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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our inbound is CHEC, which is a no go for 2 reasons main reasons - child doesn't speak a lick of Spanish, and is interested in math and science and they have 11% and 1% proficiency.

Our list for 5th is:
1. Latin 1
2. Latin 2
3. Basis (but not sure we would take - seems like a joyless place)
4. ITDS - also not sold on this

Plan B: wait for 6th and then lottery into Hardy, or maybe Francis if they get geometry for 8th. Or apply to St Anselms.

Plan C: move into Deal boundary in 6th.

Am i missing any other options? Kid is super super mathy, but we are looking for a well-rounded education with arts and books and sports and low tech.[/quote]

If you really have a math kid, take a harder look at BASIS (talk to current families). It's not joyless for math kids, in our experience. My kid is very happy.[/quote]

Same.

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[b]Above is the answer with a mathy kid.  Latin isn’t going to cut it even if you get in which is unlikely.  You should really consider moving to the burbs.[/b]  [/quote]

This is OP, can you share more details on why Latin won't work? I was thinking we can supplement with RSM during middle school if it's really not challenging.[/quote]

I'm a different BASIS PP, but you should look into the math and science curriculums at each school. They are really different. BASIS has the kids learning Biology, Physics and Chemistry throughout middle school (with each of these as separate classes taught by people with degrees in those subjects starting in 6th grade). Physics incorporates a lot of math, of course, and they also learn how to do chemistry equations. AND math is more acclerated. (typical path is to cover pre-algebra by the end of 6th, and the 7th and 8th is algebra + geometry +algebra 2, and there is one more level of acceleration for a handful of kids who really want/earn it).

No other public school (in DC -- suburbs have it) Math and Science curriculum even comes close. If you have a real STEM kid, you are have to really consider it. Do i know kids who hate it? absolutely, and they leave. But my kid and his friends are genuinely happy. All high math aptitude and genuinely love learning math and science.

I do think Latin seems excellent for the humanities.

When I was at this point in the process, I brought my husband to the BASIS open house (he loved it), booked my son for a shadow day (he loved it), and had coffees/emails with current parents and teachers. I know this post will attract the BASIS trolls so i encourage you to talk to real people.

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This is OP, we did Basis shadow day this week and the kid loved it and wants to go there and now i'm really not sure what to do. I feel for everyone - this is hard![/quote]

So glad he tried it!

This week in 6th grade English, they had to write three poems, then read The Veldt by Ray Bradbury, then discussed survivalism after reading Hatchet. In math, they learned probability. My kid is so happy there.

The lottery is hard because making predictions based on limited information is hard (and questionable opinions on the forum are confusing). But if your kid liked the shadow day, that's a good sign. [/quote]

(I'll also add that you wanted art and books and sports and low tech -- I hope you have realized by now that BASIS has all of these things.)[/quote]

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