The Nearest Ice Cream to EPC?
Tomorrow, we go for the EPC language assessment, followed 2 hours later by a CAIS "playdate." I'm not sure how it happened, but somehow I scheduled the EPC language assessment AND 4 private school...
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San Francisco Community School Event - 2/9
The San Francisco Community K-8 School is hosting a Pancake Breakfast!Fun for all ages:- Saturday, February 9th from 9-11:30 am- At SF Community: 125 Excelsior (1 block east of Mission, between...
View ArticleParochial School / Private School Acceptance Letters
Have you received your acceptance/rejection letters from parochial or private schools? Please post! We have heard that letters have started to go out from Notre Dame des Victoires (NDV) and St....
View ArticleSummer Camps: Part I: For Soon To Be Kindergarteners
What are some great summer camp options for the soon to be Kindergarteners? Meaning - Many camps are for elementary, after a child has completed K. Which ones are for youngsters entering K? Part II...
View ArticleT Minus 10 Days
SFUSD Round I placement offers are mailed on March 15... ten days from today. They arrive on Saturday and freaked out parents rush home from swim lessons, grocery shopping or a walk to the park with...
View ArticleQuestions
Hi all~I feel like an expectant first time mother, one week past her due date...a combination of excitement and anxiousness but just overall readiness.I was wondering:Can we tour the public school we...
View ArticlePrivate School, Public School: What Will It Cost?
As we wait for the letters, I wonder if I'll be able to afford private school even if my child's accepted.What's the "minimum" cost of year-round care for a school-aged child? I'm a working parent. I...
View ArticleIndependent school letters
Please share - acceptances? wait lists? denials?What are you going to accept and what, if any, are you going to release? Did you also apply to publics?
View ArticlePublic school letters
Let's do this. Please share your decision and where it ranked for you.
View ArticlePublic School Letters Have Started To Arrive
It's on for real now. Please post. What did you get? Where did it rank? Will you keep your spot?Also - Please post your AA school and the # of schools on your list! Thanks!
View ArticleWaitlists
Hi. Congrats to all of you who won the public and charter lottery and a big 'yaaay' to all of you who got into a private. For everyone else, I am right there with you.I am wondering if anyone can...
View ArticleDecisions...
Live Oak vs. San Francisco School, Creative Arts Charter vs. Dianne Feinstein.... Congratulations to those of you that are blessed with multiple assignments or blessed with a round I assignment and...
View ArticleAdvice from Successful College Students
Months ago when I was touring schools, I sent a Facebook message to some college students who participated in a youth program I coordinated in Oakland a few years ago. They were amazing youth leaders,...
View ArticleStrong Leadership, Rigor & Joy: The Hamlin School Review
This past week we learned that our daughter was placed at Rooftop and offered admission to Hamlin, two amazing but very different choices of schools in San Francisco. As this Kindergarten search is...
View ArticleTrading In One Dream For Another
We didn't get into language immersion. Specifically, we didn't get KIP at Claire Lilienthal, the program I'd been preparing for since before my child was out of newborn diapers.I hired a bilingual...
View ArticleRound 2
At the request of a reader. Will you go for round 2? What's been people's experience with round 2 in the past? If you got into a "trophy" school and are planning not to register, please let us know!
View ArticleSunrise, Sunset, Sunnyside?
So. My daughter was assigned to Sunnyside, #12 on our list of 45 schools. Waitlisted at CACS and TECA. At first, I felt a little deflated. After all of the research and tours and all the information I...
View ArticleCTIP1 - Was it a golden ticket this year?
Last year when I asked families about how they did in the lottery, anyone that was in a CTIP1 location overwhelming reported that they got their first choice. This year, I have heard many CTIP1...
View ArticleThe Long, Short-Version - Our School Choice
I originally wrote a four-page first draft of my final post to the SFK Files to declare our school choice. It was TMI and pretty boring. It became a rebuttal to all the critiques we have heard or...
View ArticleParents for Public Schools Workshop - Round 2 & 3
PPS-SF Network Meeting: Surviving Round 2.Tuesday April 2, 2013; 6-8 pm at Glen Park Elementary School; 151 Lippard Ave.Register online at http://networkmtgapril2.eventbrite.com/(I'll be the one with a...
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