Anonymous wrote:So this International Middle Years Curriculum seems to have some glowing testimonials from a few schools, which is slightly more than Creative Minds's curriculum seems to have. However, this looks like yet another project based learning curriculum that has no supporting peer reviewed research measuring its efficacy.

International Baccalureate programs are well-respected world wide. It is the organizing program that Deal uses to much success. It is not project based, but it is cross-discipline thematic which means it carries lArge questions and themes across all classes as much as possible. so they may have the same overarching theme running through history, English, math, science and language classes. It's a really great way to organize a school. Not just for the mAterial presented to the students, but also the way the entire needs to work together and communicate goals etc.

Anonymous wrote:So this International Middle Years Curriculum seems to have some glowing testimonials from a few schools, which is slightly more than Creative Minds's curriculum seems to have. However, this looks like yet another project based learning curriculum that has no supporting peer reviewed research measuring its efficacy.

CMI uses the Primary years curriculum as it's an elementry school. It will be using the Middle Years for its middle school as well.

As someone who is frequently around the area where the school will be located, I can vouch for it being a great location - near the monumental core, Metro stop across the street, busy business district that is safe for kids.

So this International Middle Years Curriculum seems to have some glowing testimonials from a few schools, which is slightly more than Creative Minds's curriculum seems to have. However, this looks like yet another project based learning curriculum that has no supporting peer reviewed research measuring its efficacy.

The location on the myschooldc cite says:

ADDRESS Corner of 6th St. and School St. SW

I think a number of parents from DCI feeder schools would consider this over DCI (check out DCI threads).

Have they hired any teachers? I wonder if any current immersion school teachers will leave for this school?

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Anonymous wrote:We are hopeful that it will become a viable option for Capitol Hill kids shut out of Latin and who are looking for an option other than BASIS. I would anticipate it will be in a position to attract students from Brent, SWS, LT, Maury and Watkins, as well as Amidon, Thomson and Seaton. It could very well be the finsl stake through the heart of Jefferson in terms of being able to draw high-performing students. One thing that I have not looked into is whether WG will start in 5th Grade.

I would anticipate it attracting kids from every elementary in the city except those feeding Deal and DCI.

depending on what they mean by technology, they'll get kids from DCI feeders too.

Is that Lenfant location permanent? Is it even really that good?

Do they have a permanent location?

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Anonymous wrote:We are hopeful that it will become a viable option for Capitol Hill kids shut out of Latin and who are looking for an option other than BASIS. I would anticipate it will be in a position to attract students from Brent, SWS, LT, Maury and Watkins, as well as Amidon, Thomson and Seaton. It could very well be the finsl stake through the heart of Jefferson in terms of being able to draw high-performing students. One thing that I have not looked into is whether WG will start in 5th Grade.

I would anticipate it attracting kids from every elementary in the city except those feeding Deal and DCI.

i thought Ward 6 parents were fighting having it located in Ward 6?

We are hopeful that it will become a viable option for Capitol Hill kids shut out of Latin and who are looking for an option other than BASIS. I would anticipate it will be in a position to attract students from Brent, SWS, LT, Maury and Watkins, as well as Amidon, Thomson and Seaton. It could very well be the finsl stake through the heart of Jefferson in terms of being able to draw high-performing students. One thing that I have not looked into is whether WG will start in 5th Grade.

http://washingtonglobal.org/

Any thoughts on this new charter? The location's certanly great for commuting and I like the language options.