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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP.  Practically how much time do middle-schoolers spend outside of the BASIS building in a school week? 
They have access to great public libraries and the mall and other spaces nearby.  Would you say MSers will have some outside time or other-building time most days in an average week, or two days week at minimum? [/quote]

In good weather, they go to the Mall almost everyday. In colder weather, not so often. These past few years were weird because of Covid and all the unknowns, plus all the staff/kid absences because of quarantines— that made it harder to organize outside events. I’d see how things are next year.

As for library time— IME, they aren’t regularly going to the MLK library during the school day. Their schedules are pretty tight, and they are busy at school all day. That being said, there’s nothing stopping them from going to the library after school/extra-curriculars. Thinking back to my own public middle school experience, I don’t remember visiting the school library during the day unless a class was scheduled in there, which was very rare.[/quote]

The most trying aspect of the BASIS building is that there isn't a quiet, light filled space for kids to read, study and work within the building. A full fledged library doesn't seem necessary, but a book filled room with at least a PT librarian would count for a lot. We do want better facilities and will go private for high school if we can swing it financially.  [/quote]

I mean, it would be nice if we could all attend Hogwarts, but we can’t, so I’m going to settle for the school that will teach my kid some math. [/quote]

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