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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have an artsy sensitive kid at BASIS and it's a terrific fit. Latin can be full of "cool kids", BASIS is a school for geeks, which tend to be more forgiving of individual quirks.[/quote]

OP here - thank you for sharing this!! Was your child above grade level in math in elementary? I worry my grade level kid would get overwhelmed and discouraged.[/quote]

He had 5s in both PARCCs in 3rd grade, but I don't think he was considered gifted or anything like that.  Usually got mostly 3s in his report card.
But he was more introverted and non-sporty than most of his peers at his elementary IB. He does like science and that's what drew us to BASIS.

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DP here and parent to a very quirky kid who is kind of a loner and also loves science. She is mostly on grade level in math with a few specific strengths (really took to geometry). But she's extremely strong on ELA -- currently reading at a 9th grade level or so and it's been a struggle in later elementary to keep up with her. Also really into art.

Would BASIS be a fit for a kid like this? I get that the kids tend to be very academically focused which is definitely a fit and the science focus is too. But what about arts? ELA? And foreign language? It feels like BASIS is so STEm focused that stuff might fall by the wayside?[/quote]

I think you would find BASIS quite lacking in art and in foreign language. And I think the academic pressure would be difficult for her in math.[/quote]

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