Please post back here, I work full time but would be happy to organize things. If you email directly mjjasm@gmail.com I would be happy to organize the everyone together.

+1 Please post here! I'm looking for others to work with too.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a PP who suggested that I'd support a French immersion school. Will talk to a friend of mine who is a charter school (DC) founder. I'm afraid I would not have a lot of time for it (full time job and a 1 and 3 year old) but I am interested and have some connections to the french speaking/culture organizations in DC. Something interesting to think about. Hereafter known as HV.

Funny I am in the same boat as you with not enough time. I actually started reaching out to people and after everyone assured me it would suck up all of my time I put it on the back burner. All of us interested parents really need a way to link together... and not anonymously!

Ok, so how many of us are talking about this? I'm the one who proposed French Green Biosciences and has the friend who started charters in California. Who else is here? Later today I'll set up a DCUM email, you guys want to do the same so we can get in touch offline?

Anonymous wrote:I'm a PP who suggested that I'd support a French immersion school. Will talk to a friend of mine who is a charter school (DC) founder. I'm afraid I would not have a lot of time for it (full time job and a 1 and 3 year old) but I am interested and have some connections to the french speaking/culture organizations in DC. Something interesting to think about. Hereafter known as HV.

Funny I am in the same boat as you with not enough time. I actually started reaching out to people and after everyone assured me it would suck up all of my time I put it on the back burner. All of us interested parents really need a way to link together... and not anonymously!

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Anonymous wrote:I'd seriously support a French, Green, Biosciences charter elementary!!!

We could call it "Haricots Verts."

Hilarious! Finally some humor around here among all the complaining.

Anonymous wrote:I'm a PP who suggested that I'd support a French immersion school. Will talk to a friend of mine who is a charter school (DC) founder. I'm afraid I would not have a lot of time for it (full time job and a 1 and 3 year old) but I am interested and have some connections to the french speaking/culture organizations in DC. Something interesting to think about. Hereafter known as HV.

Let's do it. I'll help!

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Anonymous wrote:I'd seriously support a French, Green, Biosciences charter elementary!!!

We could call it "Haricots Verts."

Funny. Want to be friends?

Anonymous wrote:I'm a PP who suggested that I'd support a French immersion school. Will talk to a friend of mine who is a charter school (DC) founder. I'm afraid I would not have a lot of time for it (full time job and a 1 and 3 year old) but I am interested and have some connections to the french speaking/culture organizations in DC. Something interesting to think about. Hereafter known as HV.

This is one way great ideas are realized - they start with a heartfelt idea. This may well go nowhere, but then again... Stay in touch PP!

I'm a PP who suggested that I'd support a French immersion school. Will talk to a friend of mine who is a charter school (DC) founder. I'm afraid I would not have a lot of time for it (full time job and a 1 and 3 year old) but I am interested and have some connections to the french speaking/culture organizations in DC. Something interesting to think about. Hereafter known as HV.

I'm the PP who proposed it and I love "Haricots Verts" too! And green beans are my kid's favorite food ever so so much the better!

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Anonymous wrote:I'd seriously support a French, Green, Biosciences charter elementary!!!

We could call it "Haricots Verts."

Love it.

Anonymous wrote:99% sure giving up Cap City spot. Will decide by end of week. Going to do CM.

We have a good WL at CM, but we are doing Cap City. Interesting you are doing opposite.

Anonymous wrote:May be giving up Cap City for Powell....torn although one is immersion but I like the diversity at Cap City.

We will do Powell for PS-3 and I think a lot of people will. I think it will become much more diverse. The school is planned to grow significantly in population along with a major capital improvement project. Five years from now, people will be amazed.

All that said, there is no denying the positive diversity of Cap City.

Anonymous wrote:You're question is odd to me. If they offer French immersion, that is offering French. Sorry to sound stern, but I'm not sure I'm getting you.

I'm not the poster to whom you were responding, but so that you are aware, there is a very significant difference between "offering" a language and having an "immersion" program. If a language is offered, it is taught as a subject matter, usually for an hour or less a day, or perhaps as infrequently as 1-2 times a week. In an immersion program, students are regularly taught various subjects in the foreign language. For example, a student would learn math or history or geography while it is taught in French or Spanish. Offering a language is definitely NOT the same as having an immersion program.

Anonymous wrote:I'd seriously support a French, Green, Biosciences charter elementary!!!

We could call it "Haricots Verts."