Anonymous
Post 04/05/2024 08:33     Subject: Re:Thoughts on Bruce Monroe @ Parkview
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Lots of teaching to the test.


The opposite actually, but please do go on.


Pp is a teacher with experience at the school and has posted about this before.
Anonymous
Post 04/05/2024 06:28     Subject: Re:Thoughts on Bruce Monroe @ Parkview
Anonymous wrote:Lots of teaching to the test.


The opposite actually, but please do go on.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2024 22:56     Subject: Re:Thoughts on Bruce Monroe @ Parkview
Lots of teaching to the test.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2024 22:17     Subject: Thoughts on Bruce Monroe @ Parkview
We have a pre-k and a 1st grader. It’s great, most kids are truly bilingual there so there’s real mix of playground languages. Feeder aside, it’s a really good school with strong leadership and great, experienced teachers.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2024 21:16     Subject: Thoughts on Bruce Monroe @ Parkview
Anonymous wrote:Are you in Park View/Petworth? I wouldn’t drive to EE for prek. However, I will choose a closer DCI feeder over Bruce Monroe.


If you find DCI an acceptable middle and high school option, then it makes sense to prioritize those feeders. Bruce Monroe has a sizeable number of families that plan on Deal, Adams, or MCPS for middle school. Neighborhood families that need to rely on the lottery for middle school (and aren’t MacFarland folks) tend to make very different choices, and reasonably so.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2024 20:01     Subject: Thoughts on Bruce Monroe @ Parkview
Are you in Park View/Petworth? I wouldn’t drive to EE for prek. However, I will choose a closer DCI feeder over Bruce Monroe.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2024 19:45     Subject: Thoughts on Bruce Monroe @ Parkview
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Op here-

Thanks for all the feedback! We are a Spanish speaking family and want a nurturing environment where Spanish is heavily spoken. Do you think we would get that experience there?

Also- thoughts on giving up Stokes EE match for BM?


We’re a BMPV family and absolutely. It is about two-thirds Latino, and many Latino parents speak minimal English. No 50/50 immersion school, which is all in DC after K (BMPV is 90/10 through K), can force a kid who defaults to English to speak Spanish outside of class time. Stokes or BMPV or anywhere else. But it is a wonderful environment with a high performing cohort of kids, and we’re happy enough there that we’ve turned down Stokes and MV offers to stay. That said, if you’re closer to Stokes or highly prioritize the DCI preference, then I may still choose Stokes. But as an elementary school itself, BMPV is equal or better in the areas important to us.


Oh sorry, you said Stokes EE. Definitely don’t commute to EE from Petworth or thereabouts! Definitely not worth it, and Stokes Brookland makes tons of offers in elementary grades. You’ll have other chances at Stokes without having to drive to Ward 7!
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2024 19:40     Subject: Thoughts on Bruce Monroe @ Parkview
Anonymous wrote:Op here-

Thanks for all the feedback! We are a Spanish speaking family and want a nurturing environment where Spanish is heavily spoken. Do you think we would get that experience there?

Also- thoughts on giving up Stokes EE match for BM?


We’re a BMPV family and absolutely. It is about two-thirds Latino, and many Latino parents speak minimal English. No 50/50 immersion school, which is all in DC after K (BMPV is 90/10 through K), can force a kid who defaults to English to speak Spanish outside of class time. Stokes or BMPV or anywhere else. But it is a wonderful environment with a high performing cohort of kids, and we’re happy enough there that we’ve turned down Stokes and MV offers to stay. That said, if you’re closer to Stokes or highly prioritize the DCI preference, then I may still choose Stokes. But as an elementary school itself, BMPV is equal or better in the areas important to us.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2024 18:31     Subject: Thoughts on Bruce Monroe @ Parkview
Anonymous wrote:Op here-

Thanks for all the feedback! We are a Spanish speaking family and want a nurturing environment where Spanish is heavily spoken. Do you think we would get that experience there?

Also- thoughts on giving up Stokes EE match for BM?


Where do you live? Stokes EE is a not close to BM.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2024 17:53     Subject: Thoughts on Bruce Monroe @ Parkview
Op here-

Thanks for all the feedback! We are a Spanish speaking family and want a nurturing environment where Spanish is heavily spoken. Do you think we would get that experience there?

Also- thoughts on giving up Stokes EE match for BM?
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2024 17:07     Subject: Thoughts on Bruce Monroe @ Parkview
There’s a cohort that’s gone on from BM@PV to MacFarland too.
Anonymous
Post 04/04/2024 17:04     Subject: Thoughts on Bruce Monroe @ Parkview
We're IB, and I have two there. We've been happy there overall, though the older kid hasn't had the best year. About half of families are IB, and many who are OOB still live nearby. We see many families walking to school every morning.
Anonymous
Post 03/31/2024 16:16     Subject: Thoughts on Bruce Monroe @ Parkview
I live in the neighborhood and not too many IB people choose to go there, but it is good according to DCUM. Some of my neighbors attended for pre-k, but left by K.
Anonymous
Post 03/31/2024 13:51     Subject: Thoughts on Bruce Monroe @ Parkview
It's good, congrats if you got a spot!
Anonymous
Post 03/31/2024 13:50     Subject: Thoughts on Bruce Monroe @ Parkview
Any thoughts or anything a new pre-k family should know about Bruce Monroe? I don’t see much on here