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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do you have a kid who went through this program, while simultaneously participating in a summer intensive of their extracurricular - sports, dance, etc?[/quote]

Is anyone having summer sports this summer?[/quote]

My question was looking a couple of years ahead for a kid who is still too young. 
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We did the program a few years ago.   It is typically delivered through July.   I would think that a child in a summer intensive for their sport/activity would have a difficult time doing both.   If I had a child who was talented in math, step one is that they will take 7th grade math while in 6th grade.  At the end of 7th grade, you will need to decide if you want to do SMAC and be 2 years ahead.   If the answer is yes, (and I would only do this if your child has high math aptitude - not just works really hard) I would get a tutor and spread the curriculum out over the entire summer instead of doing SMAC.  Another option is self study through a program like Khan academy math.  In the fall, you are allowed to take a placement test and see if you can test into the next grade level without taking the specific program. [/quote]

Thanks for your comments. We are going to have our kid do self paced Khan. He fits into the "works really hard" category and distance learning has already been a challenge. As long as he keeps doing some math over the summer we are fine with it.[/quote]

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