Anonymous
Post 02/08/2019 16:43     Subject: Whittle School
open seats
Anonymous
Post 02/08/2019 14:55     Subject: Re:Whittle School
Anonymous wrote:We have gone to the open house, the tour and met some of the teachers-( no this is not scam promotion..we are a real family) and are both skeptical and very impressed. Two of our three kids really resonated with the pitch---and the aspirations of the school are absolutely spot on for how one might prep kids for the future. The staff seem smart and sophisticated and VERY committed. This enterprise should not be underestimated. It has shaken the local top private top schools to the core with its spending and luring of teachers, with it's innovative approach that no one in town is even close to. And yes its scary to think of the Chinese oversight that might be hovering, but I think the whole educational community is going to be a bit shocked when they open, at how robust and well designed the institution is..don't dismiss it..but do ask the hard questions...is there an exit plan since its a private entity?..who is in charge, really?...as for Chris Whittle himself, something might be off--very hard to discern... but Avenues (it's NYC predecessor of sorts) is the farthest thing from a failure and impossible to get into now..and no one took it seriously when it was in in pitch mode... education is in dire need of reinvention so even if you hate the concept at least respect the boldness of the effort.


I am an educator who read their site. I saw bells and whistles but nothing innovative really...what are you referring to that can not be found elsewhere?
Anonymous
Post 02/08/2019 14:33     Subject: Re:Whittle School
We have gone to the open house, the tour and met some of the teachers-( no this is not scam promotion..we are a real family) and are both skeptical and very impressed. Two of our three kids really resonated with the pitch---and the aspirations of the school are absolutely spot on for how one might prep kids for the future. The staff seem smart and sophisticated and VERY committed. This enterprise should not be underestimated. It has shaken the local top private top schools to the core with its spending and luring of teachers, with it's innovative approach that no one in town is even close to. And yes its scary to think of the Chinese oversight that might be hovering, but I think the whole educational community is going to be a bit shocked when they open, at how robust and well designed the institution is..don't dismiss it..but do ask the hard questions...is there an exit plan since its a private entity?..who is in charge, really?...as for Chris Whittle himself, something might be off--very hard to discern... but Avenues (it's NYC predecessor of sorts) is the farthest thing from a failure and impossible to get into now..and no one took it seriously when it was in in pitch mode... education is in dire need of reinvention so even if you hate the concept at least respect the boldness of the effort.
Anonymous
Post 02/08/2019 13:25     Subject: Whittle School
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Anonymous wrote:I still can't figure out how they got the space zoned for this before the neighborhood or ANC ever heard peep about it.


That's a great point.

Some corrupt DC official?


It has to be something like that. They have also been illegally performing construction at all hours of the night. Either they are just paying the fines and continuing on or someone is giving them a pass.


Are the neighbors complaining?


We have had to call the police 3 times so far to report late night noise from construction


That's incredible.

You should contact some WaPo reporter so they check what's going on.
Anonymous
Post 02/08/2019 12:41     Subject: Whittle School
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I still can't figure out how they got the space zoned for this before the neighborhood or ANC ever heard peep about it.


That's a great point.

Some corrupt DC official?


It has to be something like that. They have also been illegally performing construction at all hours of the night. Either they are just paying the fines and continuing on or someone is giving them a pass.


Are the neighbors complaining?


We have had to call the police 3 times so far to report late night noise from construction
Anonymous
Post 02/08/2019 11:15     Subject: Whittle School
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I still can't figure out how they got the space zoned for this before the neighborhood or ANC ever heard peep about it.


That's a great point.

Some corrupt DC official?


It has to be something like that. They have also been illegally performing construction at all hours of the night. Either they are just paying the fines and continuing on or someone is giving them a pass.


Are the neighbors complaining?
Anonymous
Post 02/08/2019 08:55     Subject: Whittle School
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I still can't figure out how they got the space zoned for this before the neighborhood or ANC ever heard peep about it.


That's a great point.

Some corrupt DC official?


It has to be something like that. They have also been illegally performing construction at all hours of the night. Either they are just paying the fines and continuing on or someone is giving them a pass.
Anonymous
Post 02/08/2019 08:50     Subject: Whittle School
Anonymous wrote:I still can't figure out how they got the space zoned for this before the neighborhood or ANC ever heard peep about it.


That's a great point.

Some corrupt DC official?
Anonymous
Post 02/08/2019 01:16     Subject: Re:Whittle School
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I just learned the school is incorporated in the Cayman Islands! It's like an Enron school.


Do you have a source? Not that I don't believe you but I'd like to share it with some people.


I have no idea where the Whittle School is incorporated. But, given that there are foreign investors involved, it is highly unlikely that the parent company is incorporated in the US. Would not make sense from a tax or legal perspective. I am sure the US campus is operated thru a US corporation owned by the overseas parent company.
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2019 09:12     Subject: Re:Whittle School
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I heard the Whittle School acquired the two best teachers from Sidwell Friends School and another from Maret. If they are willing to make the move --that is saying something something.

Also, the teachers’ kids will be attending Whittle (probably because it will be cheap for them)


Maybe they pay better.
Anonymous
Post 01/31/2019 08:35     Subject: Re:Whittle School
Anonymous wrote:I heard the Whittle School acquired the two best teachers from Sidwell Friends School and another from Maret. If they are willing to make the move --that is saying something something.

Also, the teachers’ kids will be attending Whittle (probably because it will be cheap for them)
Anonymous
Post 01/30/2019 22:09     Subject: Re:Whittle School
I'm sure the school's management is closely reading this board to gather the opinions of the titans of industry that post here.
Anonymous
Post 01/30/2019 22:05     Subject: Re:Whittle School
This is incorrect
Anonymous
Post 01/30/2019 21:42     Subject: Re:Whittle School
Anonymous wrote:I heard the Whittle School acquired the two best teachers from Sidwell Friends School and another from Maret. If they are willing to make the move --that is saying something something.


Names, please?
Anonymous
Post 01/30/2019 21:23     Subject: Whittle School
Alex Smith signed with the Redskins because they offered to pay him more money than anyone else. Don’t confuse that with anyone believing that Dan Snyder owns a well run business.