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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I LOVED the calendar this year.

I have HS students.  One is AP and other is very VERY high needs special eduation.  It was great for both of them.

Having "random" days off was perfect.  Was able to schedule appts for my speical needs child easily and my AP child got plenty of breaks.

I filled it out in support of keeping all the holidays.   [/quote]

Lots of HS families liked the calendar this year.  I know its not everyone's preference, but many did like it and their voices can be heard from this survey. [/quote]

Many of the ES families who are up in arms about the calendar this year will be happy in three years when THEY have the extra days off when their kids are in HS.  [/quote]

Or maybe they will have more empathy and remember what it is. Elementary age kids cant be home alone. Great that some high schoolers can sleep longer while parents are at work, but it's not what it looks like from a kindergartener family's perspective.[/quote]

I didn’t.  like it for my high schooler. It had some pros, but the summer is too short.  I want to time to do family
things before schools starts again.  Also,
He wants to work and summer is too short to do anything meaningful.[/quote]

Summer is 9.5 weeks long. What can you not do with family in 9.5 weeks that you could do in 10.5 or 11 weeks?[/quote]

+1[/quote]

High-achieving kids are in Ivy programs that run 6-8 weeks. Most people want more than 1.5-3.5 weeks to do things with family.[/quote]

??? What are "ivy programs" that last 6-8 weeks? How did multiple of my children get into T10 schools (including ivies) without ever doing an "ivy program"?

But also, no. Most people only have 1.5-3.5 weeks of vacation time to do things with family anyway.[/quote]

Your kids must know others that attended them.

https://summer.harvard.edu/high-school-programs/
https://precollegeonline.wm.edu/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=gen_cp&utm_content=gen&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=19080901872&gbraid=0AAAAApB3fhyb3ks_yNQMvLsUGactrjf3C&gclid=Cj0KCQjw0JnRBhDJARIsALobnXZ4t8v2On89Eoa_LQjn-mqtLNwyjJd1duNQQw11H0QYwkR5lwnRbY0aAvPQEALw_wcB

Many competitive colleges offer these and they range from 2 to 7 weeks, or as short as a week for the service academies.[/quote]

Who wants to tell him that those “competitive colleges”are making money off their name? This is like when people go to a weekend seminar to Harvard and then list Harvard on their linked in.[/quote]

The previous poster was unaware of their existence. In certain communities attendance is quite common. For some its a way to network with high achieving students.

Some find value in it but I wouldn't call it a prerequisite. I do however recommend the service academy summers if that is of interest.

As for making money, Harvard and others do have open enrollment degrees, which aren't as prestigious, but can have some of the same faculty.

https://extension.harvard.edu/[/quote]

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