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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Actually the IB number is lower since all the feeder kids aren't IB.

Of course Pride gave feeder numbers instead of IB. [/quote]

IB numbers are not necessarily lower than feeder school numbers. The reason being that, for instance, in the current 6th grade there are IB kids who did not attend feeder public schools.  I personally know two IB families whose kids attended schools abroad last year (one US family from the Dept. of State and one foreign nationality family), one IB family who just moved in Glover Park from Capitol Hill, and one IB kid who attended a charter school in 5th grade. And I only know a small fraction of the kids, as family-to-family contacts in middle school are more sporadic than in elementary schools, so there might well be more cases.

My son (6th grader, IB) has had "hangouts" with two classmates who live in Capitol Hill, a 15 minute longer drive for us, but it was nice for us and him to scroll in Capitol Hill. These Capitol Hill (OB) kids I got to know had attended Brent elementary school in Capitol Hill which show DC CAS scores which are comparable to the Hardy IB feeder schools. There's at least 10 Brent students in 6th grade this year.

My son is having an top notch academic and social experience at Hardy. Great teachers, young and motivated. Academically challenged, with daily but not crazy homework assignments,  a lot of academic support both in the classroom and during after school hours (after-school tutoring classes to help with homework or questions for most of the subjects at least one afternoon a week) . Several after school clubs (math booth camp, Chinese, robotics, debating, etc), school library stays open for after-school supervised homework... My kid would stay at school until night if he could, and comes home tired but happy, with all homework done. Communication with teachers is fast and effective and kids perfomance and attendance can be monitored by parents in real time through the engrade application, updated daily by the teachers with class and homework grade.

Let me just tell you that the family next door did not "trust" Hardy and sent their 6th grader kid to a nearby private school. The kid is having a much less exciting experience, no learning or curricular advantage compared to Hardy, no STEM program, no Chinese, not learning to play an instrument...Kid is pressuring his parents to be moved to Hardy with my son and his friends he got to know, parents have already visited the school and talked to the principal and most likely will move him to Hardy next year....[/quote]

Well said.... I also see the shadow of doubt in the eyes of parents who opted for privates when we tell them what Hardy is offering to our daughter....

Let me only add that athletics is strong too: 1hr of PE everyday, football team, volleyball and basketball teams, rowing, indoor track & field etc...[/quote]

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