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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know that Stone Ridge is very supportive of their students having outside sports and activities. Our DD have never had an issue leaving school early or missing a day of school for a club sport competition, as long as we notified the school ahead of time. Teachers have always been supportive allowing the students to make up work or tests thay were missed on those days. SR has a “whole child” approach to their education: growing mind, body, and spirit. [/quote]

I can second this ... Our child is in SR MS. We haven't done much missing school besides medical appointments, but the block schedule/workload has felt balanced and our child says school is "fun" (the school day itself). I like looking forward to where I spend my day, and I'm glad she does as well :). [/quote]

SR is very different in high school, when students have to make choices about taking honors and AP courses. It is very competitive for students who are looking for that.  You could also take the less rigorous route and not take any AP courses, but that would hamper college admissions choices.[/quote]

+1 my daughter studies all the time. I see kids from other private high schools who seem to not be as stressed.[/quote]

A perfect example of trying to balance rigor and school spirit is when the girls at SR attend games with their laptops open.  We saw this during a visit to the school and decided this was the place for my academically motivated daughter.[/quote]

if a girl feels like she needs to open her laptop and get work done while she is at a game, that sounds awful to me.  to each her own I guess.[/quote]

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