We did end up sending our DS8 to Harmony and it's been great! He is 2e (PDD-NOS, ADHD & GAD) and they've done a great job so far working with us. We are waiting on the G&T results, but his teachers have already started differentiating his work (he gets a little more of it, and it's more difficult.) As with all Charter schools, though, your experience is going to depend on the principal at your particular school.
The parent organization (The Cosmos Foundation) is, in fact Turkish, but there is no religious instruction in the school. They do, however, offer Turkish as an option in 4th grade for foreign language class (as well as Japanese, Spanish.. and I can't remember the 4th option.) I think a lot of middle eastern parents choose to send their child to school there because the school is very accepting of them and their needs (the girls wear hijab and don't always wear the normal PE uniform, as well as those that keep Halal.) My son's particular class is probably 75% white/hispanic and the rest a mix of asian, black and middle eastern. Definitely a lot more than the local public, but not exactly super far off, either.
The vast majority of the teachers in the K-3 side of the school my son goes to are woman. I think the PE teacher is a man and the technology teacher. I am not sure what the ratio is on the 4-12 side, but honestly, that doesn't concern me at all. I'd like for my son to have more male teachers.
Last edited by epoh; 11/05/12 10:50 AM.
