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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]NP here, parent of seventh grader who loves social studies and has been bored with what they have covered in middle school so far and would thrive having like minded kids in her classes. I have never heard of this program. Is it limited to students at WJ, or can you apply from outside the boundary? DD is slated for Whitman, so WJ is more appealing than the other magnets because it is significantly closer geographically. [/quote]
It is just for WJ students.  From what I have heard it was developed in part to provide students with an appealing program in their home school in order to lose fewer students to RMIB and Blair SMAC.  It is not a magnet program, it is easier to get into and the curriculum is not particularly distinctive.  They admit 50 students a year (around 10% of the freshman class).  They take 6 classes together in high school: 3 in their freshman year, 2 in their sophomore year and 1 in their junior year.  They also do a capstone project in their senior year.  I have heard from parents who have sent several children through the program that the senior project has been watered down considerably in recent years.  It is a wonderful way for freshmen to develop close relationships with like minded students.[/quote]

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