Anonymous
03/01/2016 11:53
Subject: Creative Minds or Stokes Pk4
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:How is the commute to CMI?
From where?
Coming from Bloomingdale. Not sure if it's worth it for us to include it on our list if the commute would suck. My office is at Penn Quarter. Not sure if there is any way to avoid N Cap.
I go to YY close to CM from Truxton Circle, up 1St NW to R St NW to N. Cap. Takes about 15 minutes given traffic. After parking and walking kid into school and drive back home takes about an hour but I go back down 1St NW from Rhode Island. I would estimate about an hour drive round trip to CM. It's mostly the traffic back downtown that is a PITA.
Maybe you'll get into MV...
My son has a classmate whose parents bring her up from Bloomingdale (I dont' know where they go after), but they say it's easy going up North Capital.
Going up should be fine but driving back down is the problem. May be a deal breaker for us.
I commute via North Capitol - it's not great but not necessarily a deal breaker. Since I do a similar commute every day (Petworth-ITS-Union Station), my guess it 10-15 min to CMI from your house in the morning and 20-25 min to work after. It would be way better if you got in to MV, but not unworkable IMO.
Anonymous
02/29/2016 16:23
Subject: Creative Minds or Stokes Pk4
Lots of threads here about CMI, and families are extremely happy at the school. Our DCs have attended CMI for three years and we are grateful every day for this wonderful school and the support of the CMI community. We are happy with academics and with everything else. It's fine, however, if it's not for your family.
Best of luck to everyone in the lottery!
Best of luck to everyone in the lottery!
Anonymous
02/29/2016 13:52
Subject: Creative Minds or Stokes Pk4
We have children at CMI and we also love the school. Our kids are doing very well there and have been at the school since the beginning. It's definitely not hype.
Anonymous
02/29/2016 12:56
Subject: Re:Creative Minds or Stokes Pk4
Anonymous wrote:Anyone actually have a student or know of a student at CMI? Is it really hype or ?
My son is at CMI in PK3 and we love it. He is learning a ton, it is a really a loving atmosphere, and you couldn't ask for a prettier campus. We are not entering the lottery this year- happy to stay there. I will say that there is no way that I would commute there from the Hill. I don't think any school is worth that.
Anonymous
02/29/2016 11:40
Subject: Creative Minds or Stokes Pk4
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why would you put CMI as your number one choice if you live on the Hill? You'd be driving past like 6 better schools. No offense.
Curious as to which ones you consider better? One of the reasons is the option for middle at CMI. There aren't any good public options on the hill.
Agree. Young Hill families are so cute.
like they are going to get into both and have a choice.
CMI just strikes me as a lot of buzzwords with little to show for it. Not bashing it, but the international primary curriculum is Not a draw for us. Also the Spanish and mandarin exposure is a waste of time. If you're going to devote that much time to language study, I'd expect something to show for it. But if you want to drive forever and go to CMI, that's your choice. You could also move to an uglier part of DC and have an easy commute too! Or just move to the suburbs (NWDC). Your call. I just find it strange that you'd take a long drive to a mediocre school.
I don't want your ugliness in my "ugly" part of town.
Anonymous
02/29/2016 11:39
Subject: Creative Minds or Stokes Pk4
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why would you put CMI as your number one choice if you live on the Hill? You'd be driving past like 6 better schools. No offense.
Curious as to which ones you consider better? One of the reasons is the option for middle at CMI. There aren't any good public options on the hill.
Agree. Young Hill families are so cute.
CMI just strikes me as a lot of buzzwords with little to show for it. Not bashing it, but the international primary curriculum is Not a draw for us. Also the Spanish and mandarin exposure is a waste of time. If you're going to devote that much time to language study, I'd expect something to show for it. But if you want to drive forever and go to CMI, that's your choice. You could also move to an uglier part of DC and have an easy commute too! Or just move to the suburbs (NWDC). Your call. I just find it strange that you'd take a long drive to a mediocre school.
That's just bitchy.
Anonymous
02/29/2016 11:28
Subject: Re:Creative Minds or Stokes Pk4
Anyone actually have a student or know of a student at CMI? Is it really hype or ?
Anonymous
02/29/2016 11:25
Subject: Creative Minds or Stokes Pk4
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why would you put CMI as your number one choice if you live on the Hill? You'd be driving past like 6 better schools. No offense.
Curious as to which ones you consider better? One of the reasons is the option for middle at CMI. There aren't any good public options on the hill.
Agree. Young Hill families are so cute.
CMI just strikes me as a lot of buzzwords with little to show for it. Not bashing it, but the international primary curriculum is Not a draw for us. Also the Spanish and mandarin exposure is a waste of time. If you're going to devote that much time to language study, I'd expect something to show for it. But if you want to drive forever and go to CMI, that's your choice. You could also move to an uglier part of DC and have an easy commute too! Or just move to the suburbs (NWDC). Your call. I just find it strange that you'd take a long drive to a mediocre school.
And isn't that so great why there is school choice? You are perfectly welcome to go to your neighborhood school, which we are also able to think is perfectly mediocre and we can go to CMI, which we love.
And everyone is happy! Yay!
Anonymous
02/28/2016 23:55
Subject: Creative Minds or Stokes Pk4
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why would you put CMI as your number one choice if you live on the Hill? You'd be driving past like 6 better schools. No offense.
Curious as to which ones you consider better? One of the reasons is the option for middle at CMI. There aren't any good public options on the hill.
Agree. Young Hill families are so cute.
CMI just strikes me as a lot of buzzwords with little to show for it. Not bashing it, but the international primary curriculum is Not a draw for us. Also the Spanish and mandarin exposure is a waste of time. If you're going to devote that much time to language study, I'd expect something to show for it. But if you want to drive forever and go to CMI, that's your choice. You could also move to an uglier part of DC and have an easy commute too! Or just move to the suburbs (NWDC). Your call. I just find it strange that you'd take a long drive to a mediocre school.
Anonymous
02/28/2016 16:03
Subject: Re:Creative Minds or Stokes Pk4
Anonymous wrote:How well are older students at Stokes doing in the target language? Are the academics challenging?
My child is in an upper grade and is doing well in the target language. Enjoys going to school every day. Finds some things easy (spelling), and other subjects a little challenging. Right now, she is learning science in the target language. So far, so good.
Anonymous
02/28/2016 14:52
Subject: Creative Minds or Stokes Pk4
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why would you put CMI as your number one choice if you live on the Hill? You'd be driving past like 6 better schools. No offense.
Curious as to which ones you consider better? One of the reasons is the option for middle at CMI. There aren't any good public options on the hill.
Agree. Young Hill families are so cute.
like they are going to get into both and have a choice.
Anonymous
02/28/2016 14:48
Subject: Creative Minds or Stokes Pk4
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Why would you put CMI as your number one choice if you live on the Hill? You'd be driving past like 6 better schools. No offense.
Curious as to which ones you consider better? One of the reasons is the option for middle at CMI. There aren't any good public options on the hill.
Agree. Young Hill families are so cute.
Anonymous
02/28/2016 12:35
Subject: Creative Minds or Stokes Pk4
Anonymous wrote:Why would you put CMI as your number one choice if you live on the Hill? You'd be driving past like 6 better schools. No offense.
Curious as to which ones you consider better? One of the reasons is the option for middle at CMI. There aren't any good public options on the hill.
Anonymous
02/28/2016 10:58
Subject: Re:Creative Minds or Stokes Pk4
How well are older students at Stokes doing in the target language? Are the academics challenging?