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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I added some IB stuff to the document here: [url]http://www.dcurbanmom.com/Roosevelt [/url]

Through this process, I learned that B-CC and Einstein in Kensington are IB schools.[/quote]

Rockville, Richard Montgomery, Annandale, George Mason, Carroll, Washington International School, Banneker, the British School and Good Counsel are among other local Hs that offer IB. [/quote]

Thanks so much PP for adding the IB information!  The current principal of Deal, Mr. Albright was wooed away from Fairfax County specifically to establish the IB program at Deal - so we have an exceptional resource in him.  I think he also graduated from an IB program.  One other thing to note is that the IB schools spend a good amount of time learning from each other and sharing portfolios of student work.  I think it is a bit of a process to get IB established but it seems like good timing to explore it further.

One other piece that should be incorporated is part of what I call the "secret sauce" of Deal's success.  My understanding is that teachers are [b][u]required[/b][/u] to coordinate some type of afterschool activity based on a hobby or topic that they are passionate about.  As a parent one thing that I have noticed about Deal - and it will sound sappy - but the teachers are not only smart and qualified in their subject areas, but they care about our kids and are ecstatic about sharing their passions and knowledge.  (I know there may be outliers to this) But I am always blown away by this element of the school.   We need to add that "secret sauce" to the Roosevelt idea.

This is also something that I think the alums of Roosevelt would recall about their own experiences.  Back in the day, the teachers at Dunbar, Roosevelt and some of the other DC high schools were considered ROCK STARS.  I'm a native DC'er and I can remember neighbors talking about their teachers, the same way people talk about RGIII.   If we want to get buy-in from the old-timers we need then to recall those things that made Roosevelt special and a big part of it were the teachers.  Those schools back in the day literally transformed lives and I think there is a yearning to get back to those basics.  BTW, I think Banneker too, in terms of its "secret sauce" is a bit of a throw back of those old time schools in terms of the connection that students have with their teachers - I don't have a kid there but that was my impression from the presentations I participated in.

So maybe we want to incorporate pieces that speak to the culture of the school and the expectations.

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Native Washingtonians say "I"m a 2nd/3rd/4th/etc. generation Washingtonian."  What is a DCer?[/quote]

Okay, you sound really snobby. Tell us, what generation are you, 5th? I think this PP identifies as someone "from DC" and that should be sufficient.[/quote]

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