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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The regional IB program our sophomore is in is very, very good. I've said it before and would be happy to address any specific questions or concerns... but I realize it's also important for our poor RMIB parents to have a safe space from which they can comfortably assert the superiority of their own children.

So if there are specific questions? Please ask.

Otherwise, do go on. I am sure everyone else is just as fascinated to hear more about how Larlx can't function without an extra special cohort as I am![/quote]

My kid is considering the Springbrook IB program, which would be much more convenient than RM -- after 3 years of taking the magnet bus, kid would be happy to not need a ride to/from the bus stop.  Could you talk about the homework load for your sophomore in the regional IB?  And what extracurriculars or electives they are fitting in to the IB schedule?  [/quote]

The homework load is pretty intense. DC has several hours of homework a night. There are late buses for extracurriculars, actually--just they don't stop as close to our house as the normal bus. The local elementary, totally walkable, is the designated late bus stop. One of my DC's favorite teachers graduated from the Springbok IB program--so it's been around for a long time. The idea that the regional programs are new is wrong. What's new is the cohorted 9th and 10th. Am very impressed with the school and the teachers and the program. DC is taking tech this year, took health over the summer, and has been able to take arts-related electives the rest of the time. Those seem to have homework too.

I don't remember the cogat scores, but grades were a mix of a's and b's to get in. map was very high verbal, middling math.[/quote]

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