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[quote=Anonymous]Sorry, 941, and 1037.  The question was, "how is it going so far?"  You're answering a different question that belongs on the general Basis thread.

Here's one child's view on how it's going so far (Nobody knows except what their children are telling them.)  My kid has made some friends in lunch and he actually eats the school lunch for a change.

It's strange to him that there is no real downtime - strange but good.  Every other school has had tons of downtime and it and it was not that fun.  In a vast difference between Latin and Basis, he gets his homework done during after-care.  No electronics are allowed, thank god.  (Latin's aftercare was a complete waste; they might have discontinued it there, I know it was undersubscribed.)   So far he's not had any homework that he couldn't finish in aftercare.  Extracurriculars start this coming week and he wants to do robotics so we'll see if that hinders homework completion.   It does feel a little isolated because I don't know any other families, but it's not my experience that matters.  
Basis sweats the details which I like a lot: for instance, when you drop something off for the child, you fill out a form what it is and who it's for.  When you want a teacher conference you set it up with the front office, I like that I don't have to worry about bothering the teacher or waiting for a return email.  The kids are directed to keep binders in their lockers or at home so they don't have to lug them around every day.  For class they bring an accordion folder and a 'communication journal' and transfer papers at the end of the week...Elegant system.
The only negative I can see is that it's a bit formal, not set up for a family-like feel, but like my kid, I'll prefer a clear organization over a freeform setting if given the choice.  My other kid thrives in the freeform setting - she would probably not like Basis. [/quote]

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