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Anonymous wrote:PP(s?): Whittier, despite being a STEM school, is low screen.

Hmmm. My kids went to Whittier for a few years (and within the last 5 years) and this was not our experience at all. In fact, it was one of the things about the school that prompted us to look elsewhere.

Curious, what grades were these? And what forms did the screen time take?

Anonymous wrote:I'm loling a bit at ITDS being described as a "grubby" school It's a renovated older building rather than a totally overhauled or brand new facility, but it also has a newly renovated basement level (with natural light!) with lots of class and flex spaces, and perfectly fine (in our opinion) elsewhere. the connection to the rec field is a huge bonus in our book. Compared to the pre-renovation DCPS facility we were in before moving to ITDS it's a dream!

It's not that great a building, but it's not that bad. The building is a former DCPS, a cinderblock special with no historic vibes whatsoever, but the basement renovation is a really terrific thing that opens up a lot more space for specials classes, meetings, rehearsals, etc. My main complaint is that they don't have a proper gym or auditorium but they make do pretty well with a multi-purpose room and the larger spaces in the basement and on the 2nd floor.

OP is Columbia Heights. Later poster was on the Hill — I think there are tons of options on the Hill if you did not love ITDS (including OOB K combined with something more like Appletree for PreK3).

I'm loling a bit at ITDS being described as a "grubby" school It's a renovated older building rather than a totally overhauled or brand new facility, but it also has a newly renovated basement level (with natural light!) with lots of class and flex spaces, and perfectly fine (in our opinion) elsewhere. the connection to the rec field is a huge bonus in our book. Compared to the pre-renovation DCPS facility we were in before moving to ITDS it's a dream!

Anonymous wrote:PP(s?): Whittier, despite being a STEM school, is low screen.

Hmmm. My kids went to Whittier for a few years (and within the last 5 years) and this was not our experience at all. In fact, it was one of the things about the school that prompted us to look elsewhere.

PP(s?): Whittier, despite being a STEM school, is low screen.

It's really annoying how many people on this thread have said "oh, we were at a low screen school..." or "we were at a high screen school..." and are refusing to name the schools. It's an anonymous forum!