Oh lucounu, I'm so sorry. frown What a horrible year.

We have been very lucky. DS8 had a really wonderful 3rd grade year. His teacher taught a bunch of her own curriculum after they quickly got through the regular (advanced) curriculum. She did a lot of really cool science units. Writing is still a struggle for our DS, but they learned cursive this year and his cursive is much better than his printing. DS has made some really great friends, close to his age and academic level.

There are downsides too. We spend a lot of time in the car - the school is 45 miles away. Also, the program ends after 5th grade so we'll be at a loss then. But for now, we are thrilled that we've had 1.5 years in the same school (a record!) and we still love it.