Our son has had an excellent experience at BASIS DC. He began in 5th grade, which for most is…read morecrucial for success, due to the rigorous, college prep curriculum. He is now halfway through 7th grade. The academic plan is thoughtful and we are so pleased with the building of real knowledge and understanding. The first year was very challenging, mainly because the tempo is much more demanding than most schools. He was nervous about starting 6th grade and more testing, but the plan builds and he did well. He has daily homework, but not an amount that prevents him from his sports and scouts. It is not a typical public school building, but they make it work and our son enjoys the teachers and students. That said, our thought is to assess year by year if it is too much for our son. We know that if we move or it makes sense to change schools, he certainly will be ahead and not behind academically.

Okay don't even get me started on how this school is not good. First the transition between classes…read moreis only five minutes and teachers are very strict about that and most likely will not let you get water or use the bathroom. Continuing about teachers, they are very impatient and act like they don't like children, nor their job. Adding on, the teachers give you quizzes and tests every week and expect us to get high scores when we barely get time to study. They also expect us to complete long pages of homework in the same night, knowing we have other classes we need to worry about too. They also starve us out and then don't give us enough time to eat during lunch. Going back to passing periods, the hallways are very narrow and they pack about 100 students into one floor expecting us to make it on time to their class. We also have to walk up many floors to get to a class and then go back down to get to another class, and it is very tiring. 5th graders do not get recess at all during the day but we have 8 classes. Our nights are basically get home from school do homework for practically every class, take a shower, study and go to sleep. We have no time to do what we want. PLEASE DO NOT ENROLL YOUR CHILD IN THIS SCHOOL.

Katie M is wrong. This is what the policy that she…read morereferences actually says: Track and Field Permitted Hours and Activities School tracks and fields will be made available for personal exercise at no cost during the following days and hours when the regular school year is in session, other than on District and school holidays: * Monday through Friday from 6:30A.M. to 8:00A.M., and from 4:00 P.M. until dusk, but not later than 8:00P.M * Saturdays and Sundays from 8:00A.M. to 5:00P.M

Since I'm not a student here, I cannot speak to the academics or school culture, but as a neighbor,…read moreI can speak to the location, building, and campus. Eastern High School is a beautiful building on Capitol Hill East just a few blocks from the Stadium-Armory Metro Station. Behind its historic building is a football field that is open to the public to work out in when school is not in session. During the summer, I wake up at 6AM and watch the sun rise over the football field as I do my work out on the perfectly even grass and run a few laps around the track. I've seen others walk the bleachers for a good exercise.

The Field School is an amazing learning environment. My daughter started in 7th grade after…read moreattending a very traditional school which was stifling for her. The Field School allowed her to thrive by focusing on her strengths and talents and allowing her to apply hands on learning to the larger community and world through the internship program and mentoring younger students. Amazing learning environment. Cannot recommend highly enough!!!!!

Field has been a life-changing school for my daughter (who just entered the 6th grade there this…read morepast fall). From Day 1, the faculty and other students made her feel at home and a part of the community. Many schools encourage students to bring their "whole selves" into the school but Field really means it. The community is tight-knit and there is so much JOY at the school. The art and theater are incredible and the sports have been a great experience for my daughter, with the older girls on the team guiding & supporting the younger girls. The academics have also blown me away. The teachers are engaging, supportive, and fun. And they go deep into their subjects. The faculty not only has a great sense of the students' academic lives, but of their social-emotional lives, as well, and they work hard to make sure the students are thriving in ALL areas of life. We feel so grateful to have found Field! It is truly a special place.

One of the city's best kept secrets! Dedicated teachers and coaches, a plethora of extra curricular…read moreand college course options, and a true international focus. Plus the athletes are the hardest working in the city. Let's go Roosevelt!

The Roosevelt High School Track is generally open to the public in the mornings and evenings if it…read morein use by the school. The DC Tri Club does track workouts there on Thursday mornings at 7am. Great place for a workout!

Beautiful parish and church! This is an historically black Catholic Church that has a gospel choir…read moreand celebrates the mass with the African American expression. (Vatican 2) If you're looking for a more "traditional" solemn mass I suggest Saint Matthew or Saint Stephen's.

Born in Catholic Country-midwest, I have been on a hunt for a good church fish fry during lent. My…read morehunt was not taking me anywhere, until I heard about St. Augustine's. And I was impressed. I should say as a disclaimer though, don't come expecting some 5 star level cooking, if you are looking for that, you shouldn't be looking for a volunteer cooked meal anyway. But the ladies cooking here really did it up right. I had the boneless fillets, which were fresh, skin on, crispy and hot. Other main courses that were available were a whole fried fish, crab cakes and shrimp. With each main course you get 2 sides (macaroni, french fries, corn bread, green beans). I went for the macaroni and green beans and YUM. You also get a cute little juice box with it, so hey, why not. Everything I had was damn good, it felt like I was back in Michigan.. almost. One thing that really put St. Augustine's Fish Fry over the top though, was that THEY TAKE CREDIT CARDS. It is so rare for a church to do something like this for a cheap meal, but I was stoked. And better yet, the whole kitten caboodle cost $9. I shall be back friends, but only for your fish.. I am not convinced to come back for religious services quite yet.

This school classified me as a 'foreigner' on my school records when I'm native cherokee, both my…read moremother and I. We didn't know this until my mother had my school records pulled from registration. I'm glad a lot of those staff were purged during the Michelle Rhee era. Now this school has a problem with missing//stolen money. I suspect they were receiving more money for kids labeled 'foreign' They didn't even put me in their year book even though I was the first kid to do two years in one and graduate early from this school. I was a poor//homeless student, mind you. So they thought they could label me as foreign because no one would care or find out. One potential thought was 'could it be racism?', but throughout my time after graduating, I traveled and bomped around down south. We learned that it wasn't racism, it's about fraud on the poor and homeless, those who are deemed vulnerable. You get to see both sides as one. The side that does right and the side that does wrong.

O my gosh! I haven't seen my school since 1977 when my dumb butt paid more attention to the so…read morecalled glitter of the streets than my last year of school. Instead of getting that last year, I embarked on a career. First as a photographer which led to a career in lighting design for concert tours ( such as Parliament Funkadelic, Cameo, and quite a few others). Young people!! Understand this! There were MANY PITFALLS along the way.This was NO GRAVY TRAIN by any means. Many nights I cried to myself and wished I could have turned back the clock. But stupid pride wouldn't let me. Too many friends and family busy patting me on the back telling me how proud they were of me and never knowing the person behind the smile. Now here it is 42 years later and still no diploma. My life behind the smile has been a REAL emotional rollercoaster. But enough about me. The point to this story is this. PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT IS GOOD AND HOLY. Study and enjoy these years the will.... when you look back in the years to come really be the greatest years of your life. Be good to each other and the family you have and to those who love and are truly in your corner. They're your roots, and backbone. If I have helped..... just ONE of you, the future, then....... Maybe, just maybe my job is done. May God bless and keep you in all you do. Sincerly, and with MUCH PRIDE FOR ALL OF YOU. I AM MS.N.J.N

This is the high school I graduated from many years ago. it isn't! WOW! What an impressive…read moreimprovement!! It's like a university campus now. Beautiful and engaging! Great work!

This review is for the TRACK ONLY! My husband & I found ourselves in this particular side of SE DC…read morelooking for somewhere to run sprints. I stopped somewhere and asked someone if they knew where a good track was to run and they pointed me to Ballou. The track here is GREAT! Given the neighborhood, I wasn't too sure if I'd find a decent track, but Ballou's got it! The turf was nice & new, the lanes were freshly painted, the bleachers were clean, etc. There were students & coaches on the football field, as well as a few people walking/running the track gettin their workout in. Everyone there was friendly. It really made for a great work out. We did our sprints, ran a few sets of bleachers & felt great! I would most DEFINITELY recommend Ballou's track if you are in the neighborhood & want to get a track work out in! (Also - The School kinda sits up on a slight hill, so if you want to get a little hill work out in, you can do that there as well!)

Excellent outdoor track and field…read more Free to use and open to the public when school activities are not in process. I used to receive email updates for when the track was opened or closed, but I probably no longer use that email address, so I'm out of the loop. I used to come here with a running group to do track speed work and speed drills. Another time I used to come regularly was for a weekly boot camp group that met where during designated week nights. Nice 8-lane track. Standard 4x around is mile. There are bleechers so some people run up and down those as well. Public restrooms are available and in working order when I was here and easy to find at the entrance. I am not certain where parking is. I lucked up and usually find parking on the surrounding neighborhood streets. I am sure there is a school parking lot around the corner or something. Plenty of people out for brisk walks and jogging around the track and others were playing American football and soccer in the middle of the field. Highly recommend!

Very nice sized high school in Arlington County Schools. Really great and informative staff here,…read morethat are willing to help and support each other!

I visited my friend who is a teacher there and I was really impressed. Working in a middle school…read moremyself, I noticed some of the differences right away. Two Rivers, is a smaller than usual middle school that services a very diverse student population. The fact that they are smaller is a great benefit to the child as a whole. The teachers are very in tune with what's going on with each child there. They work in a "family-like" environment where the old adage of "it takes a village to raise a child" holds truth. The staff seemed very much in sync and appeared to be glad to be working there unlike other schools I have visited before. The building itself lends itself to be inviting and comfortable. From the types of desks they use to the color of the wall, this entire building stimulates you to want to learn. The walls are painted with a very warm blue so soothing and calming. each classroom has a teacher and a teacher helper which makes the student-to-teacher ratio very small. I took a tour and was impressed by the aesthetics such as the partial glass walls! But overall, everyone was very inviting and nice as I walked through the halls with my friend giving me a tour. From what my friend tells me everyone works very hard to get to know each child at a personal level and everyone is concerned about the child's well being. I would recommend parents who are looking for schools in the area to visit and maybe ask for a small guided tour to see the building. As someone who works in a middle school with about 1,100 students, I believe smaller settings are crucial especially at the middle school level and if you are looking for that then you need to go check out Two Rivers.

Two Rivers PCS, My…read morechild's first and last year. One would've thought after the new principal came onboard it would've got better, it got worse. First, Two Rivers starts at 8:15, and after 8:30 a student is considered late. You get15-minutes grace, but you'll sit on Benning Road for an half-hour just trying to get through the very busy, high- construction, congested intersection where all the schools in the area start at the same time. Two Rivers staff could do a better job with either starting school earlier, or having their staff to stand on 4th Street that will aid in a smoother traffic flow. There's one way in and one way out, and in the event of an emergency, time would definitely be a factor of life or death. Second, Ms. Chelsea, the new principal. Where do I begin? She has never formally introduced herself to the school-body. She's rarely at the school on-time, never accountable or available. She has failed many parents and is a disservice to the school. She's new to being a principal and it's more than evident that she was hired off familiarity. She probably was great in her other position at Two Rivers, but that's certainly not the case at Young. Maybe because she had two small children who knows, but she's way above her head in this position and the Two Rivers Community will suffer, because she'll never have enough integrity to own the fact that it's too much. Instead the school/students will fail. Third, the schools report card system. It's very subjective and holds no merit to the student or what's needed to excel with the standards of area public charter schools. It's evident that something is wrong, check out Two Rivers Report Card. No real preparation towards achieving in Science, Math, and Reading. What the teachers don't undertake, when their students fail, so do they! Fourth, the school is very racist! The schools grading system is in a scale of 1-5 with 5 being the highest. Very rare do children of color ever score 4-5s while for children of other races it's a norm. During showcases, the African-American children receive small parts while other children receive larger. Fifth, the school use Wednesday's for teacher-development days. It not only causes a very expensive after-school bill for parents. The teachers have not used the time wisely to improve themselves or students to become academic achievers. Basically, Wednesday's has become just another day and nothing has changed! In Two Rivers you'll get diversity, but that's it! Send your child(ren) to a school that'll challenge them academically and learning is fun. A school that'll challenge them to want to know/learn more because it's that exciting. A principal who will always go above and beyond to service the students, parents, and staff. A principal that is dedicated and accountable. All parents wants what is best for their children and their schools should mirror that! The same as parents should enjoy all of the comforts of being home, they should have this the same hidden nugget of cultural treasure within their school.