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Hi! My son got a spot for kindergarten, and I would love to hear from parents. How is the school for active kids? Do most of the kids who start off in kindergarten stay through elementary and middle? I have only seen positive reviews, so if you have any information about the challenges, I would like to know more. Do non Mandarin speakers need additional support after school or on weekends?
Mar 14, 2019
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Congrats on winning a spot! We are non-Mandarin speakers and are very happy with the school. My twins started K there this year. They do offer Mandarin boost (it's free) one day a week for 30 minutes for students whom they think could use a little extra one on one help with learning the language (reading, writing & speaking). Not all children will qualify for this - I have twins and one is in the boost and one is not. I've also gone ahead and hired a Mandarin tutor once a week outside of school to help my kids, but this is not necessary at all.
I have one kid who is very active and one who's more chill. I think the school is great with both of them. The one thing I'd wish they'd change is to give the kids more time at lunch. One of my kids is a slow eater and I think she has trouble finishing her lunch in the allotted time. Maybe all public schools don't have long lunches though? I didn't do any research on that.
I've been very surprised at how great the after care and after care enrichment programs are.
Like all public schools they rely heavily on donations and parent volunteers to help out. So you can get as involved as you like. This year is the first class that goes until 8th grade. I don't know much about the middle school yet, but we are staying through 8th grade. I think it's an amazing opportunity to get a free bi-lingual education.