Speyer is 28.5K per year, no financial aid. The first year, they are only running 1 kindergarten and 1 split first and second grade. 12 kids per class so that is 6 spots for 1st grade. And moneyed parents that did not get into Hunter, and went to Hollingworth are the ones that started it, so they get first shot.
I also question it. The woman running it ran a preschool for 20 years. Going past preschool is a whole different story. For instance. She chose Danny from Hot Peas and Butter for the Music Director. Now I know Danny, he taught dd when she was 2 in her preschool and he lives up the street. But now DD4 is taking piano. Many HG+ (and Speyer is looking at PG really) are very talented musically. Why now have a serious musician teach them the fundamentals they are capable of learning? With all the musicians in NY willing to teach in these schools. I could put a list together. The museum of Natural History has amazing after school programs, they could have done a science thing in coordination. They didn't. So I wonder if it is going to be a success. Not an experiment I would want to make for 28.5K.
Ren
