Re: [WardFive] Digest for wardfive@googlegroups.com - 25 Messages in 19 Topics

Would someone please explain why they feel that using Brookland/Bunker Hill would be a better option for the middle school?  What I see is a space that would have to be completely gutted for a middle school and probably given an addition. This is in addition to the need to include a drop-off/pick-up area and parking. That decreases the size of the fields that are currently there, which makes me wonder if there would then be space for a soccer/football field, track and/or baseball diamond.

 

Also-the curriculum. The initial suggestion was for an Arts Integration/World Language School.  This is something totally different from a mini Duke Ellington or language immersion.  In this model, all students would be expected to take a foreign language beginning in sixth grade and completing a high school credit course in the 8th grade. Teachers of all subjects would use the arts as a way to enhance the curriculum.   However, this is not necessarily the direction that the school will take.  Recent discussions still include the World Language, but with substantial arts courses offered for all students. Personally, I have suggested including an advanced class for each grade for students who consistently test at high levels of proficiency or advanced on standardized tests.  I would also like to see the District include a GT/LD program.This is something that DCPS doesn't offer but a few neighboring districts do.  

 

 

Leslie Jones 

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