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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]No, it is not marketing material. It is a fact that Basis offers a rigorous European style education. It is also a fact that not every school is going to be a good fit. For example, if I was not interested in my child being immersed in another language, then an immersion school would not be a good fit for my child. As another example, previously, a Montessori school was not good fit for our kid and we pulled him out of that school. Every kid is different.[/quote]
[quote=Anonymous]Can we please not use the term "European style education" with reference to BASIS. It really is a meaningless concept except as a marketing buzz term. Europe doesn't have a style of education - it is a continent. As far as I can tell insofar as it means anything concrete it refers to the fact that BASIS has Latin in middle school. So just say it offers Latin in middle school. If other countries' educational models are to be referenced, it seems that BASIS provides a South Korean style education... accelerated curriculum, math-focused, content-based lectures and frequent standardized testing, especially AP in 9th-11th grade.[/quote]
Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School

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Advanced Math & Science Academy Charter School

Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School is a charter school founded in 2005. It is located at 201 Forest Street in Marlborough, Massachusetts, U.S., in a few remodeled office building.  The school is widely recognized for its academic achievements, consistently scoring in the highest percentile among Massachusetts schools in the English, math and science MCAS exams.

As a charter school, AMSACS receives funding from school districts in which its students reside. According to the Massachusetts Department of Education, $69,669,262 ($10,270 per pupil) will be withdrawn from the local aid accounts of sending towns to fund the school. Students and their families have no direct costs other than uniforms and the fees for extra activities that have become common among most of Massachusetts' public schools. Admission includes completing an application, attending an open house, and taking math and language arts tests that are solely used to determine placement in the right level of classes. Preference for the limited spaces is given first to siblings of current students regardless of residence, then to residents of Marlborough, Hudson, Clinton, and Maynard, and finally to any resident of Massachusetts.[/quote]

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