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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've had kids at both, and the one thing I'll say is that the Humanities program felt more cohesive, if your child is someone who appreciates community. In the Humanities magnet, there's no one taking AP Lang in 8th grade (or whatever), so the same kids are in the same classes getting to know one another. Moreover, most of the Humanities kids take the bonus elective in 6th grade, so they have 4 of their 7 classes together.

The STEM magnet has at least 3 different levels of differentiation in math in each magnet year, so kids only have 2 of their 7 classes together.

I don't know. Maybe the STEM magnet feels more like a community if you have a mathlete, but my kids' experiences were that the STEM magnet is good academically but just normal MS socially.  [/quote]
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I’ve had kids in both and agree that the humanities program is more cohesive. Since all of the kids are taking the same classes, they have aligned the courses with broader themes so the kids see the same topic (e.g. Greek culture) through different lenses in different classes - reading and writing about the Odyssey, studying the Greek Empire, putting together a Greek play with hand crafted masks. My STEM kid enjoyed the humanities program, still had advanced math, and was well prepared for the IB diploma with a focus on STEM. This DC is in grad school now, still with a blend of science, math, and communication skills, and I think the humanities program really helped his success on this path.[/quote]

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