Options

It is starting to look like we will have some excellent options for school when Phoebe's education. Some of these options are schools that we have heard of or found through research and talking to friends but a few are brand new schools that will be open in the next year or two. I figure beyond the ones we have heard about there are probably another handful we haven't heard about.

Just for the sake of keeping you up to speed on the debacle that so many ask about, let me tell you about some of the education options.

Two Rivers Public Charter School- this is a charter school that is in walking distance from us, it is an excellent school that was started a few years ago by a group of moms who felt that there was no place to send their kids to school. Now it is a thriving, growing elementary and middle school.

Emery Education Campus- this is our neighborhood DCPS elementary school. This is where P would go if DCPS was on par with other school options in the area. I love the idea of P going to school with friends in the neighborhood. There are a few parents that are 2 years ahead of us in parenting and they have decided to send their kids to Emery and hope to do what they can to make it a better school for all. After reading this article I feel like we need to take a closer look at our neighborhood elementary school.

City of Trees Public Charter School- this is the school that a few moms from our playgroup are founding. They are planning to have the school's doors open August 2012. It will be a Waldorf school, which I have come to really love the curriculum from what I have read and seen in action.

New City Primary School- this a school that is in the planning stages also. It will be a classical Christian school and the plan is to open August 2011. This will probably be full of our friend's kids from all over the city.

Beyond these fantastic options, who knows what other options might emerge by time Phoebe enters kindergarten; I have a friend who would like to start a Charlotte Mason school, and a number of friends who are a part of a homeschooling coop. The possibilities are amazing when only two years ago we thought there was no hope.