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06.05.08, 08:28 AM Preschool/Kids
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Need some opinions: we're moving to Queens and were planning to put dd (5) in good public school. now we're considering a very good parochial school that is a 15min drive. How important is it to you for your child to go to school locally and have friends from their school to play w/after school, etc. Do I just count on her making friends in neighborhood while her school friends live in other town? [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
Preschool/Kids 06.05.08, 08:28 AM Flag
 

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how many hours is the school day? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 08:29 AM Flag
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i think v. important when young - also for you as well. if you are close youwill get more involved w/ school but maybe you need to look at long term since middles schools are a challenge [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 08:30 AM Flag
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op: DD would be going into first grade, so it's a normal full day. There may be a bus she could take (Forest Hills to Flushing). The parochial school is Greek. She's learning Greek now and I love that aspect of the education. Greek schools (in my experience) tend to be a little traditional but a good education. Lots of siblings, cousins, etc. Just don't want to live in the car. Really not sure what to do.. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 08:33 AM Flag
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first OR: i don't know what the right answer for you is, but i can tell you about my own experience. dd goes to a school that is fairly local but it happens to be that most of the kids from our neighborhood are in the other class. right now it doesn't matter so much b/c she is still in preschool and she plays with kids on her block. so if it's preschool, i'd say you should try it. also, it's most likely that a good number of students are also coming from other neighborhoods. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 08:36 AM Flag
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that's tough but the 2nd language is a big plus. can you try it for a year? and if it's too much tranfer her [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 08:37 AM Flag
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op: I"m going to both the schools next week to take tours, etc. Hopefully I can find out if any kids locally do attend the Greek school. I think the benefits to the school outweigh the other considerations, partly because DD is so social and outgoing, she tends to make friends easily. Thanks for the thoughts everyone!! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 08:49 AM Flag
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np: so you are sending her to St. Nick's. I think your dc will make plenty of friends there that live in queens. Most kids I know who go there are from Queens. Apparently its a very good school. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 08:57 AM Flag
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op: thank you! I just posted about that school to get feedback. My inlaws rave about it, but I was hoping for more relevant, non biased opinions! [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 09:00 AM Flag
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just be prepared bc i think there is a lot of competing with the jones over there. very typical in some greek communities. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.05.08, 11:42 AM Flag
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op: I was still watching this. Heard this from 2 very reliable people... I think it's off our list. I'm not at all interested in that environment. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 06.09.08, 09:21 AM Flag
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