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[quote=Anonymous]It’s not like one is good and the other is just okay. They’re both excellent programs, but one focuses on STEM and the other focuses on English, history and media. Each program involves 3 magnet courses and the rest of the day is gen ed.

My dc attended the humanities magnet at MLK, so I’m more familiar with that one. DC had lots of group projects and picked up skills such as media literacy and video production. There was a focus on research and writing. Because MLK is a Middle Years IB school, students are required to take a foreign language all 3 years, and the instruction is at the high school pace. (In high school, Spanish 1A would be first semester and Spanish 1B would be second semester. In some other middle schools, students take 1A for both semesters and then 1B for both semesters the following year. At MLK, students move on to 2A and 2B their second year.) My dc had taken compacted math in elementary school and was able to stay on that track, although math is not part of the humanities curriculum. DC had algebra in 7th and geometry in 8th. There were students in the humanities magnet at MLK who went on to attend the STEM magnet at Poolesville, known as SMCS, so it’s not like for high school you’re locked into whichever focus you chose for middle school.[/quote]

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