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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know that Stone Ridge is very supportive of their students having outside sports and activities. Our DD have never had an issue leaving school early or missing a day of school for a club sport competition, as long as we notified the school ahead of time. Teachers have always been supportive allowing the students to make up work or tests thay were missed on those days. SR has a “whole child” approach to their education: growing mind, body, and spirit. [/quote]

I can second this ... Our child is in SR MS. We haven't done much missing school besides medical appointments, but the block schedule/workload has felt balanced and our child says school is "fun" (the school day itself). I like looking forward to where I spend my day, and I'm glad she does as well :). [/quote]

SR is very different in high school, when students have to make choices about taking honors and AP courses. It is very competitive for students who are looking for that.  You could also take the less rigorous route and not take any AP courses, but that would hamper college admissions choices.[/quote]

Can you explain what you mean by "it is very competitive for students who are looking for that"? ... like the girls are competing against each other, themselves? Or did you mean competitive in the sense of challenging?
Does the block schedule help? My child has been taking advantage of it in Middle School and I am hoping the time management carries over so if she does choose the rigorous route, she can get some work done at school and also "have a life" ...given that some of that life will be spent on studying and homework outside of school. Thanks for shedding more light![/quote]

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