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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wouldn't totally rule out Madeira if you love the school or it is top on your DD's list.  The previous comments have been correct about the workload...you can expect 3 hours of homework every night BUT Madeira does provide support for ADHD girls. There is a skills center staffed by a learning specialist where they can make appts for extra tutoring or just getting organized.  They even have a peer tutoring program where upper class (or the super smarties) can tutor any girl who gets "stuck."  There is a free "conference" period every day where girls can go meet with a teacher to ask questions, go over homework. Many girls use the "free" period to get a head start on homework. YOu know your daughter best, but Madeira DOES provide accommodations and the Skills Center...but it's up to the girl to take the initiative to get the extra support. The extra help is there; she will just need to be pro-active in seeking it out.  If she is a hard worker and OK with that much homework, she may love it.  :-)
I wish you the best of luck![/quote]

I generally agree with this, although 3 hours of homework is maybe true in 9th grade. Op you need to have a sense of how slowly your DD works. It took mine 4-5 hours to do 3 hours of homework, when homework ramped up later it was more like 6 hours. But she was able to use weekends and Tuesday/Wednesday nights (because there are no classes on Wednesday) to catch up or read ahead.

The school was VERY supportive but it is rigorous and there isn't much that can or should be done about that.  There were a few girls in my DDs class who transferred to other schools because of academics.

Despite the intensity my DD loved the school. [/quote]

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