Castle Bridge vs Success academy vs KIPP
Hi all,
I am having but of of a Kindergarten admission dilemma.
My child's public school lottery got her into Castle bridge school in Washington Heights, NYC. I chose it as my first choice because even though she is bilingual, the prospect of being trilingual excites me for her cognitive and social emotional development. However, I see that in terms of academic excellence, it is rated low.
My partner thinks she should go into rigorous academic schools like Success Academy or KIPP (She got into both).
Also, I intentionally did not list the G&T schools high up (like Anderson) because I felt like I did not want her to get into this race of who is the smartest (maybe I should have considered, not sure). There are also no good G&T schools near where we live so having a 5 year old commute an hour everyday did not seem like the best idea (she qualified for G&T based on her offer letter. Also did not know about Hunter otherwise maybe would have tried for it).
I would love to learn from this community's experiences what would be the things to consider while choosing between these options. Should be enroll her in Castle Bridge and supplement her academics after school if we feel she is behind or should we put her in charter schools.
Thank you in advance.