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Anonymous wrote:NP. We bought a place in VA to access highly diverse schools with impressive facilities. We're hoping that at least one of our children will be able to attend TJ. We're hanging on to our big row house in the District.

I'm tired of hearing other BASIS parents call good facilities, strong high school extra-curriculars (particularly student government) and advanced language instruction unimportant/fluff/distractions. They need to believe it to justify sending their children to a dismal building mostly staffed by young charter school teachers.

We no longer believe it. DL has opened our eyes to the reality that BASIS is too much of a drag.

Somebody posted a few pages back that more than 90% of current 8th graders will continue on to 9th. Fiction, try again.

Don't let the door hit you on the way out!

Anonymous wrote:DP One reason we left BASIS after 7th grade was that my son (who was in their top 10% group) started to want more intangibles. He wanted Gym AND Computer Science AND Art, of which he could only choose 1 in 7th grade, because of needing to fit all the super academic subjects in the rest of the curriculum. He wanted a selection of school sports team he could join, and time to see his friends in the lounge, not just grind away. He was very successful at BASIS, but wanted a different experience. So we went to a TT private. I believe that BASIS invests on what they can measure (ie AP tests, number of clubs) but puts less emphasis on the intangibles that lead to a richer, more joyful school experience (e.g. weekly Advisory, free hot chocolate day, random things that build morale for the kids).

Anonymous wrote:DP One reason we left BASIS after 7th grade was that my son (who was in their top 10% group) started to want more intangibles. He wanted Gym AND Computer Science AND Art, of which he could only choose 1 in 7th grade, because of needing to fit all the super academic subjects in the rest of the curriculum. He wanted a selection of school sports team he could join, and time to see his friends in the lounge, not just grind away. He was very successful at BASIS, but wanted a different experience. So we went to a TT private. I believe that BASIS invests on what they can measure (ie AP tests, number of clubs) but puts less emphasis on the intangibles that lead to a richer, more joyful school experience (e.g. weekly Advisory, free hot chocolate day, random things that build morale for the kids).

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP. We bought a place in VA to access highly diverse schools with impressive facilities. We're hoping that at least one of our children will be able to attend TJ. We're hanging on to our big row house in the District.

Good luck with that! We just left FCPS AAP for a BASIS charter outside of the DC metro area. The BASIS charter has blown us away with the depth and rigor of the instruction. Both kids were bored out of their minds in AAP, but they love BASIS. I suppose if BASIS was too challenging for your kids, then FCPS might be a good fit. Otherwise, be prepared for a huge letdown when you see just how watered down and disorganized FCPS is.

Curious, where did you move to?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:NP. We bought a place in VA to access highly diverse schools with impressive facilities. We're hoping that at least one of our children will be able to attend TJ. We're hanging on to our big row house in the District.

Good luck with that! We just left FCPS AAP for a BASIS charter outside of the DC metro area. The BASIS charter has blown us away with the depth and rigor of the instruction. Both kids were bored out of their minds in AAP, but they love BASIS. I suppose if BASIS was too challenging for your kids, then FCPS might be a good fit. Otherwise, be prepared for a huge letdown when you see just how watered down and disorganized FCPS is.

Anonymous wrote:NP. We bought a place in VA to access highly diverse schools with impressive facilities. We're hoping that at least one of our children will be able to attend TJ. We're hanging on to our big row house in the District.

Anonymous wrote:Meanwhile, DL has made me appreciate Basis like never before....

Anonymous wrote:Meanwhile, DL has made me appreciate Basis like never before....

Anonymous wrote:NP. We bought a place in VA to access highly diverse schools with impressive facilities. We're hoping that at least one of our children will be able to attend TJ. We're hanging on to our big row house in the District.

I'm tired of hearing other BASIS parents call good facilities, strong high school extra-curriculars (particularly student government) and advanced language instruction unimportant/fluff/distractions. They need to believe it to justify sending their children to a dismal building mostly staffed by young charter school teachers.

We no longer believe it. DL has opened our eyes to the reality that BASIS is too much of a drag.

Somebody posted a few pages back that more than 90% of current 8th graders will continue on to 9th. Fiction, try again.

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Anonymous wrote:Weird question. Is there a shower in the building? Given that there is no recess I am thinking I might need my boy to run/ bike/ scooter to school to get some energy out. But he stinks without a shower.

I doubt there’s a shower, but even if there were, your son would not be allowed to use it before school starts.

Anonymous wrote:All I can say is my kid loves it. We could easily go private, but we couldn’t find a better match. So far that remains true. 8th grade.

Anonymous wrote:Weird question. Is there a shower in the building? Given that there is no recess I am thinking I might need my boy to run/ bike/ scooter to school to get some energy out. But he stinks without a shower.