Program. The school boasts a new principal, Kathleen Shiverdecker, who is wonderful and a rigorous honors program. At this point, the whole school is IB. Smiley theoretically feeds into GW's IB, although kids go to host of other high schools too.
Carolyn went through the program and enjoyed it, despite difficulties with the former principal and subsequent problems. She is currently a freshman at GW (IB), loves it, and felt fully prepared for high school.
Our two daughters are as different as night and day, so we don't know where Amanda will land. Smiley would be great as it is in walking distance of our home. There are a couple of Ebert families there now (6th grade), who I am sure would be happy to talk with interested folks. The school is currently figuring out shadowing dates. It is definitely a consideration for those in the northeast.
Phew - it took me a while to log in to this site ..., but now that I'm in:
ReplyDeletePam, I'd love to compare notes with you on Smiley. We were going to ignore this option because their website is ruefully empty, and I frankly have not heard anything (good or bad) about Smiley. But the proximity is appealing, and if there's any reason to think that this is a viable option, I'd definitely add this to our list. Would love to talk to some of the current parents and share information from an open house if they have one.
Marita
(Max Tuerpe's mom)