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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Love the Basis at Eastern idea.

hahaha

High school parents were recently sent the new BASIS requirements for high school graduation.
No PE, music or art is required.

Odd. I'm an 8th grade parent and the electives survey we got just prior to spring break said the opposite. Regardless they are offered.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Love the Basis at Eastern idea.

hahaha

High school parents were recently sent the new BASIS requirements for high school graduation.
No PE, music or art is required.

Anonymous wrote:Love the Basis at Eastern idea.

hahaha

PK3-12--not necessarily all on the same campus, but a clear feeder pattern with curriculum that naturally flows from one grade to the next.

Big enough that kids have social and extracurricular options and there are enough students for multiple sections or levels of the same class. Not such a big deal in the early years, but I want at least 100 per grade in grades 6-12. 200 would be even better.

Creative projects, but also content-rich curriculum (I want my kid to know basic US/world history and be familiar with significant literature, scientific principles, etc.)

Friendly teachers and staff

Differentiated learning so that all kids are challenged and grow. In elementary school, that might mean an aide in every classroom, or having teachers merge a few classes and each take a math or reading group. In middle and high school, advanced classes including AP or IB (I prefer AP).

Very low tolerance for bullying, cursing, or otherwise harming others. Appropriate behavior modeled by all school employees and parents when they visit the school.

Excellent outdoor space with playground equipment and more natural areas for kids to dig in dirt and climb trees. A large indoor play area for inclement weather, and cozy spots for kids to read or do quieter play if they prefer. Frequent breaks in the school day for kids to enjoy these amenities. Even older kids need a lunch break and some time to read or chat or play on their phones or whatever.

Foreign language (not necessarily immersion, but taught daily or near-daily starting in elementary school), with weekly art, phys ed, and music

A well-stocked and well-staffed library. Kids should learn to do research from books AND websites, and be educated about how to determine what is a reliable source and how to interpret various claims and statistics.

Full-time school nurse. A real nurse, not the registrar with some band-aids and a bag of epi-pens.

Robust mental health team including social workers and school psychologists.

College prep and counseling beginning no later than 9th grade.

Near a metro stop. In a perfect world, a metro stop between my house and work!

School open from 8am-6pm, but with lots of before and after school options that are more fun and offer more choice than typical school: cooking, art, dance, sports, robotics, school newspaper, etc. Before and aftercare are free. Offering the occasional hour of somewhat educational TV or movie is totally fine, but shouldn't be the only option. There is a summer camp with a sliding scale fee that kids can go to for the whole break, or just choose certain weeks.

I'd love to see a public Waldorf style school. I know a group tried to start such a school a few years back but they were denied a charter.

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4. Focus on athletics (I have boys)

Really? What, because girls don't need athletics, just boys? What is with all of the butthurt Moms of all boys? You never hear moms of all girls carrying on like they do, and girls are vastly more victimized by the WORLD!

http://www.gogosportsgirls.com/

5 Reasons for Girls to Play Sports
http://kidshealth.org/teen/food_fitness/sports/girls_sports.html

http://www.girlsontherun.org/

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My dream charter is a non-shitty one that is close to my home with non-psycho parents and a curriculum that isn't all gimmicks. Oh, and where I wouldn't be #8,194 on the waitlist.

STEM, incredible arts and music, multiple language options but not immersion, steps from my house, free aftercare & involved PTA, feeds to a cross between TJ and Ellington.

Serves super healthy food that tastes like ice cream. Pays teachers more than CEOs. Is able to single handedly close the wealth gap in this country. Gives out ponies to every student.

Not funny at all. Should be bilingual, if not trilingual.

Hilarious.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My dream charter is a non-shitty one that is close to my home with non-psycho parents and a curriculum that isn't all gimmicks. Oh, and where I wouldn't be #8,194 on the waitlist.

STEM, incredible arts and music, multiple language options but not immersion, steps from my house, free aftercare & involved PTA, feeds to a cross between TJ and Ellington.

Serves super healthy food that tastes like ice cream. Pays teachers more than CEOs. Is able to single handedly close the wealth gap in this country. Gives out ponies to every student.

belly laugh at that one....thanks!

Love the Basis at Eastern idea.

+5

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My dream charter is a non-shitty one that is close to my home with non-psycho parents and a curriculum that isn't all gimmicks. Oh, and where I wouldn't be #8,194 on the waitlist.

STEM, incredible arts and music, multiple language options but not immersion, steps from my house, free aftercare & involved PTA, feeds to a cross between TJ and Ellington.

Serves super healthy food that tastes like ice cream. Pays teachers more than CEOs. Is able to single handedly close the wealth gap in this country. Gives out ponies to every student.

Anonymous wrote:My dream charter is a non-shitty one that is close to my home with non-psycho parents and a curriculum that isn't all gimmicks. Oh, and where I wouldn't be #8,194 on the waitlist.

STEM, incredible arts and music, multiple language options but not immersion, steps from my house, free aftercare & involved PTA, feeds to a cross between TJ and Ellington.

BASIS located at Eastern High School.

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Anonymous wrote:At my dream charter, all the girls are strong, all the boys are good looking, each child is above average, and all students come from strong Western European stock. Also, there are no Title 1 or at-risk students at my dream charter.

Also, no testing at this charter. Or maybe they would have testing but would help all of the parents opt out of testing.

Interesting, considering half of the folks who post on here seem to want to have their child tested as gifted...or say that there child has been tested and is gifted. Those kinds of tests we opt-in for...the rest, not so much.