Speaking of MacArthur High School - just FYI
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Copying and pasting the below from our Hardy newsletter:
…MacArthur High School, the newest (and soon to be among the best!) DCPS High School, is Hardy’s feeder by-right neighborhood high school. There is great stuff going on at MacArthur, including: AP courses in: World History, US History, English Lang & Lit, Pre-Calc, BC Calc, Computer Science, Human Geography, Psychology, Environmental Science, and Capstone (research) Seminar Multiple NAF Academies spanning Computer Science, IT, AeroSpace Engineering, and Finance New cohort program focused on Foreign Service, starting in 9th grade Brand new JROTC program (tip: looks great on college apps because it signals discipline and leadership - no military service required) |
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| What are NAF Academies? |
Anonymous
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Nevermind I Googled it:
NAF academies are typically “schools within a school,” operating as smaller learning communities within larger high schools. |
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We are 5 blocks out of bounds, and missed that we could try to lottery in. Starting to think we'd much prefer it over J-R for our kid.
Maybe post lottery application? I don't really know how it works. |
Anonymous
Not sure they still do it, but they used to have preference for JR students in the lottery. |
Anonymous
| I am glad you shared this info so people can explore - but I am aware of families who say that the hype does not match the product. |
Anonymous
| What languages are they offering now? DD didn't want to stop French, so we passed in the opening year |
Anonymous
No AP languages No AP sciences like bio, chem, physics |
Anonymous
They are offering Italian and Spanish, the languages taught at Hardy. Presumably the school cohort (juniors?) will reach AP level this year or next, at which point they should offer the courses or exams depending on demand. |
Anonymous
Come on. There are 2 full cohorts there, making AP classes mostly moot for the hard sciences and language. I know for a fact that AP Physics will be offered next year for my currently Sophomore son and that AP Bio and AP Chem will be offered before he graduates. |
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Does anyone have any idea whether French is
going to be added to the mix? We are at Hardy right now (inbound for both Hardy and MacArthur) and would very much like to see French offered… |
Anonymous
It's interesting that they needed BC calculus before there was demand for AP science classes. |
Anonymous
We were told no French. I think just Italian and Spanish. M kid has 3 years of French already from 6th - 8th. It's odd to not have French IMO. |
Anonymous
Hard(y) pass. MacArthur is a Title I school where 89% of students are below grade level in math and 64% are below grade level in English. |
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