's also very international and there's bus service all over NW DC)[/quote]

My child was a GISW SES-5th. They started heavy computer use for everything in elementary school during Covid and did NOT dial back when in-person finally resumed. They also took strict covid precautions for an extended period of time. I was incredibly disappointed by the use of Bettermarks for math and online text books for at least one other class. I advocate for regular books and another mother said they were “heavy to carry.” The school stuck with all of the tech.

It’s sad because pre-COVID the elementary was great. I’d like to think things changed, but it hasn’t been that long, and they fully embraced all the tech which was terrible for my child and others. Also, every kid had a phone by late elementary. I’m not sending my younger child to GISW for this reason.

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