Anonymous
Post 03/19/2015 09:40     Subject: Re:DCI Middle School- Please nothing about Technology
Anonymous wrote:and obviously Oyster/LAMB students would be very strong - they have/had a separate lottery for native speakers! i think it's great for the whole program to have strong students there.


As a parent at YY, my fear is that the 40-45 kids from YY would get lost from the Spanish immersion influx of kids. I think the school is great for the Spanish immersion kids, I am not so convinced about the Mandarin and French immersion kids.
Anonymous
Post 03/19/2015 09:34     Subject: Re:DCI Middle School- Please nothing about Technology
and obviously Oyster/LAMB students would be very strong - they have/had a separate lottery for native speakers! i think it's great for the whole program to have strong students there.
Anonymous
Post 03/19/2015 09:33     Subject: Re:DCI Middle School- Please nothing about Technology
Which DCI feeders have sent Spanish track kids yet? Stokes? DC Bilingual? I don't think MV has any kids at DCI yet?
Anonymous
Post 03/18/2015 21:51     Subject: DCI Middle School- Please nothing about Technology
Anonymous wrote:Oyster feeds into Wilson, right?


Yes.
Anonymous
Post 03/18/2015 21:23     Subject: DCI Middle School- Please nothing about Technology
Oyster feeds into Wilson, right?
Anonymous
Post 03/18/2015 20:25     Subject: Re:DCI Middle School- Please nothing about Technology
Anonymous wrote:I hate to write because I'm so sick of the haters.....but it's a wonderful school. IB (and real IB at that). Approaches to Learning class every day, Design and Arts are mandatory classes, 2 electives per semester with lots to choose from. Happy kids, happy teachers, Rich english and math classes. It's the most diverse school (truly) in DC.


what do you mean "Real IB"?
Anonymous
Post 03/18/2015 20:19     Subject: Re:DCI Middle School- Please nothing about Technology
Anonymous wrote:NP: curious. did you ask why they left Oyster? would they go back?


Her decision to leave was largely her parents. They wanted a (free) immersion school through high school. She preferred to stay at Oyster, but she also likes DCI.
Anonymous
Post 03/18/2015 16:54     Subject: Re:DCI Middle School- Please nothing about Technology
Anonymous wrote:NP: curious. did you ask why they left Oyster? would they go back?


isn't the Adams school supposed to be building their math program?
Anonymous
Post 03/18/2015 16:30     Subject: Re:DCI Middle School- Please nothing about Technology
NP: curious. did you ask why they left Oyster? would they go back?
Anonymous
Post 03/18/2015 12:38     Subject: DCI Middle School- Please nothing about Technology
When I went to an an info session for DCI, they had current DCI students speaking. Two of the three were in above grade level math. I know one of the families. They say they are happy.

design class and the after school program sounds cool. The school day is long though. I liked the sound of the various lunch activity options.
Anonymous
Post 03/18/2015 12:01     Subject: Re:DCI Middle School- Please nothing about Technology
Anonymous wrote:How are the language classes, particularly the advanced ones for kids coming from feeder schools. I've heard the Spanish program is pretty weak.


I looked at it. Nothing is haphazard. It is a very well thought of balancing literacy with grammar with vocabulary building.
I wish our HRCS had a program like that
Anonymous
Post 03/18/2015 09:21     Subject: Re:DCI Middle School- Please nothing about Technology
Really. Not my experience at all. my kid is in the highest language track for spanish and is very challenged. Getting far more grammar and writing experience than in our feeder as well.
Anonymous
Post 03/18/2015 08:53     Subject: Re:DCI Middle School- Please nothing about Technology
How are the language classes, particularly the advanced ones for kids coming from feeder schools. I've heard the Spanish program is pretty weak.
Anonymous
Post 03/18/2015 07:34     Subject: Re:DCI Middle School- Please nothing about Technology
Some elective include public speaking, journalism, money and finance, social justice, computer programming, design, etc...
Anonymous
Post 03/17/2015 15:45     Subject: Re:DCI Middle School- Please nothing about Technology
I hate to write because I'm so sick of the haters.....but it's a wonderful school. IB (and real IB at that). Approaches to Learning class every day, Design and Arts are mandatory classes, 2 electives per semester with lots to choose from. Happy kids, happy teachers, Rich english and math classes. It's the most diverse school (truly) in DC.