Take a quick quiz to see if Great Minds Learning Community might be a good fit for your child and your family!

Answer “Yes” or “No” to each question, then count how many “Yes” answers you have.

 

◆ Do you want a school tailored to meet the needs of your gifted child or twice-exceptional child and the intense, challenging, and exhilarating facets that being gifted or 2e brings to your child’s educational experience — intellectually, socially, and emotionally?

◆ Would your child benefit from low 7:1 student-teacher ratios (equates to approximately 6:1 taking into account interns and volunteers)?

◆ Would your child benefit from a nurturing, small-group, hands-on environment?

◆ Does your child have intense curiosity and crave the freedom to pursue his passions to the beat of his own drummer?

◆ Would your child benefit from integrated guided support for learning differences/challenges/disabilities?

◆ Do you want a personalized, learning path for your child, with learning material fit to the learner instead of trying to fit the learner to the material?

◆ Do you want a part-time educational alternative so that you can get the best of both worlds — homeschooling and private school?

◆ Do you want your child to be truly celebrated for his unique gifts and personality?

◆ Do you want your child to experience the benefits of being with a long-term community of guides and peers who support and inspire him?

◆ Do you want a learning environment that helps your child to develop in multiple areas — academically, socially, and emotionally?

◆ Do you want a school that understands asynchronous development and does not expect your child to perform equally well in all areas?

◆ Do you have a lifestyle that meshes with a three-day school week?

◆ Does your child seek relevant, meaningful, hands-on projects?

◆ Do you want learning to be student-driven and passion driven with guided support for lagging skills and some targeted direct teaching?

◆ Do you want a small school that encourages personal interaction?

◆ Do you want to get off of the treadmill of standardized testing, grades, and rote memorization?

◆ Do you want your child to develop and deepen his or her qualities of innovation, flexibility, resilience, creativity, and critical thinking?

◆ Do you want learning material that allows the student to move as quickly or as slowly as needed?

◆ Do you want Socratic discussions?

◆ Do you want an innovative, non-traditional learning experience for your child?

◆ Do you want school/life balance that works for your family?

◆ Do you want a place where your child can make and deepen friendships with like-minded children of varying ages?

◆ Do you want a welcoming, nurturing learning community, a tribe of like-minded families to provide mutual support, fun, and friendship to your child and your family?

◆ Do you want a flexible school schedule that allows ample breaks throughout the year for travel and school/life balance?

If you answered “Yes” to 5 or more of the questions above, we feel that Great Minds might be an excellent fit for your child and your family!

 

 

 

  

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