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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thank you so much for responding!

I haven't told DS yet, as I think he will be scared at the thought of having to change schools.  He is very outgoing though, so I am sure that won't be a problem once he's there.  I am really hoping the open house gets him excited.  Was your experience that most kids came in with groups of kids that they already knew from their home schools?

Our home school starts at 8:40 and from this year's bus schedule, it looks like it might only be 20 minutes earlier than when he is used to.  But when I talked to people at our school, they kept emphasizing that it was a longer day due to the bus ride.  DS is used to being at aftercare until 6 though, so I don't think that will be too difficult for him.  Any clue what other families have worked out for aftercare?

Are you saying the majority of the homework load is long term projects?  How much math or other nightly homework do they get that isn't project related?  Are the projects something they are supposed to spend a couple hours each weekend working on or more?  DS hasn't had to do many long term projects that weren't done mainly in class yet, so I don't have much to compare it to.  Also, I had heard that they do a lot to help kids with organization.  I am really hoping that is the case!  DS is going to need help staying organized.  Remembering to bring home the work and what the tasks are will be his biggest problem.  But that is great news that the teachers send frequent emails![/quote]

Do not worry at all.  The kids are awesome, friendly and very engaged.  Most of them are outgoing and very social.  They will split up the kids from the same neighborhood or same school in different classrooms, so most kids will not know each other. But, really a great group of teachers and they will ease the transition of your child.

There is some daily homework, but not a lot.  The projects are broken down and explained. So, the first assignment of the project would be - research and cite sources, the second assignment would be to make an outline of the presentation, the third assignment would be to work on the PPT in class the fourth would be to add relevant images, the fifth would be to present in front of the class with notecards ...so on and so forth.  They teach all that. [b] I think that is the biggest benefit of the HGC program. They teach them organization and time and project management - at school. [/b] You as a parent can discuss and suggest and maybe proof read if you want...but essentially they end up working on their own.  Yes, once in a while, you may need to step in, but it is not all the time. You will be amazed at how self sufficient they become after the first quarter.

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