Anonymous wrote:PK 4

Oyster Adams
Mundo Verde
Hearst (IB)

Welcome to Hearst.

Anonymous wrote:PS3:

1. Shepherd (IB, sibling pref)

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Anyone know for sure whether they're having a second PK3 class next year?

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Anonymous wrote:I'll play! Bloomingdale, PK3:

Mundo Verde
Stokes French
Stokes Spanish
Two Rivers
ITS
Creative Minds
SWS
Lee
Cleveland Spanish
Cleveland English
Seaton (IB)
Langley

I feel confident that we'll get into Seaton, but I put Langley just in case. Some neighborhood parents rather persistently put it on my radar

I'm surprised you put Cleveland above Seaton. I guess if Seaton is your IB you have nothing to lose, but Seaton seemed far better to me. If dual language isn't your #1 priority I wouldn't waste my time commuting for PK to a charter. Seaton is good enough. But hey, I applied for Seaton OOB so hoping you don't take your slot so I can have it.

Agree. Also none of Bloomingdale is inbound for Seaton since the boundaries changed. PP cannot be both a Bloomingdale resident and in bound for Seaton. My guess is that she lives in Truxton Circle very close to Bloomingdale.

You got me People haven't heard of Truxton Circle so I usually just say Bloomingdale. The reason for Cleveland is that it's equally as convenient with our commutes, and yes indeed dual language is our #1 priority. If we enroll in Cleveland and end up not liking it, we can more easily bail for Seaton than vice versa.

Just saying: I live in Bloomingdale and am IB for Seaton. South of RI, but north of FL.

Ps3: sibling, Lee

PS3:

1. Shepherd (IB, sibling pref)

fin

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Anonymous wrote:PK3, renting on Capitol Hill but planning to move depending on where/if we get into a school:

1. Breakthrough
2. Shining Stars
3. Lee
4. Peabody (IB)
5. Van Ness
6. Tyler
7. Miner
8. Seaton
9. Garrison
10. J.O. Wilson
11. Langley
12. WEDJ

You will get into Breakthrough-- is this your final order?

Good! That's the plan.

Im curious why you put Breakthrough over Shining Stars or Lee? was location the biggest issue? the lack of outdoor space and that bleak building pushed us to put it closer to the bottom of our list and we want montessori.

Yeah, same here. I was going to rank it high because of convenient commute and promising school until I found out about the lack of outdoor space and saw the building and the block... We have it second to last now, even after an unpopular DCPS.

First reason because I just really think Montessori would work well for my kid, I was impressed by the presentation and the leadership at an open house, and thought it would be a lot easier to get in here the first year than SSMA or Lee.

Second reason was location, since Lee's likely moving next year and at the open house they mentioned that one of the places they had been considering was Woodridge...so it could be great for the first year and then super inconvenient again. And the SSMA location looked like it still wasn't 100% set in stone so Breakthrough just seemed like more of a sure thing. They have a five-year lease (though they did not rule out moving out early if they needed to).

Of course outdoor space would be ideal, but I feel like the Breakthrough leadership addressed that in the open house and it was clear they were looking for solutions, in part because small children and in part because Montessori method. Also just my kid, while she of course loves playing outside, isn't so high energy that she needs tons of playground time a day. I'm sure whatever walking around the block/running around the gym/other solutions that Breakthrough puts together would suffice for her.

DCB - walking distance - immersion - DCI
Stokes Spanish - immersion - PYP - DCI
Bridges - walking distance - EL
MV - AWESOME in so many ways, but far
CMI - IPC
Cap City - long walk - EL
2 Rivers - EL - Spanish
Shining Stars - Montessori
Lee - Montessori
Cleveland - immersion
Powell - immersion
Bruce-Monroe - immersion

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Anonymous wrote:PK3, renting on Capitol Hill but planning to move depending on where/if we get into a school:

1. Breakthrough
2. Shining Stars
3. Lee
4. Peabody (IB)
5. Van Ness
6. Tyler
7. Miner
8. Seaton
9. Garrison
10. J.O. Wilson
11. Langley
12. WEDJ

You will get into Breakthrough-- is this your final order?

Good! That's the plan.

Im curious why you put Breakthrough over Shining Stars or Lee? was location the biggest issue? the lack of outdoor space and that bleak building pushed us to put it closer to the bottom of our list and we want montessori.

Yeah, same here. I was going to rank it high because of convenient commute and promising school until I found out about the lack of outdoor space and saw the building and the block... We have it second to last now, even after an unpopular DCPS.

PK 4

Oyster Adams
Mundo Verde
Hearst (IB)

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PK3, renting on Capitol Hill but planning to move depending on where/if we get into a school:

1. Breakthrough
2. Shining Stars
3. Lee
4. Peabody (IB)
5. Van Ness
6. Tyler
7. Miner
8. Seaton
9. Garrison
10. J.O. Wilson
11. Langley
12. WEDJ

You will get into Breakthrough-- is this your final order?

Good! That's the plan.

Im curious why you put Breakthrough over Shining Stars or Lee? was location the biggest issue? the lack of outdoor space and that bleak building pushed us to put it closer to the bottom of our list and we want montessori.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'll play! Bloomingdale, PK3:

Mundo Verde
Stokes French
Stokes Spanish
Two Rivers
ITS
Creative Minds
SWS
Lee
Cleveland Spanish
Cleveland English
Seaton (IB)
Langley

I feel confident that we'll get into Seaton, but I put Langley just in case. Some neighborhood parents rather persistently put it on my radar

I'm surprised you put Cleveland above Seaton. I guess if Seaton is your IB you have nothing to lose, but Seaton seemed far better to me. If dual language isn't your #1 priority I wouldn't waste my time commuting for PK to a charter. Seaton is good enough. But hey, I applied for Seaton OOB so hoping you don't take your slot so I can have it.

Agree. Also none of Bloomingdale is inbound for Seaton since the boundaries changed. PP cannot be both a Bloomingdale resident and in bound for Seaton. My guess is that she lives in Truxton Circle very close to Bloomingdale.

You got me People haven't heard of Truxton Circle so I usually just say Bloomingdale. The reason for Cleveland is that it's equally as convenient with our commutes, and yes indeed dual language is our #1 priority. If we enroll in Cleveland and end up not liking it, we can more easily bail for Seaton than vice versa.

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Anonymous wrote:PK3, renting on Capitol Hill but planning to move depending on where/if we get into a school:

1. Breakthrough
2. Shining Stars
3. Lee
4. Peabody (IB)
5. Van Ness
6. Tyler
7. Miner
8. Seaton
9. Garrison
10. J.O. Wilson
11. Langley
12. WEDJ

You will get into Breakthrough-- is this your final order?

Good! That's the plan.

Anonymous wrote:PK3, renting on Capitol Hill but planning to move depending on where/if we get into a school:

1. Breakthrough
2. Shining Stars
3. Lee
4. Peabody (IB)
5. Van Ness
6. Tyler
7. Miner
8. Seaton
9. Garrison
10. J.O. Wilson
11. Langley
12. WEDJ

You will get into Breakthrough-- is this your final order?

PK3, renting on Capitol Hill but planning to move depending on where/if we get into a school:

1. Breakthrough
2. Shining Stars
3. Lee
4. Peabody (IB)
5. Van Ness
6. Tyler
7. Miner
8. Seaton
9. Garrison
10. J.O. Wilson
11. Langley
12. WEDJ

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'll play! Bloomingdale, PK3:

Mundo Verde
Stokes French
Stokes Spanish
Two Rivers
ITS
Creative Minds
SWS
Lee
Cleveland Spanish
Cleveland English
Seaton (IB)
Langley

I feel confident that we'll get into Seaton, but I put Langley just in case. Some neighborhood parents rather persistently put it on my radar

I'm surprised you put Cleveland above Seaton. I guess if Seaton is your IB you have nothing to lose, but Seaton seemed far better to me. If dual language isn't your #1 priority I wouldn't waste my time commuting for PK to a charter. Seaton is good enough. But hey, I applied for Seaton OOB so hoping you don't take your slot so I can have it.

Agree. Also none of Bloomingdale is inbound for Seaton since the boundaries changed. PP cannot be both a Bloomingdale resident and in bound for Seaton. My guess is that she lives in Truxton Circle very close to Bloomingdale.