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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The HS kids aren't encouraged to do scientific research, compete in national/international science competitions (e.g. Google, Siemens, INTEL), intern anywhere (e.g. the nearby Smithsonian museums, NASA HQ, National Geographic HQ), or get into mentoring relationships with senior scientists. The school doesn't support students in such endeavors. Students prep for AP and other standardized tests, and compete in the odd science or Latin bowl, and BASIS pretty much leaves it at that. Take a tour of TJ or the Blair MoCo math/sci magnet to understand what I'm talking about. TJ students are even encouraged to knock of AP classes during summers (on their campus) to free them up to work with scientists during the school year. Not sure how/if BAIS DC parents could change the equation. Maybe the new HOS will prove amenable.

The current high school curriculum serves best the needs of those students who want to apply to non scientific majors such as political science, history or classics, hoping that taking AP math/science classes will hopefully make them exempt from taking any science or math classes in college.

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