Chart schools with the best science programs outside of BASIS
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Anonymous
| I have a late elementary DC who is very interested in science and math. I don't think DC would be a good fit for the more rigid teaching approach I understand is part of BASIS. Interested in learning if there are any other MS charters that are stronger in science and math than others? |
Anonymous
| Are you looking at DCPS at all? A few DCPS schools have good math programs |
Anonymous
I would be open to DCPS if there was a realistic chance to get a lottery spot OOB. |
Anonymous
| Hope for Banneker in 4 years. |
Anonymous
Honestly, you should move to Fairfax or MoCo. You can go to TJ (the best STEM high school in the country) or apply for one of the math/science magnets in MoCo, which are incredible. Don't waste your time in DC. |
Anonymous
Have you gone to a BASIS open house and asked what their teaching approach is like, or are you going off DCUM? |
Anonymous
| McKinley Tech |
Anonymous
Uh… you should lottery for BASIS. It’s not what you think it is. |
Anonymous
It’s exactly what you think it is. -BASIS parent |
Anonymous
No. 5% or less of kids on grade level in both math and science. |
Anonymous
| A number of the DCPS middle schools let the more advanced 8th graders take geometry (after algebra in 7th). |
Anonymous
+1...If you a STEM kid, those are you options. You can do DCPS with a lot of supplementing. BASIS is not a STEM school. When we toured a few years ago, that was clear. I work in STEM and they couldn't answer any of my questions. Maybe it's improved...But I'd move to MoCo. Just better resources for STEM. |
Anonymous
What do you consider a “rigid” teaching approach? |