When my husband and I attended your open house and the classroom observations we were struck by the wonderful sense of community that you have created at the school and the school's work with the larger community around the school.  We would like our children to have the community connection close to where we live.  My husband and his family are Italian and the the connections to the Italian cultural center and the teaching of the Italian language in your school is also an important factor in our desire to send our children to your school.  When I observed the classroom setting and the interaction with the students and teachers, I was touched by the level of compassion and respect that was modeled by both the teachers and the students in the school and I think our children would benefit from this type of modelling.  As a teacher myself I was also impressed with the level of engagement that different groups of students were showing in their individual learning tasks that they were accomplishing, they were clearly enjoying the learning process and working hard to meet their goals.