Has anyone here looked into an "Early College HIgh School" for their gifted kids? The initiative allows kids to compress high school and an associate's degree into 4 years in a small high school setting--no more than 100 per class. Their website says that they focus on minority students and other people who have not had great access to college. Re gifted and talented the website says:
"As with many innovative educational pathways to a high school degree and beyond, early college high school is appropriate for a wide variety of young people. The partners in the initiative believe that encountering the rigor, depth, and intensity of college work at an earlier age inspires average, underachieving, and well-prepared high school students. However, the small schools being created through the Early College High School Initiative focus on students for whom a smooth transition into postsecondary education is now problematic."
My DD10 does not fit their target audience (non-minority, not academically disadvantaged). Our local early college charter school is adding a middle school. I'm would like her to take a look at it for next year. The website turned her off but the concept seems like a great fit for gifties. Anyone had any experience?
