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Anonymous wrote:We started my 10th grader at Fusion Alexandria this fall. He was doing great at public school until middle of last year and developed severe school anxiety/avoidance. We explored pretty much every private school in the area, but he had no interest in any of them. We met with the head of school at Fusion Alexandria, and she was great. Our son asked us if he could try this school so we were thrilled. The school is very expensive so we have started part time. We wanted to make sure he would actually go before we paid for a full course load. So far so good. He is up and ready to go on school days, (this is a kid who really hadn't left the house in months), he gets the work done and actually talks about school in a positive way. He is very slowly getting to know the other student so I can't comment on the social aspects yet. We've only been at Fusion a short time, but we are very happy.
That is great to hear! Can you comment on the ways in which your son is able to get to know the other kids?
NP here - we are at a different Fusion location (west coast), that said all the campuses are designed similarly in that there's a Homework Cafe where the students can congregate and socialize. You don't have to do homework if you're hanging out there, you can just hang out on the couch. Play boardgames etc., there are surprisingly a lot of opportunities for kids to socialize.
Like the PP, we started out part time as well as we wanted to make sure it was a good fit. We went full time a few months ago and are thrilled with the quality of instruction and attention that DS receives. We get daily, detailed reports on his progress and are in close contact with school admin. Adding to this, the Administrative team is top-notch. They seem passionate about their work and do a good job of creating a bond with each of the students and their family.
So far we don't see any negatives. For us, Fusion is working really well