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[quote=Anonymous][quote=WillardD][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you live near Fox Mill and are commuting into DC, the commute is going to be an unpleasant one. This is somewhat mediated by there being Silver Line train stations pretty close to FMES, ~15 minutes away during rush hour, I believe.[/quote]

The Herndon station is 5 minutes from the school, maybe 10 if you hit every light wrong. There is a lot of parking at the Metro stop as well. The Wiehle station is about 15 minutes away but there are now two stops between Fox Mill and Wiehle.  If your job is near one of the Orange line stations it is a pretty easy trip in because Silver shares the line with Orange.

There are a large number of child care options that pick up at Fox Mill ES so finding child care is not a problem. [/quote]

Thank you.  I see a lot of posts online about the long commute, but most were before the station got constructed.  Can't really find info now, or if google estimates are accurate.  Thank you for the info about child care.  I was almost ready to give up on the area because a friend told me that that there are times where school is dismissed early, or there may be other reasons where you have to come get them before work ends, so working an hour away may not be a good idea. My work is indeed near the Orange (and Red) line.[/quote]

On child care, there is child care on site but it is hard to get into, there is a long wait list. But there are options with transportation, like the Y, several Tae Kwan Do (sp) schools, Kinder Care, and other options. The school has a list that they give to parents. There is a Facebook page for parents living in the area where people can help if you need ideas for camps and other issues associated with early release and school activities.

The Fox Mill community is small. We have a lot of walkers. It is a great little community. Kids who are on grade level or advanced tend to do well at the school. I know that there are some parents of kids with SPED needs, like dyslexia, who have not had much good to say about the SPED services at the school. It sounds like the same types of issues that kids with dyslexia and other LDs and ADHD have had across the County, lack of SPED teachers and the like. It sucks but it is a reality many people are dealing with.

We are in JI at Fox Mill and love it. The Teachers have been great and the program offers a different type of challenge for our kid. DC is a normal kid, no SPED needs, and no real struggles with learning, it has been a great fit for us. I am not going to pretend that DC is fluent in Japanese or is going to be fluent in Japanese but they have learned the alphabets and some grasping of Japanese. We are hopeful that it is a good head start on learning Japanese in MS and into HS. I know that there are kids from Fox Mill that have used the language in College and as a part of a job. There are parents who went through the program are sending their kids through the program. The Japanese Teachers are all fluent and there is an Aide who moves among the different grade levels. I know that they all support kids who are fluent in Japanese but not English. We don’t know those kids so I can’t talk to their experiences. [/quote]

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