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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would say Nysmith for k-8.  In US your child's needs can be met by any of the more rigorous big 3 schools - NCS/STA, Sidwell, GDS if they take the most rigorous courses.  All have college level writing programs and can get to post BC mathematics.[/quote]

not in my kids case--DD tried the most rigorous courses in a top 3 and it wasn't nearly enough (she is profoundly gifted). currently homeschooling herself with support from various tutors, including some adjunct college profs who work w her. 
it sucks, actually.[/quote]

Hard to believe that she has moved beyond the uppermost level classes at a school like GDS, where the humanities and social sciences coursework is as open-ended and sophisticated as a student is capable. International Math Olympiad students are able to get math instruction at GDS (and then graduate early for early enrollement a top research university). How is it that a "top 3" program was unable to meet the intellectual needs of your child?[/quote]

Really? That's hard for you to believe? Do you think GDS would be able to accommodate the undergraduate and graduate students you know? Maybe you have no experience with profoundly gifted teens, but you should at least be able to imagine what it is like to have moved beyond HS academics at a young age. [/quote]

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