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[quote=Anonymous]one of my kids did private and the other public.

Private, the day started earlier and they had 2 recess periods, specials more than once a week (3*PE, 2 art, 2 music), 2*foreign language, 1*religion. There was differentiation for reading and math, kids just were grouped and moved between teachers. Performance 1 per year, music concerts (2 or 3), and different projects, more hands on science, field trips. There was organized study hall (from 4th grade maybe), after school clubs, and aftercare.

Public had specials 3 periods per week, 1 art, 1 PE and 1 media, instrumentals on rotating basis where kid misses a different class to attend. Math seems the same though the public school teacher is under impression it’s better at public. Almost no field trips. Great after school clubs, great aftercare. We supplemented foreign language outside of school.

More autonomy though to go to school and come home on their own due to distance, much more involved community given all live close by (even though the private school kept priding itself on their sense of community - we felt much more part of the community in public), and the big draw for my kid were the social aspects, which were much better in public, ease of play dates, ability to arrange on their own early on.

For both kids supplemented with individual music lessons and out of school sports/ camps.
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