In Georgia at least, summer swim teams are age-based and have no connection to your child's academic grade placement. Seems like the kids compete against age mates in a 2 year window (like 7-8, 9-10). In that situation, your child's summer birthday can be an advantage :-) My younger one (now 5) has a late June bday - at the end of the season- so in a few summers he could swim in the 6 Unders despite turning 7 a week before the season ends. We like swimming because it is the kid against the clock. and everyone gets to swim, at least on the local team, nobody gets left on the sidelines. It has been a HUGE confidence booster for DS8.
We will, I think, be in the same situation you are. DS5 will be starting K late... we set that in motion before we figured out what was going on with older brother (8 on Monday). Now we are thinking about asking for acceleration for DS8 and realizing DS5 might actually be as bright as older brother. So... do we skip him to First? Enrich after school? Ask for placement in the so-so gifted program? (portfolio based in K, based on Cogats and ITBS's only afterwards) Just dunno.
Last edited by designerjulia; 12/13/09 09:57 AM.
