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[quote=Anonymous]15:15 here. I honestly don't think the workload is any more than it was at Barnsley HGC. I'm always asking my kid in the evening if she's got more homework to do and the answer is always no, she got it done when she got home from school or during the day. She has afterschool band three days a week, but even so she's still usually done with her homework by dinnertime.

The great thing about the magnet program (besides the teachers) is that the curriculum is integrated across the magnet classes. So the 6th graders have English, Literature, World Studies, and Media as their magnet classes. Just as an example that I remember from the open house, if the kids are studying Greek/Roman history in World Studies, they may be reading about Greek/Roman mythology in English or Lit (and putting on a play featuring the gods) and designing a propaganda poster in Media learning how to represent the characteristics of a god or goddess using font, design elements, etc.

I think one of the coolest aspects of the program is the Media class. It's such a fun class -- for the intro week over the summer, the kids wrote, storyboarded, filmed, and edited their own movie previews. Right now they're learning about animation. The magnet kids make award-winning documentaries by the time they're in 8th grade.

My kid is only in 6th grade, and from what I've heard the workload does get heavier, but I compare her experience to my older kid sailing through middle school and I think being challenged is better than not being challenged.

Definitely go (and take your daughter) to the open house if it hasn't already happened. It is a fantastic opportunity to get a feel for the program.[/quote]

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