We are debating keeping the kids (I have a younger daughter too) in the Montesorri until they are old enough for the gifted program. Quest is supposed to be just 30 minutes, but with traffic I'm sure it'd be more like 45 - maybe even an hour. You you get the feeling he wants to keep your kid in district, or has he been pretty frank about whether or not they could accommodate your child?ĭaVinci and Einstein are both way too far away for us to drive from Libertyville. It sounds like the principal you've been working with has been helpful. We're meeting with the principal of the neighborhood elementary school tomorrow to get a better idea of what they could offer. We're soon to be closing on a house (fingers crossed) in Libertyville 70. #120658 - 01/22/12 05:08 PM Re: Anyone familiar with Quest Academy in Palatine,IL? Thanks again for your response! It's great to compare notes! We're meeting with this public school tomorrow and are hoping they are just honest about what they can and can't do. On paper, they aren't too keen on grade skipping. Our district has a separate gifted classroom for 4th and 5th graders. I'll be interested to hear anything you want to share about that process. Good luck trying to get you K-age child into the magnet school That would be great (and save a LOT of $$). Do you know if there are nice communities to live in down there? I'm not familiar with Elgin - but it would require a move if we went there. (Seems strange that there are two gifted private schools in Elgin!) I do like like Einstein can take them through high school. I don't know much about that school, or DaVinci for that matter. I'll be very interested to hear what you think about Einstein. Maybe some overly eager parents got their bright (but not gifted) kid's in. Maybe Quest is too broad in their definition of gifted. Sometimes I wonder if those kids that don't even make honors classes after leaving Quest were perhaps mislabeled to begin with. Did you hear this directly from parents? I've only read reviews online, I've not spoken to any parents. Thanks! I've heard something similar about Quest. #120649 - 01/22/12 11:32 AM Re: Anyone familiar with Quest Academy in Palatine,IL? We are hoping the public school can take him on, but the Montessori told us public education would be basically impossible. We are also visiting our neighborhood public school next week to see what they think would be the best option. It's hard to get anything but a sales pitch from any private school. Anyone know what Quest is like in this regard? We've even visited the school, but still can't figure out how flexible they really are. We are looking for a school that is truly for gifted kids, not just bright kids whose parents have a lot of money to spend. (So he's 3 - almost 3 1/2 - and mastering 1st grade work.not sure where that lands him.) He is in a k-6 montesorri and they have told us he is highly unusual, needs to be tested at age 6, and is mastering 6 and 7 year old works right now. Not tested yet, but at 3 he is an excellent reader, good at math and knows numbers into the 1000s. We are just learning about options right now. I'd love to hear any opinions or experiences with this school.
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