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[quote=Anonymous]Our daughter started CES this year. I'd say it's been a net positive, but it's not an unalloyed good.

Transportation hasn't been an issue; she can catch a bus from her old school to the CES school, so nothing has changed for our routine.

Academically, I like the program a lot. They read whole novels in small groups and discuss them. They also do a lot of writing, including some creative fiction writing. Those are both things I wish were in the regular classroom more than they are. My kid was most excited for the bigger projects, and there's been some of those. I think she's coming out of CES pretty significantly better prepared academically than she would have been otherwise.

Socially, it's been harder. She's made some new friends, but her best friend is still at her old school. We do what we can, but the occasional all day playdate doesn't replace seeing someone five days a week.

We knew this would be an issue. When we asked whether or not she wanted to accept the place, and she said yes, but cried about leaving her friends. A couple months ago, she was thinking about asking to switch back next year, but she seems to have changed her mind on that. We also miss her old school, which I think had a nicer community than where she is now. That might just be that we had four years to put down roots there, though.

But with twins, I'd only go if they both got in, which isn't likely.[/quote]

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