DC will most likely get into AAP - base school or center?

[Anonymous]

Or Flint Hill- all their level
Iv are in a separate class for all
Subjects.

[Anonymous]

OP, if you want personal informed decisions you'd need to identify your base and center schools. I understand if you don't want to do that. Fwiw, our base has separate AAP classrooms (so AAP kids stay with other AAP kids all day). More than 90% of kids stay at base vs. move to the center.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, if you want personal informed decisions you'd need to identify your base and center schools. I understand if you don't want to do that. Fwiw, our base has separate AAP classrooms (so AAP kids stay with other AAP kids all day). More than 90% of kids stay at base vs. move to the center.

Which ES is your school?

[Anonymous]

Many of the kids at our base school leave for the center, but I think it's a mistake. The center is a great school, but it is overcrowded. Many have misconceptions about LLIV. Base school has good/great level IV teachers but only one class per grade due to so many leaving. Unfortunately the base school admin does little to keep the kids as well. OP - make sure you get all the facts before moving your kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, if you want personal informed decisions you'd need to identify your base and center schools. I understand if you don't want to do that. Fwiw, our base has separate AAP classrooms (so AAP kids stay with other AAP kids all day). More than 90% of kids stay at base vs. move to the center.

Which ES is your school?

Spring Hill ES is base. Churchill Rd is center.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, if you want personal informed decisions you'd need to identify your base and center schools. I understand if you don't want to do that. Fwiw, our base has separate AAP classrooms (so AAP kids stay with other AAP kids all day). More than 90% of kids stay at base vs. move to the center.

Which ES is your school?

Spring Hill ES is base. Churchill Rd is center.

Thanks for sharing! I've heard great things about Spring Hill - does your school group classes by AAP only students or do pull outs for LA and Math?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was in your shoes last year OP. My honest, best advice is to do some research-- not all Center schools are equal, and not all LLIV schools are equal. Go to both orientations, talk to other parents, and make the best choice for you.

We have Louise Archer as our Center school-- and I think it has a very strong and well regarded program. But, our home school also has a "solid" LLIV program, and we liked the sense of community, friends, and other intangibles. One thing I looked at very closely though, was the past record of how many of our AAP students were staying at the base school versus going to the Center. I viewed this as mark of what parents thought of the local program... And also it mattered to me because if, for example, 30 kids from my base school got in to AAP, and 29 of them went to the Center, then I felt sure that the LLIV AAP would not truly be AAP level. I found though, that a critical mass of kids routinely stayed at our home school, and I heard really good things from the parents of AAP students at my home school. For this (and some other reasons that were particular to my child-- including not wanting siblings at different schools!), we chose the base school. I'm glad that we did, as it has worked out well for my DC.

By the way, I've been told by many sources that the curriculum is the same for all students (AAP and Gen Ed)-- with the exception of math. The AAP kids simply hit things on a bit deeper level.

OP here - thanks! great advice!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, if you want personal informed decisions you'd need to identify your base and center schools. I understand if you don't want to do that. Fwiw, our base has separate AAP classrooms (so AAP kids stay with other AAP kids all day). More than 90% of kids stay at base vs. move to the center.

No, I dont' have a problem with it. Our base school is Waynewood and our center school is Stratford Landing. I think WW has only had the level IV program for a year or two so it's still fairly new.

[Anonymous]

Generally, the Centers offer strong academic programs and better extracurricular activities. There are some exceptions, though. Depends on your particulars.

[Anonymous]

Base school is Brown but Center school is Princeton. Where should we send DS?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, if you want personal informed decisions you'd need to identify your base and center schools. I understand if you don't want to do that. Fwiw, our base has separate AAP classrooms (so AAP kids stay with other AAP kids all day). More than 90% of kids stay at base vs. move to the center.

What??? No way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was in your shoes last year OP. My honest, best advice is to do some research-- not all Center schools are equal, and not all LLIV schools are equal. Go to both orientations, talk to other parents, and make the best choice for you.

We have Louise Archer as our Center school-- and I think it has a very strong and well regarded program. But, our home school also has a "solid" LLIV program, and we liked the sense of community, friends, and other intangibles. One thing I looked at very closely though, was the past record of how many of our AAP students were staying at the base school versus going to the Center. I viewed this as mark of what parents thought of the local program... And also it mattered to me because if, for example, 30 kids from my base school got in to AAP, and 29 of them went to the Center, then I felt sure that the LLIV AAP would not truly be AAP level. I found though, that a critical mass of kids routinely stayed at our home school, and I heard really good things from the parents of AAP students at my home school. For this (and some other reasons that were particular to my child-- including not wanting siblings at different schools!), we chose the base school. I'm glad that we did, as it has worked out well for my DC.

By the way, I've been told by many sources that the curriculum is the same for all students (AAP and Gen Ed)-- with the exception of math. The AAP kids simply hit things on a bit deeper level.

Yep! +1

[Anonymous]

OP - so does anyone have any specific experience about how it works at Stratford Landing vs Waynewood?

[Anonymous]

I have 3rd grader, stayed base school.
It was a mistake, especially it was the first year as a level IV program school.

There IS a critical number especially math.
My child is not a math genius, had hard time in math class.

Even though the teacher/students ratio was great,
The math class is a kaios.

Im going to center next year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have 3rd grader, stayed base school.
It was a mistake, especially it was the first year as a level IV program school.

There IS a critical number especially math.
My child is not a math genius, had hard time in math class.

Even though the teacher/students ratio was great,
The math class is a kaios.

Im going to center next year.

What do you mean that there is a critical number for math?