Hi everyone,
Well, there is a spot at the Special Music School in kindergarten but she cannot have it for kindergarten... long story on the uncooperation of the nth degree. But she has a piano teacher from the Special Music School starting in September. Considering where she is, I think she qualifies as prodigy but prodigy as an extension from her giftedness, in my inexpert opinion, she can go for grade 1. The Jesuits get her for kindergarten. We think that may be a good outcome for her. The discipline, the uniform. I am really curious how she deals with the religion. (She is baptised but we are not so good about going to Church) She thinks religious beliefs are only for the weak -- I really don't know how she got this as we do not discuss religion at home.
Anyway--I think it will good for her. As most of you know, our children get things easily and are good at most things quite quickly. She needs to learn the perseverance. Why the piano is working out so well, from my perspective. She hates to "learn" the pieces at the beginning, but loves to be able to play them. Practice can often get me up, counting to ten, as we deal with something.
She is also taking Mandarin. I figure this will be a good challenge and she asked for it. So with the Jesuit kindergarten, but she knows the curriculum already (and with the late Sep birthday, she is already one of the younger ones.), Mandarin, piano, ballet and gymnastics, that is her start. And if all works out, the Music school for grade one. The Music school has great outcomes and many kids score well enough for Hunter for admission in 7th grade, which is totally scores. Most kids do the 8th grade math regents in 5th grade. So it looks like a good option.
On the other Hunter info. Rena Subotnik, a psychologist specializing in the gifted, did the study on Hunter and the rest I heard from a Hunter mother. Telling me the school was very concerned about outcomes and the problems.
Ren
