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[quote=Anonymous]Regarding admissions offices being ready for shadow days - our DC did two of them.  One seems to have been fabulously well done and the shadow "buddy" was obviously prepped (from what DC told us).  Teachers knew who the shadow kid was and integrated DC into class discussions in a fun way.  Same at lunch - faculty member sat at their table and was very friendly, as were kids. Math class had a two-kid team challenge that DC said was really fun.  One of the classes had a test that day which DC took too. Buddy made sure fellow classmates knew DC was a shadow visitor too.  DC raved about his experience, talking on and on about the various activities, classes, and kids.  From what we could tell, the school prepared the buddy, made sure the buddy was ready, made sure teachers knew too, and the teachers and students considered shadow days to be important.

In contrast, at another school we were told to get there at a certain early time so our DC's shadow buddy could pick DC up from admissions and go to their first class. DC's shadow buddy never showed up, so someone from admissions - 10 minutes after classes had started (and 25 minutes after we had arrived) - came over to take our DC to the class where the buddy was.  At day's end, DC had lots of nice things to say about the school but clearly had not had the bonding or active experience DC had at the other school. He couldn't even remember his supposed buddy's name.  And DC said he didn't participate in any classes - seems he felt it was a time for him to watch, not participate, unlike at the other school.

Lessons -
- make sure shadow buddies are well prepared for the importance of their role and they are good ambassadors of the school
- make sure they are on time and are reminded
- integrating shadow kids into the school day such as through class activity, gym class, lunch, etc. will help the child bond with the school.
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