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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Moved my kids from APS (public) to Catholic. One of the biggest differences is actually instructional time - but in the opposite direction of OP's point! Catholic school teaches from the first day to the last. APS does very little teaching at the start of the year, before breaks, and after the first week of May (after the SOLs). My kid in Catholic HS had exams the last week of school. Very big difference. [/quote]

Similar experience. My kid was in APS and had private testing that would have placed them in a gifted program in another county (above 140). They got bored and when we talked about science (in person) we were told they would learn science after the SOLs (in May) because in their grade, the SOL was in history/social studies. Until then, my kid would be allowed to have "independent study time" once a week as an 8-year old. At the Catholic School there was not official Gifted program but they had more opportunities to have rigorous work.

The days were longer, and they started school a week or two sooner but it was worth it. Also, they worked until the last week or school. 
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