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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP. OK, that all sounds good. More evidence that the current HOS has made positive changes.  Do you think that she likely to stay on, at least for next year?

My question is BASIS generally a happy place for middle school students who aren't math gifted or super organized?  The program sounds brutal, without much respect for the individual (e.g. quirky kids whose families who can and will supplement a lot at home, mainly for fun).

I think of a friend removed her kid for a private school abroad after several years at BASIS. He was a high flier there from the get go, particularly for math.  She says he's a lot happier at his new school, and better behaved, with playing fields for sports, fresh air during the day, a modern languages program where he can study a language he's been learning since a young age at an appropriately advanced level. BASIS forced him to choose between studying a new language, or taking the language he knows at a basic level. [/quote]

It really depends on the kid and whether they make good friends at school or not. It's MS, and that matters a ton. I know kids who are thriving there, and ones who have not and left (most found someplace else that worked better, and a couple regretted the decision to leave). Not all who are thriving are math whiz kids, or supplement (my kid was on a much slower math track than most of his classmates). My other kid loves their art and history classes but not so much the science. The foreign language issues haven't changed from what you describe above.

What is much improved is the extracurriculars -- now at least 2 interscholastic teams for boys and girls (or combined b/g teams) in each of the 3 seasons, school plays and musicals, dance team, etc.

And yes, I believe the HOS is staying put for at least a couple more years although I haven't asked her. Her spouse has a career in DC and they bought a home in DC a little over a year ago.
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