K-12 Lifers - Over it by the end?

[Anonymous]

I’d be interested in hearing from those with K-12 lifers and those with students who started at a K-12, but then left for any reason. For the K-12, this would be schools with 80-100 seniors.

[Anonymous]

Do you have a specific question for K-12 lifers?

[Anonymous]

I asked in the subject line but to expand more… I’m curious if such a small graduating class becomes stifling, if they get tired of the same people, or if half the class usually transitions out to other schools through the years.

I went to a school with 600 seniors in a different city so this is all new having such a small class.

[Anonymous]

Kids love K-12. Usually more kids join at the start of middle and high school. My kids have friends in adjacent years, above or below, as well. Having long term friends over the span of K-12 is really nice. You are overthinking this.

[Anonymous]

Kids come in and out around middle and high school at our K-12, mostly because of their parents' work obligations. New kids are welcomed in and new blood is appreciated. What happens typically is the kids develop a core of school-based friends and another set of friends through other activities outside of school. The friends from outside of school go to a variety of other independent or public schools, thus helping to expand the potential circle of friends even more. Dating prospects also may pop up this way, or that has been the experience of DD and her friends at K-12.

[Anonymous]

+1 for friendships across the grades. At our K-12, 9th and 10th graders often bond and build friendships and 11th and 12th graders do as well.

No matter what size school your child attends, making sure he or she has the opportunity to have several friends groups helps your child weather the ups and downs of middle school and early high school years well IMO.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Kids come in and out around middle and high school at our K-12, mostly because of their parents' work obligations. New kids are welcomed in and new blood is appreciated. What happens typically is the kids develop a core of school-based friends and another set of friends through other activities outside of school. The friends from outside of school go to a variety of other independent or public schools, thus helping to expand the potential circle of friends even more. Dating prospects also may pop up this way, or that has been the experience of DD and her friends at K-12.

This. And remember, same kids K-12 is a very normal experience in publics too. I am from a town with two elementaries, one middle, and one high school. Yes we were kind of tired of each other. We did seek fresh people to make out with in neighboring towns. But it was fine.