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You're right, it's not a TIC project, my bad!! It's a shame though that it's half empty, we have great memories of the place. Somehow, the parking situation never bothered us, we'd park really far where there were plenty of spots and then walk.

Since I am not in Irvine yet, can't seem to find anything online about this. Does anyone know what the now-defunct Borders at the District will be replaced with? We used to love that bookstore, it was one of the main reasons to go there, now I'm just keeping my fingers crossed that maybe, maybe...

We've decided to live in Westpark II because of its central location, the K-8 year round school (I have three kids, so I want to have them all in the same school for as long as possible), the newer homes (as opposed to Woodbridge, which was also high on the list); and now we've found out we'll...

Since we've decided to live in the Plaza Vista school area, and will move there in January, I called the school the other day to see what to do about enrolling mid-year. They said they don't guarantee a spot, although at this time they are still accepting new students. If they dont have spots...

About tutor time in oak creek: my son attended for several months a few years ago, he was 3 years old. The school was pretty nice and clean, nothing special, not too good, not too bad, we ended up pulling him out because he hated going to any preschool at that time. Just one negative thing: our...

Thanks for the link, it still doesn't show schedule and prices, I guess I will have to call them directly.

How does the new complex, The Park, compare to the neighboring Village? We lived at the Village a couple of years ago, when the Park was buing built, and loved it. I see that the prices are about the same, i was wondering about the living experience. Also, what is being built east of the Park...

Where can I find out information about kindergarten afterschool care at Irvine schools (without calling any specific school)? I'm interested in schedule, cost, what they do there etc. The idea being, since I will have a kindergartner and a second grader next year, to have the K one stay at...

Yes, the numbers make perfect sense, and it's not an amount that will break the bank. Nowhere near what private school would cost (where you pay tuition PLUS all of the above!). It's all worth it in exchange for a kind, loving teacher who smiles when the child walks in in the morning. I don't...

I've read this thread with lots of interest, I also have a 1st grader but he is in private school here in FL, and I've thought that since we pay a lot on tuition we don't have to donate, but they still ask for money all the time. So when we move to Irvine next June, with (at that time) two kids...

So by increasing the class sizes, does that mean they've had to fire teachers the last couple of years? I guess thing are worse in CA than in FL. Don't the generous donations by TIC and other companies fill the holes? Or are those aimed basically at specials like music, art etc? If I had a...

Right, I forgot about that, I stay at home, so the longer the kids' vacation, the more work for me! Dh works in education, so summers are pretty flexible for us. I really like the Plaza Vista website, I've learned a lot about the school just by checking out the different links they have. For...

Thanks. I do know about the year round thing. I think I like the idea. Summer weather in irvine is pretty nice, not like in Miami for example, so we don't need to go away for two months. 28 seems very crowded! As long as the kids are nice, and the teachers manage, I guess that's ok too. I will...

I think we are very close to deciding to live in Westpark II, which would mean the kids would attend Plaza Vista K-8. Does anyone know how many students they have in classrooms at the elementary level? On greatschools.org I see the student:teacher ratio as 25:1 in most schools. Seems like a lot...

We did have some friends who lived at the Village at Spectrum apartments, but that was two years ago, haven't kept in touch. DH has former co-workers who live in the area. I was just reading IHO's post about transitioning to public schools, and got a little worried, if they don't assign enough...

Hi all! New to this forum, but have been lurking for a while. I hope I?m posting this in the right sub-forum, Education. It?s kind of a mix. Although we live in FL now, we just found out about a job relocation to Irvine for next June. We?ve lived in Irvine before, and it?s my absolute favorite...