{"id":16280,"date":"2019-05-29T10:48:07","date_gmt":"2019-05-29T14:48:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.successacademies.org\/?post_type=education_blog&p=16280"},"modified":"2023-04-26T03:47:25","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T03:47:25","slug":"parent-perspective-our-second-choice-success-academy-turned-out-to-be-first-rate","status":"publish","type":"education_blog","link":"https:\/\/www.successacademies.org\/education-blog\/parent-perspective-our-second-choice-success-academy-turned-out-to-be-first-rate\/","title":{"rendered":"Parent Perspective: \u201cOur Second Choice Success Academy Turned Out to Be First Rate\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

When I finally decided which school was the best fit for my son Jericho, it felt like magic. For months, my wife and I asked ourselves what seemed like a million, overwhelming questions: <\/span>Does this school have a strong academic program? What co-curriculars do they offer? How far are we willing to commute?<\/span><\/i> We were unimpressed with our zoned school and turned to our friends for guidance. A number of them had children at Success Academy and told us about the schools\u2019 high standards and amazing results. Encouraged, I signed up for the open house and decided to enter Jericho in the SA lottery. <\/span>Perfect!<\/span><\/i> I thought as I scrolled through SA\u2019s various locations online. <\/span>There\u2019s a Success Academy location in Hell\u2019s Kitchen, just a block away from where we live. <\/span><\/i>Impressed with SA Hell\u2019s Kitchen after the open house, I was convinced SA Hell\u2019s Kitchen was our match-made in heaven. <\/span><\/p>\n

There was a problem, however. When we received our lottery results, we discovered Jericho was not accepted. Instead, he was given a seat at SA Hudson Yards, which we had ranked as our second choice school when we entered the lottery.<\/span><\/p>\n

My wife and I were taken aback. We had our hearts set on SA Hell\u2019s Kitchen \u2014 how could we put our son in a school we hadn\u2019t visited and didn\u2019t know as well? What were the academics and co-curriculars like there? To further complicate our decision, we\u2019d moved to Queens. We\u2019d rationalized that we wouldn\u2019t have minded commuting for SA Hell\u2019s Kitchen since we were aware of the quality of the school. Now would the long commute to SA Hudson Yards be worth it?<\/span><\/p>\n

Troubled, we found ourselves reconsidering altogether.  <\/span><\/p>\n

We thought back to the programs, curriculum, and results that we\u2019d come across in our research: these standards were not specific to any SA school, but reflected SA as a whole. I remembered seeing SA scholars from all over NYC, and even overheard a few excitedly discuss the latest book they were reading. Many of our friends attended different locations, but still talked about how much their kids loved school. We decided that we would adjust our lifestyles to make sure Jericho experienced these learning opportunities. We took a chance and enrolled Jericho at SA Hudson Yards.<\/span><\/p>\n

To say the decision has been worth it would be an understatement. SA really does implement the same school design and standards citywide: At family gatherings, I watch as Jericho and his cousin (also in the second grade but attending SA Hell\u2019s Kitchen) excitedly discuss the books they\u2019re reading and the projects they\u2019re working on. And we\u2019ve adjusted to the commute, and it\u2019s been easier than expected: coordinating dinners, bedtime, and a morning schedule for the entire family. <\/span><\/p>\n

Jericho blows me away \u2014 we can\u2019t get enough of hearing him say that every subject in school is his \u201cfavorite\u201d subject and seeing the astonished look on his older sister\u2019s face when she sees the advanced subject material he\u2019s grasping at such a young age. Not only does he come home every day excited about school, but he also received a little taste of YouTube fame for the videos he created for one his science projects on narwhals and the northern cardinal! It\u2019s just one way that the school community we\u2019ve found at Success encourages Jericho to express himself creatively and apply his interests to learning. <\/span><\/p>\n

I understand why parents might be hesitant to enroll their child in their second choice school, whether it\u2019s because they\u2019re unsure of the school\u2019s program or because it\u2019s a longer commute from home. Success Academy designed its programs for all of its schools, however, not just some of them. I also can\u2019t blame parents for making decisions about their child\u2019s school based on their commute or work schedule. That\u2019s up to each family to decide what\u2019s best for them. For my family, however, the benefits of an education at SA outweighed the small adjustments we needed to make. A quality education is the greatest treasure I can give my child, and I\u2019ll continue to do all I can to give him one.<\/span><\/p>\n

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