I also hesitated to pull my somewhat stoic, emo, loner 8yo DD out of her very small, close school this year, but in the end, I let HER chose and she chose to leave. When she finally said "I feel different" and we realized she wouldn't really miss anyone who wasn't in her Girl Scout troop AND she was willing to give up Spirit Week, including Halloween (her fav holiday)...well, that was it.
And it's been ALL different since!
We still see alot of the old classmates, our Girl Scout troop meets after school at the old school and I'm the leader, lol!
Our "new school" is actually an independent study program with one optional classroom day a week and plenty of other classes and clubs to participate in...in fact, Butter was accepted into the Drawing class (6th gr +)so she will have art for THREE HOURS on Friday am! My point is maybe youhave something like this, or like chris is saying, homeschool groups and co-ops.
I'm not sure if it's ok to post a link to an outside group? Google "gifted homeschoolers forum"
