If you refer back to my blog post of February 25, 2012, you will read about my acceptance to the Montessori school that has/had the finest of reputations. Tragically, I found myself in the midst of a perfect storm this year: several classmates with significant unaddressed behavior issues, a new guide whose mentor was selling her short, and parents who were not adhering to the media policy. Toward the end of the school year, it was becoming increasingly obvious that staying there was too much of a gamble.
At just the right moment, a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend (who we have still never met) swooped in to save me and, before I knew it, I was invited to interview at an even better school! Needless to say, on the day I interviewed, I was at my best. I charmed everyone from the front office staff to the founder/director and I was promptly offered the spot that every child in town desperately wants.
In the photo above, taken several days after my interview, I am returning my forms to my new NEW school. If I look a bit groggy, it's because I woke up at 4:30am eager to bake. We had our loaf of bread in the oven by 7:00. (Now I have to wonder why we didn't take any bread to share with the office staff at my new school.)
Now, I really do hope to stay in one place until the end of elementary school. The preschool admissions process has been grueling but for good reason: every one dollar spent on high quality preK education saves four when it comes time for college. This has been excellent practice though because quality preschools have a much lower acceptance rate (stalled around 2.3% in urban areas) than Harvard (5.8%). My application success rate was 100%.
Having said that, I do need to start applying for middle schools NOW. Wish me luck.
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