Hello friends,

I'd appreciate any advice or insight on a very tough decision we are having to make for our son's Kindergarten this fall. He is 2E HG (PG in visual/spacial) with Executive Functioning issues, socially delayed, and severe anxiety. He's been reading since 2.5 and is quite advanced in math and is NUTS for robotics. He gets extremely uncomfortable/overstimulated/nuts in large classes (he says his current preschool has way too many kids at 21 with three teachers). We've had him evaluated by an amazing psychologist who has been so incredibly helpful and believes his best chance is a school with tiny class sizes. Has anyone heard of such a thing in the Los Angeles area? We had our hopes set on a school in Pasadena we thought was perfect (micro class sizes, individualized learning), but just found out he didn't get in and we are devastated.

Our choices right now are between our local public school (which by all accounts is excellent but extremely overcrowded and a very basic curriculum but a very warm feeling) and a STEAM Magnet that he got into (also big class sizes but not very "nice," long drive, but possibly a curriculum he'd be more willing to participate in).

Just wondering if anyone can offer any insight or comfort or ideas or just generally tell us it's going to be ok. wink This is a huge transition and we are getting down to the wire and not sure what to do.