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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why is Avenues so controversial in this board?[/quote]

It is very different from most other schools and attracts a certain type. Though like everywhere else, there are plenty of exceptions to the rule. I feel like the school and the parents there try too hard. I think the early grade language immersion is overkill and I know that for some kids, it gets in the way of learning reading, writing and arithmetic, which is more important for long term success. Personally, it is more important for my kid to learn the academic basics and how to socially interact than to be a "citizen of the world" or whatever they call it (not that those are mutually exclusive, but I think Avenues leans too hard towards the latter and not enough on the former).

I have a close friend who is there and is lukewarm on it. I know another great family who left. My child goes to school with a few kids who left for HS. And I know another nice, bright kid who transferred in for HS and I think is pretty happy.

There was an episode of Will & Grace when they relaunched it a few years ago where they went to visit an over-the-top NYC private school. It was very clearly modeled on Avenues.

And whoever said it is rare for Packer kids to take calculus is completely wrong. You can see Packer exmissions on IG (they post it so it is free game). Not quite Tier 1 good, but still quite impressive. I'm sure there are a lot of legacies, URM, etc., like at other schools, but it is still very good.[/quote]
super helpful! The for profit status also probably makes things a very different environment and incentives by teachers and the admin[/quote]

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