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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Charters: Basis, Latin (so lottery from anywhere in the city).

[b]DCI is a very well regarded school, but has a few issues at the moment (screens + search DCI petition in this forum) [/b]and you’re not likely to get in if you aren’t in one of the feeder schools. I think the issues are a timing question to some extent. My kid is just entering a DCI feeder in PK3 now so I figure theses issues will be solved by the time they are ready for middle (and probably we’ll have a host of brand new ones 🤣).

DCPS: Deal and Hardy (need to live in boundary).

If I were moving for middle, I’d personally move to be in boundary for deal or hardy, or wait until I got lottery results for Latin.

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Can you say more about the screens situation? How have teachers and/or parents engaged with this?

I know there are movements in different schools around the city right now, including some DCPS, to curb the reliance on screen-based learning and screen-based activities in general. Don't think I've seen DCI mentioned in those convos so far.[/quote]

Not the PP, but I am a DCI parent. While the students do have their own school-issued computers and some classes use primarily screens for doing their work (using Google Docs for assignments, etc.), I actually haven’t found the screen use to be excessive. My child has plenty of classes that almost all work is completed off screens, including for core classes like math and English.

However, my child is just finishing up their first year at DCI (6th grade), so I fully admit that those with more experience may have a more informed view. It could be teacher-dependent, and my child’s electives this year were very hands-on (music, fashion design). [/quote]

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