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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a very happy Nottingham parent. [b]About 90% of the students are walkers[/b], which translates to several friends right around the corner (90% of families live within 1 mile of the school.) If your a social family and feel that the "community" of the school is important to you, Nottingham is a great choice. The pta and parents work very hard to enrich the experience for the kids.

Friends at Discovery seem happy, but as posters mentioned above, it's still new and figuring some things out. Also a great community feel though.

One friend that did the ATS route had wonderful things to say about the school. However, she said the biggest issue for her family is the lack of local families, barely anyone from their neighborhood to play with after school, etc. She just said her child is not having the social life after school she wished for.

I don't know enough about the others to comment.
HTH[/quote]

Nottingham parent here as well - while 90% might be in the walk zone the cars line up to drop off kids in the morning it is hard to find parking in the afternoon.  I bet only 30% - 40% actually walk.   [/quote]

It's hard to find parking if you're looking on the stretch along Ohio right next to the gym where you're not allowed park legally anyway. There's always tons of parking on Little Falls just the other side of Ohio. And the drop-off lane only backs up when the weather is bad, otherwise the worst back-up is usually at the crosswalk on Ohio where cars sometimes get held for several minutes to let all of the walkers cross.[/quote]

Also, even if you drive and park for pick-up right after school, it's hard to get through the blacktop without running into at least a half dozen people you know, so there's plenty of opportunity to see other parents and socialize. Moreover, I don't think pp's point was so much about how many people do walk as how many families are in the walk zone, which translates to a lot of families with school-aged kids in close proximity to each other, whether they walk to drive. It's nice for kids to have friends on their block or just around the corner to whose houses they can walk.[/quote]

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