I'm new to posting on this board (been reading for a while) - so forgive me if this isn't the best forum for this, I wasn't quite sure where to put it.
My son just finished 4th grade (as far as a school would consider him). He started the year in private school, we moved and he homeschooled most of the year, and has been doing 5th grade work. So in the fall he'll be likely starting 6th grade work (we work through summer). Next year (2013-2014 school year) he'll be returning to school in the place we moved out of (temporary move).
My son has his heart set on Aviation High school up in the Puget Sound, WA area. They have a application online and we were looking through it to see what they'd expect. He'd be applying early in his 8th grade school year. Yes it's very premature to be 'planning' for this when he's about to start his 5th grade school year, but right now it's just a goal we are working towards and if it keeps him focused in the meantime, then great - even if we don't wind up sending him there come high school.
They ask for things like: have you taken an Algebra course, have you taken high school math courses, have you taken other high school level courses (and earned credit).
If we are homeschooling, how does that work? Our state doesn't require us to keep detailed records even. If he goes back to his old private school, I don't think they'd have the option to take high school level classes or work ahead like that (small school, in a town with only 2 public, 1 private high schools - none are linked to his private elementary K-8 school). I hate to make him go to another school since he's moved around so much already. But it might be something we need to do?
Sorry to ramble. I can't sleep. Ideas, plans and theories keep racing around my head. If anyone can help clear up how you take higher level courses for credit, and prove such for his high school application - that'd help!