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Oh another point to mention is that BASIS is really changing now that the focus is on franchising. The owners are making bank on this but to do so they have to have a product they can spore. So everything needs to be centralized and conformed. And the model they have chosen is simply accelerated academics with a focus on AP testing. This is NOT the original BASIS credo, which was to blend rigor with creativity & personal development. I don't think the new model is sustainable, certainly not for the general population, but it will be enough to make them millionaires many times over.

I am interested in hearing how BASIS DC is selling the school, what level of rigor it is imposing from day 1, and what they have said about long term curriculum plans. [/quote]

Ech.  Disturbing reading for the parent of a Basis 5th grader.  Thanks a lot for this.  They don't seem to have said anything much about long-term/HS curriculum plans, other than the 8-10 AP classes/tests, ad nauseum.   I took 8 AP tests in HS without kill and drill as prep, and very little rote learning, and went on to an Ivy and a happy career as an engineer.   not sure if we'll stay the course....

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