Least amount of homework (high school)?

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Anonymous wrote:St John's College High School

With the changes they made to finals before Christmas, my kid feels under constant stress.
I would not recommend SJC unless your child will be a recruited athlete and you need a school that will support them through this journey.
I have spoken with the school counselor and they have flagged the issue to school leadership and the school knows it is a problem but has not done anything to address it

Mine too. The actual homework is solid but manageable but there are loads of tests which puts my kid in a state of never being able to relax. No late work (which is good IMO) and no retakes so there is pressure to do well. Exams can also completely derail your semester grade if you don't do well. I do hear that the kids in Benilde have a study hall and take a class over the summer which lightens their load some.

Anyone can take classes over the summer.

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Anonymous wrote:Which independent high schools (VA & DC; co-ed or girls) have the lightest workloads? Recognize this will be by reputation only since it's difficult to compare.

Looking for a HS that might be lower stress than some of the most competitive schools. Strong counseling program also a plus.

Barrie School. Also really small classes

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:St John's College High School

With the changes they made to finals before Christmas, my kid feels under constant stress.
I would not recommend SJC unless your child will be a recruited athlete and you need a school that will support them through this journey.
I have spoken with the school counselor and they have flagged the issue to school leadership and the school knows it is a problem but has not done anything to address it

Mine too. The actual homework is solid but manageable but there are loads of tests which puts my kid in a state of never being able to relax. No late work (which is good IMO) and no retakes so there is pressure to do well. Exams can also completely derail your semester grade if you don't do well. I do hear that the kids in Benilde have a study hall and take a class over the summer which lightens their load some.

Anyone can take classes over the summer.

No, they can't. Classes with the school or that are accepted by the school are very few and very specific.

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Anonymous wrote:Why in the world would anyone ask this question? Nuts. Its a troll alert to say the least.

I would love for my kids to go to a school with really smart kids *and* good quality of life. I think OP asks a great question.

Can’t have both ways

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Anonymous wrote:We have found St. Andrew’s to have a moderate level of homework. As someone said earlier, it depends on the classes taken, but overall we feel it’s a healthy level, and our kid is usually able to balance school work with sports, between home and study hall time.

+1 But will also say depends on classes DC is taking. One DC has significantly more hw than the other because they are taking all honors/AP and other DC has some on level classes in the mix. I agree that the school takes HW volume seriously and focuses on making sure kids are prepared for college but not burned out.

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Anonymous wrote:We have found St. Andrew’s to have a moderate level of homework. As someone said earlier, it depends on the classes taken, but overall we feel it’s a healthy level, and our kid is usually able to balance school work with sports, between home and study hall time.

+1

I have a 2024 SAES grad who was able to balance a time-intense extracurricular and course demands. They were very well prepared for college and is doing very well academically.