Where Does Oyster Adams School Feed Into
Does anyone's kids' attend or are people affiliated with Oyster Adams Bilingual School? Just wanting to hear any personal experiences or testimonies. I recently found out that I am within the boundary zone for this school. Being that my chances are slim to none through DCPS lottery system for the schools I really want for my 4 year old, figure I might as well begin my Plan B. Any feedback would be appreciated thanks!
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Well, this is the first time that I have heard of an inbounds parent considering Oyster a "plan B."
If you are new to this forum, I would recommend doing a search on Oyster Adams and read through them first before asking parents to air their grievances or myopically cheerlead for the school. There are plenty of threads.
You will read good and bad. The truth is somewhere in the middle.
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you will not get into Oyster for PreK.
you should look at plan C
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Well, alrighty then. I will search the threads, thanks.
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how does one "recently figure out" they are IB?
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How does one figure out--On a DCPS Website, I am actually seeing conflicting information on the MySchoolDc apply now site.. i just recently moved from MD to DC. Im learning.
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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone's kids' attend or are people affiliated with Oyster Adams Bilingual School? Just wanting to hear any personal experiences or testimonies. I recently found out that I am within the boundary zone for this school. Being that my chances are slim to none through DCPS lottery system for the schools I really want for my 4 year old, figure I might as well begin my Plan B. Any feedback would be appreciated thanks!
Very funny post. What are the schools you "really want"? Oyster Adams has a waiting list in the hundreds so consider yourself lucky...now, if you want to avoid bilingual education at all costs, sure, you can probably apply to more academically focused charters.
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I am inbound at oyster and also consider it my plan B or C. I do hear wonderful things about the school but it doesn't sound like it will be a good fit for our family.
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^^what are plans A or B? curious what is not a good fit? thanks!
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DS could always fail the St. Albans entrance exam.
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Does anyone's kids' attend or are people affiliated with Oyster Adams Bilingual School? Just wanting to hear any personal experiences or testimonies. I recently found out that I am within the boundary zone for this school. Being that my chances are slim to none through DCPS lottery system for the schools I really want for my 4 year old, figure I might as well begin my Plan B. Any feedback would be appreciated thanks!
Very funny post. What are the schools you "really want"? Oyster Adams has a waiting list in the hundreds so consider yourself lucky...now, if you want to avoid bilingual education at all costs, sure, you can probably apply to more academically focused charters.
PP, let's try not to judge other parents' motivations. There are definitely people who ended up in boundary unexpectedly for things like last minute work transfer or marital status change, etc. There are also plenty of in-boundary families that don't go to O-A, only send some of their kids to O-A, or reluctantly have to send a child to an English-only program despite dreams of a fully bi-literate student.
OP, if your child is a rising kindergartner, you could ask DCPS for a transfer to whichever English-only DCPS option is closest to your house. There's a complicated history around why O-A is a hybrid neighborhood and bilingual school that goes through 8th and not 5th like other DCPS bilingual schools. It could take you all summer to sort through the threads on DCUM. Instead, focus on your family's needs and try to ignore the noise. Explore the DCPS English schools near your residence. You could ask for a transfer with proximity preference. The Oyster principal should be able to facilitate something like that.
Bear in mind that this is the first year DC has run a unified lottery between DCPS and most charters. The myschooldc, learndc, DCPS, PCSB and individual charter websites don't seem to "talk" to each other. It's entirely possible there could be discrepancies.
Most people in DC are really nice and sympathetic about the challenge of managing education options. Education reform, rapid charter growth and ever-changing DCPS policies have radically changed the landscape from what it was only 5 years ago. Everyone is a bit on edge.
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Anonymous wrote:^^what are plans A or B? curious what is not a good fit? thanks!
+1. Sounds intriguing.I get it if someone is willing to pay top dollar for a private, for whatever reason, but a charter like OP, really? Why would someone choose to go to likely a worse school, at a farther distance, other than active distaste for bilingual ed?
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Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:^^what are plans A or B? curious what is not a good fit? thanks!
+1. Sounds intriguing.I get it if someone is willing to pay top dollar for a private, for whatever reason, but a charter like OP, really? Why would someone choose to go to likely a worse school, at a farther distance, other than active distaste for bilingual ed?
Bilingual education isn't for every kid. Kids with learning disorders or other issues may not thrive in an environment where two languages are spoken.
"Distaste" for bilingual ed is a bit of a stretch and seems a little bit like you are trying to pick a fight. OP and the PP who mentioned a plan C did not suggest private was part of the the plan. Take the gloves off, we don't need a fight in this thread.
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You could also say bilingual edu is a fad. Maybe OP wants to focus on the broad view. That's ok!
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Anonymous wrote:You could also say bilingual edu is a fad. Maybe OP wants to focus on the broad view. That's ok!
I believe education is a fad. We will go back to farm-based apprenticeships sooner than you expect. So, indeed, who needs a second language?
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