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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]I just wanted to express my thoughts on BASIS. We recently relocated from Tucson. My DD attended BASIS for 1.5 years. BASIS is an amazing group of schools and DC is lucky to have one of them. The academics are rigorous and advanced and I was repeated astounded by the depth of information and teaching that was consistently provided to the students at that school. Prior to BASIS, I would not have fathomed that my child would succeed at Algebra, Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Latin, etc. in the 6th grade. She enjoyed the school. Yes, she had a lot of homework and may have been a bit put off by the excess number of weekly tests and quizzes, but she also found that she could maintain top grades and still have plenty of time for herself.

[b]BASIS is a tough school. It is not for everyone.[/b] Luckily, my DD was self motivated and organized, so I was very hands-off the 2nd year. It has to be a good fit for the child. If the child is not interested or motivated then it becomes a real struggle suffered by the while family.

We considered BASIS DC when moving out here but decided to go with FCPS with the consideration of possibly applying to TJ. We anticipated a significant lightening of the workload for the remainder of 6th grade but we were somewhat surprised that my DD was denied admission to the AAP program at her school, even though she clearly demonstrated ability to handle advanced academics. Now she seems kind of bored. Go figure.

Good luck to those at BASIS DC.[/quote]

Is this in some BASIS marketing material? Every single time a booster posts (and there's nothing wrong with boostering), they always have these two lines in their posts.[/quote]

No, it is not marketing material. It is a fact that Basis offers a rigorous European style education. It is also a fact that not every school is going to be a good fit. For example, if I was not interested in my child being immersed in another language, then an immersion school would not be a good fit for my child. As another example, previously, a Montessori school was not good fit for our kid and we pulled him out of that school. Every kid is different.[/quote]

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