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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Dude, I have been to the meetings. Basis officials have made it crystal clear that the school will be first and foremost about the academics ( ala a European model ).  They said that they are open to clubs and sports but that those activities will be organized by a parent booster club.  However, it does appear that art and music are offered as subjects during the day.

There is no question that basis dc will be a new sort of model of middle/high school.  It will not look anything like Deal or other city middle school in terms of how they organize and offer extracurriculars.

It is critical for the health of the school and its students that parents understand this going in. [/quote]
Dude - The Boosters (PTA) are going to help select the afterschool activities that are offered.  But the process will be driven by the school’s Head of Operations and afterschool staffing is provided (paid) by the school itself.  My impression is they ask parents for direction to increase buy-in, but the school is managing afterschool activities.  And my conversations with parents from other BASIS schools leads me to believe the school is very serious (like everything they do) about providing first-rate afterschool programming.

Physical education and art are separate classes and will happen every day for all fifth and sixth graders.  In seventh and beyond students pick an elective - art, P.E., drama and chorus are options.  It’s pretty much a classic liberal art curriculum that's a little heavier on science.  See the middle of this page: http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/15/214149.page#2124979

The school's location, in my opinion, will make afterschool activities ripe with potential.  I am looking forward to our children playing soccer on the National Mall.  I am excited for my children to participate in theater clubs at the Shakespeare theater (and other venues).  I am looking forward to my kids jogging around the monumental core.

And I agree the school has a European bent to it (Asian as well).  And that's what we want BASIS to do, nail down the academics and help us create a well-rounded child.  Our children will continue to participate in competitive skating, DC Youth Orchestra, traveling baseball team, study for Bar/Bat Mitzvah, volunteer at DC Central Kitchen, sail/kayak on the river, golf at East Potomac Park, chill with friends, etc . . .  There is absolutely no danger of our kids being deprived of extracurriculars.  BASIS will anchor the academics, provide a great peer group, and offer some strong after school programming.  We can take it from there.[/quote]

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