Anonymous
Post 02/05/2020 12:21     Subject: Re:Schools to consider - live in Crestwood
I would say don't obsess over recess per se, and ask yourself what your quest for it really means. Are you worried about exercise, movement, not seeing kindergarteners bent over worksheets all day, school's attention to nutrition and health. Then ask the school about those priority of yours more broadly. If all they mention is one slim sliver of recess on a slab of concrete, then that's a problem. But you may hear them talk about moving in the classroom, taking time away from desks, periods of activity, PE classes and what they do there etc.
Anonymous
Post 02/05/2020 12:03     Subject: Schools to consider - live in Crestwood
Anonymous wrote:OP, it is incredible short sighted to choose a school for the next 6 years based on whether your kindergartner will have two recesses. Please think about upper grades as you order your preferences. They come faster than you can imagine.


This. Especially to consider a school like CMI where most every person I know is going crazy to get out of the school.
Anonymous
Post 02/05/2020 11:47     Subject: Schools to consider - live in Crestwood
Anonymous wrote:OP, it is incredible short sighted to choose a school for the next 6 years based on whether your kindergartner will have two recesses. Please think about upper grades as you order your preferences. They come faster than you can imagine.


And if that is your priority, just go to a private school. Really.
Anonymous
Post 02/05/2020 11:40     Subject: Schools to consider - live in Crestwood
OP, it is incredible short sighted to choose a school for the next 6 years based on whether your kindergartner will have two recesses. Please think about upper grades as you order your preferences. They come faster than you can imagine.
Anonymous
Post 02/05/2020 11:03     Subject: Re:Schools to consider - live in Crestwood
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP if you want a community school stick with Powell. It’s heavily in bound students and people seem happy there.

LAMB does just one recess a day, and, like others said, it’s a charter so has students from a bunch of neighborhoods.

CMI has a great playground and prioritizes outdoor time but the overall school experience is really uneven. I know a lot of families who have moved or lottoried to get out of CMI.


So Powell does two recesses?

If I were you I'd list LAMB. Then West, Powell, etc.


That is correct about LAMB having students from a bunch of neighborhoods. But there are a fair number of families in Crestwood and even more in 16th St. Heights and Petworth. But at most, there will be maybe 3 spots for K. But its a lottery, so somebody has to get those spots! Lots of "buts" there, as it is with many charters.
Anonymous
Post 02/05/2020 10:31     Subject: Re:Schools to consider - live in Crestwood
Anonymous wrote:OP if you want a community school stick with Powell. It’s heavily in bound students and people seem happy there.

LAMB does just one recess a day, and, like others said, it’s a charter so has students from a bunch of neighborhoods.

CMI has a great playground and prioritizes outdoor time but the overall school experience is really uneven. I know a lot of families who have moved or lottoried to get out of CMI.


So Powell does two recesses?

If I were you I'd list LAMB. Then West, Powell, etc.
Anonymous
Post 02/05/2020 09:22     Subject: Schools to consider - live in Crestwood
John Eaton for a long time was Crestwood's de facto neighborhood school.
Anonymous
Post 02/05/2020 06:40     Subject: Re:Schools to consider - live in Crestwood
OP if you want a community school stick with Powell. It’s heavily in bound students and people seem happy there.

LAMB does just one recess a day, and, like others said, it’s a charter so has students from a bunch of neighborhoods.

CMI has a great playground and prioritizes outdoor time but the overall school experience is really uneven. I know a lot of families who have moved or lottoried to get out of CMI.
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2020 22:31     Subject: Re:Schools to consider - live in Crestwood
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Honestly, I wouldn’t rank CMI ahead of Powell. I get that recess is important but you’ll thank me later to prioritize what’s happening inside the doors over outside in two years. I would look at Shepherd, Capital City, West, and Barnard if I were you/where you are. I know Ross, Eaton, and Hearst are long shots, but if you have room, try them.


Ross is nowhere near Crestwood.


It’s a straight shot down 16th if either parent works DT.
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2020 22:23     Subject: Schools to consider - live in Crestwood
Anonymous wrote:New-ish to this forum so hopefully this is an okay topic to post!

We live in Crestwood and are trying to figure out schools to put on our lottery list for next year. DS will be in K.

We're IB for Powell, which honestly seems fine, but I was disappointed to learn that kindergartners only get 1 recess every day.

I really want a community school that is walking distance, so we're looking at LAMB too.

CMI is on the list because it's a smaller school (which I like) and has nice outdoor space, and I do know some families in the neighborhood that go there.

Any thoughts on other schools we should consider?


Lamb is not a community school.
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2020 22:22     Subject: Schools to consider - live in Crestwood
Lowell school.
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2020 22:09     Subject: Re:Schools to consider - live in Crestwood
Anonymous wrote:
We've been extremely happy with YY. Several CW kids attend, and it's a quick 10 min commute.


And they had 2 recesses as of last year. I assume they still do?


Yes, 2 recesses during regular day, plus outside time in aftercare.
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2020 21:43     Subject: Re:Schools to consider - live in Crestwood
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Honestly, I wouldn’t rank CMI ahead of Powell. I get that recess is important but you’ll thank me later to prioritize what’s happening inside the doors over outside in two years. I would look at Shepherd, Capital City, West, and Barnard if I were you/where you are. I know Ross, Eaton, and Hearst are long shots, but if you have room, try them.



There is zero chance OOB for Ross. At open house they said there were 19 seats, 13 of which they expected to go to siblings. I personally know at least 10 rising ok 4 kids zoned for Ross who don’t have siblings and they will all go to arias if they get in. Ross no longer has PK3


OP is looking for Kindergarten, not PK. Still unlikely for K though. Ross is also basically straight down 16th street from Crestwood. Totally doable for a good school experience.


19 seats? Come uptown and we’ll show you what 25 in K looks like. Plenty of room for some OOB. Haha.
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2020 21:41     Subject: Re:Schools to consider - live in Crestwood
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Honestly, I wouldn’t rank CMI ahead of Powell. I get that recess is important but you’ll thank me later to prioritize what’s happening inside the doors over outside in two years. I would look at Shepherd, Capital City, West, and Barnard if I were you/where you are. I know Ross, Eaton, and Hearst are long shots, but if you have room, try them.



There is zero chance OOB for Ross. At open house they said there were 19 seats, 13 of which they expected to go to siblings. I personally know at least 10 rising ok 4 kids zoned for Ross who don’t have siblings and they will all go to arias if they get in. Ross no longer has PK3


OP is looking for Kindergarten, not PK. Still unlikely for K though. Ross is also basically straight down 16th street from Crestwood. Totally doable for a good school experience.
Anonymous
Post 02/04/2020 21:26     Subject: Re:Schools to consider - live in Crestwood
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Honestly, I wouldn’t rank CMI ahead of Powell. I get that recess is important but you’ll thank me later to prioritize what’s happening inside the doors over outside in two years. I would look at Shepherd, Capital City, West, and Barnard if I were you/where you are. I know Ross, Eaton, and Hearst are long shots, but if you have room, try them.


Please don’t try to come WOTP. The classes are already too crowded and many schools are getting hammered with unprecedented numbers of embassy kids who magically appear throughout the year. The IB parents will curse you under their breadth while they are smiling at you.


You're not subtle about it. We can tell, and it says more about you as a person than anyone else.