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I am not OP, but I am curious about your comment on kids at the end of spectrum.  We're laid back family, so we haven't wanted to ask too much about differentiation/acceleration and would prefer not to be flagged as pushy or delusional.  Plus, I don't really believe achievement matters until kids are older.  [b]But, does BFCS make every child do the same thing for math and reading all the time?  So, for example, if a kid in K adds, subtracts, skip counts, reads, etc.[/b], would the child just sit there fidgeting in the group during those subjects?  When do teachers break kids into small groups for core subjects, if ever?[/quote]

Yes, in K this would definitely be the case. You can ask for differentiation  but they will remind you that the focus in K is not to learn facts and get ahead in Math or any subject but the emotional and social growth of children, learning to follow routines, learning how to learn, etc. I know this because this is the answer I got as did many others when asked for differentiation in reading and writing.

For what its worth though, K has very little time spent do pen and pencil type work sitting at a desk.  They spend a lot of time outdoors and engaging in play and most of the learning activities are group learning activities.

As many PP have already stated, if you are looking for a very rigorous academic environment where kids are going to be engaged in worksheets, workbooks, listening to teachers recite, sitting quietly, etc. Burgundy is not the school to look at it. It would never claim to be any of those things and yes the teachers and admin would tell you that. [/quote]

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