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[quote=Anonymous]I went to the meeting.  From my notes

SAMPLE 5th Grade Schedule

Period 1 – Schedule/Planning (20 minutes at 8am)
Period 2 - Music / Art / PE (blocked A & B days)
Period 3 – English 
Period 4 – Physical Geography
Period 5 – Lunch / Counseling / Study Sessions
Period 6 – Intro to Sciences
Period 7 – Latin (foreign language)
Period 8 – Classics (social science)
Period 9 - Math (pre-algebra or algebra)

It appears to be a typical liberal arts curriculum.

Hours have not been set, but it was suggested school might run 8:00 to 3:30.  I think classes are 45 minutes, except the 20 minute scheduling module that starts every day.

Every subject has an advanced version(s).

Many classes are accelerated.  For example 5th grade English covers 1.5 years (includes a half year of 6th grade standards).

Bridge classes will be offered spring/summer of ‘12.  They are free.

All students maintain a “CJ” or comprehensive journal – with planning for one’s long-term and short term assignments, notes, quiz and test results, etc.  The journal organizes student life and allows staff/parents to monitor daily progress.  Student self-organization seems to be a primary focus and students maintain and refer to their CJ constantly.

Homework: 0.5 to 2.0 hours for 5th & 6th graders.  2.0 to 4.0 hours for 7th & 8th graders.  Most homework can be completed in class or at homework club.  For example, 5th grade math will have 30 homework problems every night.

5th grade music: Students learn singing, music theory and history, listening skills, and teamwork, with two concerts per year.  It’s a baseline for future musical study.  5th grader art: Students learn drawing skills using pencils and charcoal, learn painting with watercolors and oil paints, and make pottery.
 
Hot lunch will be served.

After school programming is designed by the Basis parent organization, and parents pay fees for after school programming.  Basis staff helps to administer programming.  Sports, theater, music, interest clubs and homework sessions are some possibilities.

Staff will be paid above market.  Classes will have about 25 students.  There will be special education program and counseling services.  Basis will seed its DC staff with people from one of its Arizona schools.  All teachers will keep regular office hours for students and parents.  400 kids are expected to enroll with disproportionately more students at the lower grades.

It will likely be in Chinatown, they are currently performing due diligence on a specific building.  Basis is purchasing a building and remodeling it to specs (not renting or using temporary space).

Basis will set-up teleconference with current Basis parents describing their experience, and taking questions from prospective DC Basis parents (maybe January?).[/quote]

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