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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honestly, you don't know what parents are actually "planning," you only know what they're saying. Don't be surprised if a bunch of the families "planning to move on to DCI" disappear from your kids' school after 4th grade.  They want serious math and science at BASIS and the culling of kids who aren't particularly academic with end of year exams.  They want homework.  They may simply want a manageable school commute from Capitol Hill to....one of the Latins.[/quote]

Here is the thing.  If academics is all you care about then sure Basis would be a good fit.

But that’s not all that I want for my kid.  I want good facilities.  I want lots of options for clubs and sports where it’s easy for me and him and he can just stay after school to do.  I want my kid to continue with the kids he has known since K and still make new friends with a diverse set of kids.  I don’t want a pressure cooker environment where my kid is miserable and his mental health suffers.  And with a high achieving kid, I think the IB diploma is a good route and better than AP (I did AP).

Lastly, I’m not aiming for an Ivy like some crazy obsessed parents on here.  I went to a state school on a full academic scholarship and turned out more than fine.

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