The small, independent private school has had pros and cons. Like I mentioned before, quite a bit of individual attention from very good teachers has been a huge pro. That has not always translated into accelerated subject matter, though. And the smaller pool has fewer kids, so less chance of her finding kids at her level. And small size makes it hard for them to offer as many AP classes as a bigger school. But all in all it has been a good choice.
Thank you. I will keep this in mind. We have a meeting Thursday night at the small private school. We'll be meeting the teacher and other families. I think there will be about 7 students in the class ranging from 1st-3rd grade. My son will be in 2nd next year. They will do a lot of project based learning, and the students are able to work at their own pace. The only other students in the school, about 10, are middle to high school students who do online virtual school with lots of enrichment. It is EXTREMELY small, and this makes us, my ds especially, very reluctant to take this route. Right now, ds6 is in a fabulous Montessori school. He's doing well, so we're not likely to change. But, I always like to have options, so we're going to the meeting just in case. Thank you for sharing your experience!
