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[quote=Anonymous]13:54, since you asked:

Do not send your child to this school. They are not what they pretend to be. They are getting grant money from the government and not using it on the children. Their way of helping the children that are in need is by putting them all in one room and isolating them from the rest. 
—Submitted by a parent

I wish I could take my child out of this school. Its just not the place for my child. Its too far in the school year to transfer out. 
—Submitted by a parent

Since teachers are given a lot of freedom to use any method they want, quality of instruction varies greatly from class to class and from one teacher to another. Even in math, skipping chapters, rushing through the book and barely allowing a day for each new concept is becoming overwhelming. These are not refresher courses at the university level. It is taking its toll even on children with an aptitude for math. 
—Submitted by a parent

My son was excited to leave this school and so was the rest of the family. My son was being pushed way too hard! My son stayed after school every day. He even went to school on Saturday s. But to no avail. he received almost all F s in every class. If you expect the teachers to communicate with you...forget it! My son self-esteem was broken. He didn t even get a D for showing up and participating. When I removed my son from the school no-one did not ask why nor did anyone come out to speak with me. I was one of almost 20 parents that removed their children from the school. If I kept my son in this school he would have repeated the same grade twice.

My son is struggling at this school and I have heard many parents have been transferring out of Basis. They do have a good curriculum, but the level of independence that is expected of students at 11 and 12 is ridiculous.There is no teacher parent conference, so if your child is struggling, you have to manage all contact with teachers via email and phone, practically everyday. So that is 8 extra emails, a day to eight different teachers. There is also constant testing and they never tell the parents when the testing occurs. I had a two hour meeting with the school and have repeatedly asked for a schedule of tests, so that I could keep my son on track and received nothing. My son is miserable and has told me he has seen lots of children crying in the bathrooms and in the stairwell. The adults there need to be more supportive and help students manage their workload. If there are weekly tests then parents need to see this on a monthly time-table or schedule, so we can help our child's prepare. Its not rocket science, its management of a child's academic workload. 
—Submitted by a parent

Pretty amazing amount of negative stuff for a school that's only been open since August.

Of course I've heard even worse things about BASIS from families who've fled, which I find very troubling.[/quote]

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