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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]FWIW—We have many friends who go to Sela and love it. We decided not to include it on our list because of the poor outdoor space. Also, if you look into the funding stream coming from the Hebrew immersion charter school organization they are affiliated with there is money coming from the Israeli government. We are Jewish and also (in addition to poor outdoor space) decided not to send our kid there because of that. [/quote]

We are also Jewish and it's nearby where we live but we opted not to include it at all for our second child this time around the PK3 lottery due to to the specific institutional affiliation with Israel.

I don't know why people want to discount that as a very possibility.

I will also add that the DCPS schools around it in Ward 4 have gotten much more popular and Wells is turning into a more solid MS feeder which is naturally going to hurt it too. [/quote]

It’s hard to know if you are just cos-playing Jewish online because I suspect most literate Jews know the school is not affiliated with Israel - unless you count affiliated in the way that Mundo Verde is affiliated with El Salvador or Yu Ying is affiliated with China. Or the way Wells and Coolidge are affiliated with Qatar. Remote work has been cancelled. People have lost their jobs and been forced to move out of the city. People are having fewer kids, period. [/quote]

What? First, it's a secular school that teaches a language spoken only in Israel. So it's a weird to say there are no ties in the first place.

There are numerous articles (including from the Forward) about the fact that the school hangs Israeli flags and that they performed for the Israeli embassy. One of the Board members described it as an Israeli themed school. They released a statement about their sympathies with Israel and their Israeli community. According to their own social media they celebrate Israel Day every year.

Now maybe that has changed in the last few years since we looked but it absolutely prided itself on its connections to Israel.

The rest of your statement is just racist.[/quote]

Honestly, your post is pretty racist and bot-like. If you go to any Spanish immersion program in DC - you will see flags of Spanish speaking countries - including El Salvador (which we see on the news has  a horrible government or Venezuela (ditto) or Honduras. They have teachers from Spanish speaking countries. They visit embassies. Yu Ying has Chinese flags. They take a trip to China. They bring Chinese teachers to America. DC’s Arabic programs receive funding from Qatari foundations. The Chair of Sela’s board is a Muslim. They have Arab teachers. They have Muslim and Arab students. It sounds like you have a lot of ego or bias wrapped up in being right about a school you know zero about. Maybe you will get better in a few years - with some more adulting. [/quote]

You said the school has no association with Israel. It very clear does. That makes some people uncomfortable. I don't know what else to tell you.[/quote]

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