Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My final list:
DCB
Stokes Spanish
Bridges
MV
CMI
Cap City
2 Rivers
Shining Stars
Lee
Cleveland
Powell
Bruce-Monroe

Really hoping for DCB since it's SO CLOSE. The thought of commuting to MV makes me shudder, but it's SO AMAZING. I still dream of LAMB, but we're too old.

Thanks to everyone for your help! I'll be thrilled to pieces if we get into *any* of these. So many great options.

Good luck. I bet Bridges will be the only one you'll get into.

Anonymous wrote:My final list:
DCB
Stokes Spanish
Bridges
MV
CMI
Cap City
2 Rivers
Shining Stars
Lee
Cleveland
Powell
Bruce-Monroe

Really hoping for DCB since it's SO CLOSE. The thought of commuting to MV makes me shudder, but it's SO AMAZING. I still dream of LAMB, but we're too old.

Thanks to everyone for your help! I'll be thrilled to pieces if we get into *any* of these. So many great options.

Anonymous wrote:My final list:
DCB
Stokes Spanish
Bridges
MV
CMI
Cap City
2 Rivers
Shining Stars
Lee
Cleveland
Powell
Bruce-Monroe

Really hoping for DCB since it's SO CLOSE. The thought of commuting to MV makes me shudder, but it's SO AMAZING. I still dream of LAMB, but we're too old.

Thanks to everyone for your help! I'll be thrilled to pieces if we get into *any* of these. So many great options.

Anonymous wrote:A parent without a co-parent has a child. Then another. And is just figuring out that creating a path for a strong future for the child is difficult. And wonders what public school would help solve the problems which are already in place.

And people wonder why its difficult to improve public schools in DC.

Might it be the parents?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP: Went to CMI Open House tonight. Kids were ready to melt down by the time we got home, but my son is no longer convinced that kindergarten is a bad idea. The school sounds great, but they have exactly zero openings for kindergarten. The lady I spoke to was very reassuring, seemed pretty sure we'd find a good fit. We shall see.

This is no longer true. CMI is going to add spaces for K for this year.

Anonymous wrote:Hope you consider Bridges.

Anonymous wrote:You have a extremely low chance of getting your child into a Spanish immersion school at the K level.

If you do not put a "safety" school on your list you will be left with few options - attend LaSalle, pay for private, or home school.

Anonymous wrote:

Smooglie wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, your post could have been mine a little over a decade ago (DCUM didn't exist yet, just playground chatter). Bought a house, then had a child, and, well, okay, let's see, I think that baby needs to go to school some place. People looked at us in horror that we hadn't considered that way ahead of buying a house and, God forbid, conceiving a child. The school nearby, we were told, short of tortured children and was absolutely abysmal. And didn't we know that, how BAD the schools are?! (Are you stupid or what?) Well, we went on to having two children, thinking it really can't be THAT bad. And, you know what, it wasn't at all. OUR kids did really well in that "abysmal" school, where by the way they were never tortured, not even yelled at ever. They grew up to be excellent students, cheerful, driven, playful, and really very smart and well educated. They've passed several reputed tests all around; we aren't just hoping, we know. And, because we both work and don't really spend that much time hovering over homework - no tutors and all - we know that school deserves credit.

All this to say, take a deep breath and proceed with confidence!

Thank you!!

My main concern with our local school is teasing. The school is 0% white (we are about as white as it gets - and Jewish, to boot) and my sweet, sensitive boy looks like a beautiful girl. Can you say DIFFERENT?! I'm a big fan of diversity, but 0% white is hardly diverse. If he was more like my daughter - very outgoing, confident, gregarious - I wouldn't worry so much, but he's shy and gets his feelings hurt very easily.

Here's hoping we get in *somewhere*.

Here's the thing. My son is THE white kid at school. It's less than 0.5% white. There was a mixed race child last year (at least one year younger) who always had a princess tiara painted on his face at after school parties/events. No one ever said anything (despite our school being the antithesis of what DCUM finds acceptable - 95%+ AA, 75% or more FARMS) except to comment on how adorable he was. He did have short hair, and the kids all wear uniforms, but no one was concerned about it.

If you're concerned about teasing, take your child to an open house. Visit, introduce him to the tour guide, and then ask how the school handles teasing. They should have some good answers. My son's father (who lives in another state), has worried about my son getting teased since PK3. It has never happened. My ex has constantly worried about my son getting bullied - it has never been an issue. Not once. The only thing that ever happened was some kids wanted to touch his hair when he first started because they didn't know what blond hair felt like. It was observed by the teachers, who said that it didn't bother my son and the other children were being gentle but curious. They did say that if it had bothered my son they would have stopped it.

The more you post the more it sounds like you are looking for an environment that will treat your child like a special snowflake who needs coddling. I think you are unlikely to find that (unless you go reggio or radical unschooling or small exclusive private), and should instead look for a school that will be accepting and that will challenge him academically. I wish you luck.