School has a class 11 bridge course the week before term starts. Worth cutting the holiday short?

saffron_tiffin_872425 May 2026

The school has announced an optional bridge course for incoming class 11 science students, nine to one, for the week before term starts. The circular says it 'builds the foundation for the rigour of senior secondary'. So what happens in that week? Is it the first chapters of class 11 taught early, revision of class 10, or orientation with a lot of speeches? He's had a hard year and has been properly resting. I don't want him to start June behind, and I also don't want to pay for a week of introductions.

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pebble_tiffin_359825 May 2026
my son skipped his. he said the first two weeks of class 11 covered the same chapters anyway. not advice, just what happened in our house. the ones who went did know each other a little better on day one
- saffron_tiffin_872425 May 2026
  That last part is something I hadn't considered. He doesn't know many of the science section. I'll ask him which matters more to him: the head start or the faces.