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Anonymous wrote:Bancroft parent here. This is why we didn't apply to Mundo Verde to begin with. As friends of ours have moved to otehr parts of the city, we have lost touch with them, even in cases where we've really tried to get our kids together. Proximity = playdates, because we can arrange them on the fly at pickup rather than planning weeks in advance. I'm sure people living EoGA are lovely, but I do not have the bandwidth to drive my kids all over town for playdates, so therefore we didn't even apply to charters that didn't have at least a semi-permanent location.

Interestingly enough, my child reports that 2nd grade has picked up three MV kids in the past month, all Spanish speakers. Of course, this is an 8 year old talking, so take it with a grain of salt.

Plus, the performance scores are so low. Bancroft probably got the lowest SES students who couldn't figure a way to make the transition.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a MV parent that has impromptu playdates with others in the school who live in different parts of the city. It hasn't been too difficult, at least it doesn't seem like it as we do it at least once a week. Sometimes they are at people's houses, but often they are at public places. Often, they involve one parent picking up all the kids and meeting up with the others for pizza or drinks, giving the other parents extra time to get out of work. The combo of texting and public transportation really is amazing.

Additionally, MV hosts tons of formal playdates in various parts of the city. I think one of the things that I have loved most about the school is the ability to really explore the resources of the city. For instance, I never would have known abou the amazing pool at Deanwood had it not been for a great birthday party held there. And, getting there is actually really fast via metro.

What cracks me up is the inherent assumption in this post that every parent can afford to 'meet up with the others' for pizza or drinks. It reminds me of the other thread on what it's like to be a lower income parent at an HRCS, where everyone else seems to be meeting for pizza and drinks with their kids and you can't go because you're trying to make rent. It's a bit hard to participate in the "charming" pool play date when you don't have time off on Saturdays.

Well, okay, but are you suggesting that they should never set up a playdate in case someone has to work that day? A playdate at someone's house, a public pool or a public park costs nothing to attend other than transportation. And it sound like the playdates are organized in a way to make it easy for parents to participate; e.g. one parent picks up all the kids and the adults join as they're able.

I just question the knee-jerk reaction that everything, even play dates at a park, needs to be forbidden on the off chance that one person can't afford it. I'm not a MV parent, by the way, but the impression I get is that they are very sensitive to making activities accessible to everyone.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a MV parent that has impromptu playdates with others in the school who live in different parts of the city. It hasn't been too difficult, at least it doesn't seem like it as we do it at least once a week. Sometimes they are at people's houses, but often they are at public places. Often, they involve one parent picking up all the kids and meeting up with the others for pizza or drinks, giving the other parents extra time to get out of work. The combo of texting and public transportation really is amazing.

Additionally, MV hosts tons of formal playdates in various parts of the city. I think one of the things that I have loved most about the school is the ability to really explore the resources of the city. For instance, I never would have known abou the amazing pool at Deanwood had it not been for a great birthday party held there. And, getting there is actually really fast via metro.

What cracks me up is the inherent assumption in this post that every parent can afford to 'meet up with the others' for pizza or drinks. It reminds me of the other thread on what it's like to be a lower income parent at an HRCS, where everyone else seems to be meeting for pizza and drinks with their kids and you can't go because you're trying to make rent. It's a bit hard to participate in the "charming" pool play date when you don't have time off on Saturdays.

Anonymous wrote:I'm a MV parent that has impromptu playdates with others in the school who live in different parts of the city. It hasn't been too difficult, at least it doesn't seem like it as we do it at least once a week. Sometimes they are at people's houses, but often they are at public places. Often, they involve one parent picking up all the kids and meeting up with the others for pizza or drinks, giving the other parents extra time to get out of work. The combo of texting and public transportation really is amazing.

Additionally, MV hosts tons of formal playdates in various parts of the city. I think one of the things that I have loved most about the school is the ability to really explore the resources of the city. For instance, I never would have known abou the amazing pool at Deanwood had it not been for a great birthday party held there. And, getting there is actually really fast via metro.

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Anonymous wrote:Is there a way to hear about these outings as a newly admitted family? The admin staff told me that we can't join the parent list serv until school starts in the fall, but I would like my kids to start meeting their future classmates.

You should have heard about the Tuesday night one. Also the Kennedy Playground play date a couple weeks ago. Did you not? Last night's was super informal, so there probably weren't full blasts.

How many low income Latino families wew there?

Anonymous wrote:We're still processing the W2s everyone had to submit before entrance. Updates to follow tomorrow.

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Anonymous wrote:Is there a way to hear about these outings as a newly admitted family? The admin staff told me that we can't join the parent list serv until school starts in the fall, but I would like my kids to start meeting their future classmates.

You should have heard about the Tuesday night one. Also the Kennedy Playground play date a couple weeks ago. Did you not? Last night's was super informal, so there probably weren't full blasts.

Anonymous wrote:Is there a way to hear about these outings as a newly admitted family? The admin staff told me that we can't join the parent list serv until school starts in the fall, but I would like my kids to start meeting their future classmates.

Anonymous wrote:There were a TON of kids in Mundo Verde shirts at the Florida Avenue playground showing of Frozen tonight. The playground at Florida and R is about 2 blocks from the new location. Not sure if this was an organized outing for MV kids who don't necessarily live in the neighborhood, but it was pretty diverse.