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[quote=Anonymous]We are at WSES and generally like it.  Our DD has had wonderful teachers and is doing quite well.  WSES tends to suffer from the the same things a lot of them do, in terms of curriculum structure: overly focused on testing, not very creative (though there are some teachers that are) in teaching methods. I also feel like it's a bit of a fun sponge sometimes, too. Very structured. No birthday parties. Silent dismissal. Kids being herded around. But, that's my own view. And, I doubt it's the only one but rather indicative of what our schools have become.

The school is pretty diverse and has a VERY involved parent population.  Lots of very competitive, hovering parents. You also mentioned AAP v. non-AAP and, unfortunately, that is a very big downfall of WSES.  There is a huge divide between AAP and "Gen ed." And it trickles down to the kids, unfortunately. I think that's regrettable.

The school offers lots of extracurriculars for an elementary: garden club, 2 jump rope clubs, flag football, math clubs, chess clubs, lego club, etc.

In short, we've had a good experience there.[/quote]

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