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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Dc bilingual teaches half the subjects in English and half in Spanish. So science was Spanish, math was English. I can't remember the rest. Does MV do a split like that?

Other differences to consider from what I remember from tours:

MV has a strong environmental focus
Mv is expeditionary learning

Dc bilingual seems to have an awesome nutrition program from the tour and a no junk food policy [b](why aren't more schools like that?)[/b]

Does anyone remember what DC bilingual uses for curriculum or learning philosophy?
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I think many schools are like that, Mundo Verde is, Creative Minds has a whole nutrition and wellness policy (you can read their "snack policy" on their website).

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Not PP, and I agree that some schools have a focus on this--but no one comes close to what DC Bilingual does, based on the open house I went to. DC Bilingual has a full-time nutritionist on staff that meets with families to do meal-planning. They cook all their meals in-house. It is such an integral part of their mission that you meet with her during the open house. It seemed really different at DCB than at other schools I went to, including Stokes, CM, and MV. [/quote]

This is what MV is aiming towards in the new building.  It probaly won't happen in the first year to the full extent planned, but it is the overall goal and I anticipate it will be seen within 3 years if not sooner (depending only on fundraising efforts to fully equip the kitchen properly).  The plan is to have the kids grow and cook the food that they eat (or at least some portion of it), and learn about nutrition in the process.[/quote]

I liked MV a lot and currently have it high on my list. However, I do worry when I read things like this that it is trying to be everything to everyone. Dual language AND expeditionary learning AND environmental AND nutrition. What will they add next? I can't imagine having kids grow and eat their own food. When will they have time for doing other things? A simple step would be to simply hire someone to make the food in-house rather than to contract it out, as Stokes and DC Biligual do. [/quote]

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