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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The GDS new campus is rising along Wisconsin Avenue and looks great.  How is Sidwell's "plan" going?[/quote]

I am not a GDS hater. But this "dig" doesn't really hit where the PP has intended.

When DC was an US applicant last year, the GDS expansion plan was seen as not a "plus" to our family.  We really liked the feel of the US building and loved all the windows.  But we quickly realized that one side of the building was now going to have a large building blocking the view, replacing what used to be mostly "open sky" over short houses as the view.  Dealing with a large amount of construction didn't seem great, and neither did the increase in cars/traffic to deal with on campus and in the general area.

Unless your younger children also attend GDS (which ours don't and won't) the single campus isn't some huge improvement for US kids or parents.  Some access to food will be nice, but they failed to include a cafeteria that would allow US students to eat in?  I hope they at least find a way to integrate more activities where US students mentor the LS kids.

On the flip side, DC ended up at Sidwell and we are quite happy that DC will be gone before LS moves to Sidwell's DC campus. So again, pp's "dig" doesn't quite hit the mark.

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