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[quote=Anonymous]For those considering whether to take a 5th grade spot at Latin (or BASIS or any other school) versus hold out for DCI at 6th grade, keep this in mind: if you have a younger sibling at a DCI feeder, you can always try a school for 5th grade and if it doesn’t work out, use the younger sibling preference to have a very strong shot of getting your 6th grader into DCI even though that 6th grader isn’t directly coming from the feeder.

Regarding speaking to other feeder families about DCI: many of them are already drinking the DCI Kool Aid and it’s good not to offend anyone by raising skepticism about the school.  Many families do seem very happy with DCI and it seems to be the charter option most like Deal in terms of a larger school with a lot of extra curricular offerings and an IB curriculum.  But note how many folks on this forum have different opinions about how Deal worked out for their kids and ask yourself if you and the families happy at DCI have the same goals and priorities for your students’ education.  If you generally agree on what a good education looks like then that family’s opinion will be more relevant and helpful.

This applies for any school you are considering.  Folks have different priorities and goals and value different subjects or philosophies differently.  The attitude of the families attending a school and how much pressure the family asserts on academic related concerns should not be underestimated as a factor to consider when determining if a school is the right fit.[/quote]

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