The campus is a multi-platform environment. Should we purchase a laptop for our child. Several student do have laptops. They are not required. Depending upon the individual child, the pressure varies.
Some students enter everything by choice.
Others choose not to participate in contests. Because of the nature of the programs and the quality of students accepted, it is to be expected that students may be under pressure when contest deadlines are upon them. It is expected that students notify their parents ahead of time. We have an extremely liberal policy for student use of the phone. We supply each sending district with a list of Academy students, their address, etc.