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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC is in 6th grade AAP at Canterbury Woods -- what would you like to know?[/quote]

What do you like/dislike about the program?

Did your son transfer to CW from another school?  What was the transition like for him/her?

Is the program challenging enough?  How much homework per night?

Anything else you would care to share about your experience at CW.

Thank You![/quote]

DC transferred to CWES from another school. The transition to CWES went very, very well. The teachers and the school counselor worked hard to get all the kids welcomed and introduced into their new community.  The counselor set up lunch bunches with the students so everyone got to know each other. At CWES, the students are grouped for specials (art, PE and music) so all the students in the grade get mixed together. My DC made more friends outside of AAP that way.

The program is quite challenging but not overly so. DC didn't have to work at school prior to starting in AAP. But now in AAP, there is now a little more effort required to get things done and to get good grades. Homework load is not bad at all. It is heavier in 6th grade than it was in 3rd and 4th grades (in particular) but nothing exceeding 45 minutes. The transition from easy homework in 2nd grade at our base school to more challenging homework in 3rd grade was interesting :-)  but it was an issue for maybe the first few weeks of school.

CWES has a great music program with kids able to start strings in 4th grade and band in 5th grade. The AAP students are again mixed in with all the other kids in strings, band, as well as chorus, so there are friendships with many kids (not just AAP) in each grade.

The AAP teachers that we've had at CWES have been absolutely top notch. Each of the teachers knows some of the unique challenges that AAP kids can present (perfectionism and procrastination as a couple of examples) and they work with parent/student to address issues throughout the school year. The school counselor, in particular, is fabulous with these sort of things as well. She works with the teachers to address problems, including in lessons she does for the class.

The only thing that I dislike is that CWES is currently undergoing a renovation. The school principal has done a great job of planning around the expected disruptions that go with any renovation. But moving classrooms around is not on anyone's "like" list. The renovation is going quite well, though, and should be completed next school year (or maybe it's December 2103? I'm not sure).

We are quite pleased with the program. Oh, one more thing -- the PTA is great, too. The PTA is very welcoming to AAP parents. It's not "this is our school and not yours" thing as it seems other AAP schools in Fairfax County have going on.
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