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Parent Reviews (20 reviews)
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Washington Open is a parent participation public elementary school. The teachers are highly skilled at working with children with different learning styles; they are caring and patient. The curriculum is hands-on and integrated. The kids enjoy art, music, gardening, cooking, field trips and much more. We love the community! We felt welcomed from the first day. My son loves it. He looks forward to school everyday, and we 'hang out' after school with the moms and kids. To sum it up, Washington Open is a warm and nurturing environment where kids love to learn.
Best choice I made was to send my 2 children to Washington Open. The hands on experiances give so much more meaning to what they are learning. The places they go on field trips are wonderful, enriching the learning process so much more. Every teacher is terrific. Yes, it takes volunteer time but hasn't been as hard as you might think and I am a working parent. My children are getting a whole community of support. Great life lessons. Learning made enjoyable so children love school and want to learn.
As a Washington Open parent of 6 years, I agree that this school is not for all families. If you expect a traditional setting where 'discipline' looks like children quietly working at the their desks, this is not a good place for you. If you believe in whole child education, view the learning process as an ongoing one that will hit benchmarks at different times for different children due to variations in development, and are willing to put yourself into the school community and not just look for a place to ship your child off to every day, this place is miraculous. Great teachers, huge range of activities made possible by the parent association, and a focus on life learning and not just book learning. So perhaps API scores are under 900, but Washington Open kids tend to excel as they move forward, as they know how to work together.
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