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[quote=Anonymous]I have a fourth grader there and the year has been mostly great. Science, social studies and writing have been the highlights. The art teacher there seems great and my child likes Dr. Fazio, but instrumental hasn’t been our focus. Some negatives: indoor recess is the entire CES grade (56 kids) packed into one indoor classroom. The teachers, while great, have both been absent a lot this year, I think for personal and health reasons, so instruction has been a bit off-balance. While the school is friendly, you will have limited time in the classroom, as PP noted. No volunteering except for field trips. If getting straight A’s is your kid’s norm, prepare to be shocked (although I do think that is a good thing, actually). Some kids clearly love the project-based homework units and some (like mine!) do not. The commute is a hassle. And it is hard to move to a new school. It just is.

The good : mainly, my kid went from dead-eyed about school to bright and excited about the day. That was huge for us.

The teachers work really hard and give extensive and detailed feedback on writing and work. Also huge for us.

We have had zero personal problems with bullying or safety, but that may vary by the child. If your child wants to play soccer every day, that may be harder. Four-square, basketball, and various games of chase seem to be the favorite outdoor CES activities. My child complains that there aren’t enough balls and many are deflated. CES kids usually get dismissed from lunch to recess after the local kids, and so they get last choice of balls. Overall, admin seems nice.

They give kids a fair amount of time to work on homework at school, so the homework load seems only occasionally heavy. If your child does not love to read, the homework load may feel very heavy.

Your kids inner nerd will get to happily shine... I mean, they sit around making up haikus together for fun.

Overall, unless you have an unusually anxious child or you know your school has some excellent enrichment waiting for the next two years, I would recommend trying it out! It isn’t perfect, but the program really is amazing.[/quote]

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