Anonymous
Post 01/29/2015 19:33     Subject: Creative Minds or Stokes?
Anonymous wrote:Agree with the above. Would like to add its painful for us for those who know her - and how caring she is - to read such negative things about her on this forum.


Bet the impressions would be different if she were some blonde do-gooder. . .
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2015 19:16     Subject: Creative Minds or Stokes?
Agree with the above. Would like to add its painful for us for those who know her - and how caring she is - to read such negative things about her on this forum.
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2015 17:05     Subject: Creative Minds or Stokes?
Another CMI parent who finds Golnar to be warm. I think she is an introverted intellectual which can be misconstrued as cold or wonky. This couldn't be further from the truth.
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2015 15:15     Subject: Creative Minds or Stokes?
Anonymous wrote:The principal at CMI is amazing. She started the school and is really involved with the kids.


+1

Another fan of the principal of CMI. She's such a warm and caring person - my daughter loves her.
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2015 11:53     Subject: Creative Minds or Stokes?
The principal at CMI is amazing. She started the school and is really involved with the kids.
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2015 11:28     Subject: Creative Minds or Stokes?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I really disliked the principal at the CMI open house and did not think that the school lived up to the DCUM hype. On the other hand, I loved the program at Stokes and could support Spanish or French. If commute wasn't an issue, I'd definitely go with Stokes. Unfortunately, we are too far away from Stokes to be able to make it work, so commute is the reason we are not applying.


I got the same impression of CMI and Stokes. But I guess we're lucky (well, not that it matters until lottery time is over!), we live pretty close to Stokes.


I hope it works out for you! It would be our top choice if we could do the commute.
Anonymous
Post 01/29/2015 00:35     Subject: Creative Minds or Stokes?
Anonymous wrote:I really disliked the principal at the CMI open house and did not think that the school lived up to the DCUM hype. On the other hand, I loved the program at Stokes and could support Spanish or French. If commute wasn't an issue, I'd definitely go with Stokes. Unfortunately, we are too far away from Stokes to be able to make it work, so commute is the reason we are not applying.


I got the same impression of CMI and Stokes. But I guess we're lucky (well, not that it matters until lottery time is over!), we live pretty close to Stokes.
Anonymous
Post 01/26/2015 20:26     Subject: Creative Minds or Stokes?
OP, if commute is really a toss up, I would go for the at least possible high school option. Always better to have options when your kids get older.
Anonymous
Post 01/26/2015 20:24     Subject: Re:Creative Minds or Stokes?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I'm surprised nobody has mentioned DCI as a plus for Stokes.


Jury is still out on if it's a plus.


A guaranteed path through high school is always a plus. And certainly the bugs will be be worked out in the seven years or so before OP sends her child to middle school.
Anonymous
Post 01/26/2015 20:23     Subject: Creative Minds or Stokes?
Anonymous wrote:CMI is 16


16 with 2 full time teachers and one assistant in my child's class.

Anonymous
Post 01/26/2015 20:21     Subject: Re:Creative Minds or Stokes?
Anonymous wrote:I'm surprised nobody has mentioned DCI as a plus for Stokes.


Jury is still out on if it's a plus.
Anonymous
Post 01/26/2015 20:19     Subject: Re:Creative Minds or Stokes?
Stokes! I don't have direct experience with CMI but we started pk3 at Stokes this year and it is fantastic. To answer the pp above, our child's class has 18 kids (a mix of 3/4s) with two full-time teachers.
Anonymous
Post 01/26/2015 20:18     Subject: Re:Creative Minds or Stokes?
I'm surprised nobody has mentioned DCI as a plus for Stokes.
Anonymous
Post 01/26/2015 20:04     Subject: Creative Minds or Stokes?
CMI is 16
Anonymous
Post 01/26/2015 19:33     Subject: Creative Minds or Stokes?
Anyone know what is the Avg class sizes for what grades for stokes and CMI? TIA.