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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My understanding of Basis, coming out strong from the starting gates, is that it places a premium on AP coursework and passing as a very 'high-standards' metric of success.  Latin has AP offerings in the upper school, but emphasizes a classical education (original texts, discussion) and being participatory community member (see reference to service in its motto) as its metric.  It may be that Basis does all of this plus AP.  They just seem to come out of the starting gates running different races.[/quote]

Latin is more like a high-end private school - not surprising given the Head.  It's the public version of the Cathedral schools or Sidwell.  Basis is more like a set of high-end modules, the integration will be intrinsic for some, absent for others.  I wouldn't expect any community or citizenship component.[/quote]

As for community and citizenship, Basis has already had many activities to foster a sense of community in the school as well as a sense of good citizenship.

As for high end modules, I am not even sure what this means.

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Sorry--I posted the above about Latin and Basis.  The irony is I am trying to avoid comparisons.  We are very happy with Latin, but I do not believe in building up one school by tearing down another.  That's why I said, "It may be that Basis does all of this plus AP".  I don't know, but there are plenty with firsthand Basis experience that can educate us.  My understanding from Basis literature, publicity and newspaper articles is that the APs are a primary focus point in Basis.  Am I wrong?[/quote]

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