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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Another question for actual Lab/Siena parents. Realistically, do the schools intend to keep kids through 12th (Lab) and 8th (Siena) and work to that end? Or is the goal to remediate back out to mainstream public/private? I honestly don’t think we can afford keeping our DC at Lab school for more than a couple years. So we need to focus on remediation and working skills to get back to mainstream by middle school if possible. [/quote]

We are a Lab School family. There is a mix of paths that students take. I know families that went to Lab through 8th grade and transitioned to other privates that were more a combination of neurotypical +  accommodations for dyslexia .  My public school 8th grade DD did shadow days for private catholic schools this year and ran into a current 8th grade Lab School Student twice.  Some of the schools I know the students have gone to / explored include:  Field, Burke, St, Johns (Benilde Program), Academy of the Holy Cross (St. Mary's Resource Program).  We are a DC family and unfortunately, I could not imagine a path for my child in our neighborhood public school.

We are planning on staying through 8th grade and evaluating at that time what is the right path. For my child's mental health, Lab has really helped.  Being with kids who all have a language based learning difference takes away some of the stress that they used to face on a daily basis.  Constantly being pulled from their class for instruction / not being able to engage in classes the way their peers were / avoidance tactics that were mastered.  All of these things stressed their systems.  Start taking these away and they are ready to engage in other things each day.

Just a FYI - Siena is planning on going through 12th.[/quote]

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