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[quote=Anonymous]Visarts in Rockville and The ArtLeague in Alexandria are two places for art classes that I recommend.

As for homework, I think the first semester of middle school can be a transition as they are changing classes and are responsible for organizing themselves. Schools vary widely on how much homework they give and so there is no simple answer on how hard it will be for your son to juggle.

We have a rule DD has to do at least 1 physical extracurricular and 1 non-physical/academic/other extracurricular as we think she needs to learn to balance activities.

Note that Clubs at her school -- any many others -- take place during the school day.

The school emphasized executive functioning skills and spent a lot of time teaching 6th graders how to manage themselves and their time so the transition was not a big deal.

Then again, my child is generally well-organized and self-motivated so I did not need to do much oversight of her and her work. I think DD found the changing social dynamics and affiliated drama to be more challenging than the increased workload, tbh, but ymmw.[/quote]

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