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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]PP Above, You are incorrect, BASIS is offering 7 weeks of Stars this summer for a total of 23 days of instruction, plus 2 weeks of BOSS program.[/quote]

Then I am not incorrect - It is the person at Basis answering the phones who has told me that they are not offering it.  Nor have I seen anything about it in the communications I have received.  Will call the school now and find out as well as express my displeasure for the inaccurate information.  This is not the best sign and I haven't even started yet.[/quote]

Just got off the phone with BASIS about STARS based on PP's email.

Turns out that they only informed parents about the school about STARS thus far.  They have not sent the info out to NEW parents.  Also they are not offering 23 days of instruction for STARS.  They are offering a 4 week - 3 mornings a week of STARS with the afternoons of the BOSS study skill program for those 3 days - AND no aftercare.  They are also offerning STARS for the 2 weeks - 4 mornings a week with the afternoon BOSS program that I had previously described.

I, who have considerable flexibility, can adjust my work week for the 2 week - 4 day a week STARS/BOSS program with no aftercare.  I can not do it for 4 week - 3 day a week STARS?BOSS program with no aftercare.  I have no idea how a single parent without telework could do it either.  This was not well thought out. 
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Wrong again, PP.  BASIS is offering a five-week STARS session that meets three mornings a week and a two-week STARS session that meets 4 mornings a week.  The earlier poster was correct about the number of days.

As you note, the two-week morning STARS program is being offered in conjunction with a two-week afternoon BOSS program.  So, families that opt for both programs can drop their kids off at  9:00 am and pick them up at 3:30 pm.  To me this sound likes a well thought out schedule for a summer program.  I've enrolled my kids in numerous summer programs in DC over the years, and most have kept those sorts of hours and did not offer after-care until 6:00 pm.

Keep in mind that, while it sounds like you have a rising 5th grader, these programs will also serve rising 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th graders, most of whom will have no trouble getting themselves to and from BASIS on the metro, so there might not be a lot of demand for after-care.

That said, you can always email the school or the parent organization (the boosters) to see if they'd be willing to organize an after-care program that runs until 6:00 pm.  If there is enough interest, i.e., a dozen kids or more, I suspect that a member of the staff or a booster volunteer would be willing to stay late.  [/quote]

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