Has anyone successfully lived in two cities while kids are in school?

[Anonymous]

How do people live part of the year here and in winter head elsewhere without triggering school absences? I’m curious how this is done to live in two cities with kids.

[Anonymous]

Like snow birds? That's for retirees. Empty nesters.

[Anonymous]

I know a family who lived in upstate New York who spent every January-March in Florida. The enrolled their daughter in public school in both places, just switching back and forth.

[Anonymous]

If you are a poor, you would homeschool. The rich have their kids in boarding school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How do people live part of the year here and in winter head elsewhere without triggering school absences? I’m curious how this is done to live in two cities with kids.

You would homeschool. I'm not sure how public school works with residency. I'm in a liberal state (not DC area) where school is where the child sleeps/lives- so it seems, based on those rules, that a child could attend public school here if they were living here part of the year, even if the parents/family aren't domiciled residents of the area.

[Anonymous]

The only people I know who did this had one parent who lived in 2 cities while the rest of the family stayed in one. For a job, obviously, not climate. I don't think I'd want to uproot the kids twice in each school year.

[Anonymous]

One parent stays at the main residence and the parent that is working on the other city comes home on weekends or the family visits the away parent- during the school year.

If the whole family moves, they homeschool or do online accredited schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know a family who lived in upstate New York who spent every January-March in Florida. The enrolled their daughter in public school in both places, just switching back and forth.

Not OP, but wondering: How old was the DD and how long did this go on? It's just not really tenable once a student is in MS or especially HS, I would think. No real opportunity for the older student to get consistent coursework and grading in the classes colleges will be looking for, and no ability to get truly involved in any clubs or extracurriculars (both for fun/friendships and to develop skills, as well as to demonstrate to colleges that the student is committed and consistent). I'm sure it's doable and some tweens and teens would even like it, and yes, military and other families do move around and change schools due to that. But bouncing between schools WITHIN every academic year repeatedly? Wow. That would really complicate their academic record and their ability to have activities during a school year unless maybe they only want to do fall and spring sports....

You'd at least have to work out how to deal with academics when the two school systems have different curricula, study different things at different times/years, and have different requirements for graduating.

[Anonymous]

I grew up in two states but the summer was where the split was.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How do people live part of the year here and in winter head elsewhere without triggering school absences? I’m curious how this is done to live in two cities with kids.

What people? The vast, vast majority of people don't/wouldn't do this because it's not really fair to kids. I guess you can figure out a way if you are very rich or living some other very unique lifestyle, but those folks probably aren't on DCUM.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know a family who lived in upstate New York who spent every January-March in Florida. The enrolled their daughter in public school in both places, just switching back and forth.

That sounds difficult

[Anonymous]

I know of a K-8 private school on an island on the Florida Keys that's one big private club. Kids and grandkids of members attend the school, some of them for part of the year. Since it's small, the school is able to keep up with the students' regular school curriculum.

https://oracademy.org/

Palm Beach Day Academy used to serve the same purpose, though it's now a full school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know of a K-8 private school on an island on the Florida Keys that's one big private club. Kids and grandkids of members attend the school, some of them for part of the year. Since it's small, the school is able to keep up with the students' regular school curriculum.

https://oracademy.org/

Palm Beach Day Academy used to serve the same purpose, though it's now a full school.

http://www.sjsonline.org/seasonal-student-program

Here's another school, also in S Florida, that has a similar program for students who are only in the area for part of the year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know a family who lived in upstate New York who spent every January-March in Florida. The enrolled their daughter in public school in both places, just switching back and forth.

Not OP, but wondering: How old was the DD and how long did this go on? It's just not really tenable once a student is in MS or especially HS, I would think. No real opportunity for the older student to get consistent coursework and grading in the classes colleges will be looking for, and no ability to get truly involved in any clubs or extracurriculars (both for fun/friendships and to develop skills, as well as to demonstrate to colleges that the student is committed and consistent). I'm sure it's doable and some tweens and teens would even like it, and yes, military and other families do move around and change schools due to that. But bouncing between schools WITHIN every academic year repeatedly? Wow. That would really complicate their academic record and their ability to have activities during a school year unless maybe they only want to do fall and spring sports....

You'd at least have to work out how to deal with academics when the two school systems have different curricula, study different things at different times/years, and have different requirements for graduating.

The kid was elementary age when they did this. I agree, it would be more difficult with a middle/high school age child. Apparently the girl didn't mind at the time and had friends in both places.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know of a K-8 private school on an island on the Florida Keys that's one big private club. Kids and grandkids of members attend the school, some of them for part of the year. Since it's small, the school is able to keep up with the students' regular school curriculum.

https://oracademy.org/

Palm Beach Day Academy used to serve the same purpose, though it's now a full school.

http://www.sjsonline.org/seasonal-student-program

Here's another school, also in S Florida, that has a similar program for students who are only in the area for part of the year.

These seem like lovely options. Wish they were available more widely.