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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]oyster (i like smaller middle schools and think the guaranteed hs backstop is not fully necessary/overemphasized) but also what is the better commute.[/quote]

Disagree.  Oyster is way too small, doesn’t have many extracurriculars or sports, and then you lose advancing the language by going to Wilson which is the other extreme, way too large and overcrowded with all the problems that come with it.

DCI is a medium size school, not too small or big, with lots of extracurriculars, clubs, sports that is more typical of schools in the neighboring suburbs, you get to continue advancing the language in middle and high school, and go for the IB diploma degree which IMO is better than taking AP courses.[/quote]

Not sure how it is now, but my kid did a ton of sports at Oyster and really enjoyed them — cross country, basketball, and track.  It was kinda cool because something like 1/3 of the kids in the school did track, so it was a lot of fun.  Went on to play basketball at Wilson along with one of his teammates.

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In terms of sports, OA currently offers (2022/23):

Cross Country,
Volleyball,
Soccer, 
Basketball, 
Swimming, and
Track & Field

OA also participates in the Embassy Adoption program (usually 3 different countries/school year), and it looks like the 8th graders will be able to travel to Costa Rica this year.  In the past, OA middle schoolers had the opportunity to also travel to China, and to participate in a 2 week exchange program with a school in Spain.  This year, as in years past, the 8th graders will take the AP Spanish Language exam.

All of these activities have certainly been enough to keep my children busy.  However, ymmv.[/quote]

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