Unlikely that you will find anyone here to say anything bad about Stokes. One reason is because changes happen every year, so if the family was not happy they probably did not stay. Poke around and you will read some serious concerns that families have had in the past, although I am sure those issues have been resolved.

Stokes is exceptional (its our third year there). Anyone considering sending their kids there should know there is a strong social justice component.

My child is at Stokes and we have been thrilled with the school. This is my daughter's 3rd year at the school and for the most part we have been happy with the teachers, curriculum, and the other kids/families. I am an educator myself and you can't go wrong with Stokes.

My upper grader has been working on building structures with her classmates, learning about the DC government (and different wards in DC) and last trimester completed a science research project about an organism in French. Field trip to the Botanical Gardens where the students had to look for various plants and describe them (again, all in French). She enjoys going to school everyday, which is important to us. Stokes has been a good fit.

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Anonymous wrote:looking for both teacher and parent perspectives. what have your experiences been in either the spanish or the french programs?

One of the smartest ladies I know has children at Stokes. I have many friends with PhDs, and she is particularly outstanding. I recall she initially chose a different school, but when her husband (a francophone) went to the trouble to go to Stokes and get the paperwork to apply, because he wanted he children to have daily instruction in the school setting, she decided to roll with that choice.

People make these complex decisions about schools for many reasons. Some are as simple as "where you get in." If you get into Stokes, I think you'll find yourself in good company.

Good luck to you.

can you speak more to the curriculum? it sounds like there is some great non-academic stuff going on with the musical instruments. what about science, social studies, and other subjects not measured by parcc?