Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:3 classes from 2 schools - that would mean they are still accepting quite a few kids into level IV this year.
What's the point in having a center for 2 schools, one of which is already LLIV?

It all boils down to capacity issues. The closing of Hunters Woods as an AAP center has wreaked havoc on the Oakton Pyramid AAP programs. They are trying to decentralize it entirely, not on philosophical grounds, but rather because there is no one school that has the capacity for a full-blown AAP center.

Is Hunters Woods going to close as an AAP center? Where is that info online? Kids will be going there this coming school year for AAP.

Yes, but the school is overcapacity this year. adding 3 AAP classes every year will be 12 extra classrooms (3,4,5,6) at a school already at capacity. Crossfield is way undercapacity and they are sending all their AAP kids to Navy. Navy has no rooms for trailers as their is only 1 field at the school, no extra room to grow and was just expanded in 2005, so no way they are going to be renovated.

Navy has 7 3rd grades this year, 3 AAP. That is hardly any different than Hunters Woods having 8 third grades last year. As far as capacity, I do think there will be trailers in a year or two. But there are only 4 Kinder classes, which is a drop--there are 6 first grade classes.

Navy will become overcrowded very quickly. The school was at 100% full before the center. Will there be trailers this year?

Anonymous wrote:3 classes from 2 schools - that would mean they are still accepting quite a few kids into level IV this year.
What's the point in having a center for 2 schools, one of which is already LLIV?

It all boils down to capacity issues. The closing of Hunters Woods as an AAP center has wreaked havoc on the Oakton Pyramid AAP programs. They are trying to decentralize it entirely, not on philosophical grounds, but rather because there is no one school that has the capacity for a full-blown AAP center.

3 classes from 2 schools - that would mean they are still accepting quite a few kids into level IV this year.
What's the point in having a center for 2 schools, one of which is already LLIV?

I just heard that there are going to be 3 AAP 3rd grade classes, this upcoming year, so clearly a lot of Crossfield kids are coming to Navy.

Navy will technically be a center. 3rd grade only for 2013-2014. The only school to feed into the center (other than Navy) is Crossfield. Crossfield also has a LLIV. It is expected that many Crossfield families will choose to stay at the LLIV.

I'm confused - is Navy going to be a center or LLIV?

Has anyone heard anything about what this will be like in Sept 2013?

Anonymous wrote:Go to Navy! You will find out why they are not ready.....

snark.

Yes, I'd like to know too, so I can make an informed decision. Please share!

Anonymous wrote:Go to Navy! You will find out why they are not ready.....

Can you elaborate? (I'm not trying to be snarky. I'd really like to know, as a parent who has this decision to make).

Go to Navy! You will find out why they are not ready.....

Anonymous wrote:

I don't think Navy is good for AAP.
They are not ready for Level IV
They don't have good enough programs either.

I think this is the same poster who posted a similar comment for Westbriar in the other thread.