We have been discussing where to send Dominic to K in the fall. There are pros and cons of each - private Catholic vs public. As fate (or faith) would have it, the Catholic school principle announced tonight at Mass that there would be an open house tonight at the school. So the whole family decided it was time to take the tour and meet the principle. She seems very nice and interested in getting a great program under way again.
She said that the K class size will be limited to 10 students again next fall. One thing I felt odd about was that kindergarterns take naps after lunch - this may prove a problem since Dominic hasn't napped in 3 yrs!
Do most K's do this? Seems strange to me....but maybe my child is out of the "norm" for napping.
She did say that if Dominic is more advanced in certain areas, they are willing to work on a more accelerated cirriculm for him. That is good news to us since he can already do 2nd grade math in his head. She also said they work closely with the public school gifted program - again, great news to us.
I'm going to meet more in depth with her in 2 wks so we can discuss these and other things weighing in our decision. But right now, I'm beginning to lean more towards Catholic school - at least until 3rd grade - I'm still not impressed with the upper levels - they just don't have the same resources available (like for science, biology, computers, etc.)
What we really love is we feel Dominic is a better fit for a smaller environment - socially. I told Mark we will just need to continue to pray about this matter and hopefully make the right decision for Dominic's future.
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