SSSAS, ACDS, BF etc.

[Anonymous]

PP, have you looked at the curriculum? If not, this might help:
http://www.burgundyfarm.org/data/files/gallery/ECFileGallery/Lower_School_Curriculum_Guide.pdf

[Anonymous]

Current burgundy parent of K girl. I feel like it's hard to say how "challenged" she is. I mean, they aren't beating her or posting a class rank, but she really wants to learn and they're doing a great job of facilitating that process.

It isn't some sort of crazy free-for-all despite the progressive moniker. There's a definite curriculum and lesson plan. My daughter comes home with her completed work on Fridays and I can see the Spanish and French vocabulary she's learned, counting games she's played, "books" she's made etc.

I can see that she's learned a lot and her reading has progressed a lot this year, particularly her interest in reading on her own. One of the reasons we chose a progressive school is that we felt they were more flexible with the instruction. The kids all follow the daily lessons, but outside of that I feel like they were more willing to push kids who are ready for more advanced work and work individually on different skills with kids who need help. In visiting some other local schools, we got the impression that they were more rigid and everyone was held to the same pace. I can't say what's actually true for those schools, but I can say that Burgundy has done a good job of individualizing instruction for my daughter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Current burgundy parent of K girl. I feel like it's hard to say how "challenged" she is. I mean, they aren't beating her or posting a class rank, but she really wants to learn and they're doing a great job of facilitating that process.

It isn't some sort of crazy free-for-all despite the progressive moniker. There's a definite curriculum and lesson plan. My daughter comes home with her completed work on Fridays and I can see the Spanish and French vocabulary she's learned, counting games she's played, "books" she's made etc.

I can see that she's learned a lot and her reading has progressed a lot this year, particularly her interest in reading on her own. One of the reasons we chose a progressive school is that we felt they were more flexible with the instruction. The kids all follow the daily lessons, but outside of that I feel like they were more willing to push kids who are ready for more advanced work and work individually on different skills with kids who need help. In visiting some other local schools, we got the impression that they were more rigid and everyone was held to the same pace. I can't say what's actually true for those schools, but I can say that Burgundy has done a good job of individualizing instruction for my daughter.

Thank you, PP. This is what I needed to hear. Did your DD go into Burgundy reading and writing at all? If so, was she challenged enough?