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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am aware of all the programs out there that accelerate kids in math/writing (AoPS, Kumon, Curie, CTY—the list is long). Are there any well regarded programs that nurture creativity in children? I’m not interested in acceleration. Thanks![/quote]

FWIW, AoPS does not really accelerate kids.  The focus is extra depth and really stretching the kid's understanding of the material.  The standard AoPS "track" has kids doing Algebra in 7th or later.  [/quote]

I was going to add this--AoPS is focused on depth and I find it demands a lot of creativity.[/quote]

What is a good age to begin AoPS?[/quote]

Beast Academy (on line and in person if you're nearby) is for elementary and my kids really liked it.  They just did on-line.  They were advanced in math but had to start a grade below just because the depth and way of problem-solving was different than they were used to.  There are on-line assessments that help them to figure where to start.  Some of the 2nd and 3rd grade problems made me think--and I was a STEM major who took a lot of math in college!  It's just I hadn't thought about some of the arithmetic concepts in the way they presented them. [/quote]

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