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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our kid turned down an invitation from Lucy Barnsley and will continue at Wingate. The program seems to have changed since our older kid went there 12 years ago - no emphasis on science anymore, and math is no more advanced than at home school. No point in the program for him then.

He is interested in trying out for Takoma Park MS in two years - we have very good experience with both Takoma Park and North Bethesda MS.[/quote]
I don't know what it was like 12 years ago, but currently, the program leans heavily to language arts.  I don't recall anything exciting in the science curriculum other than the participation in the science fair was mandatory.  Their science fair was leagues above the ones at our home school (I have two kids so went to both) - both in number of participants and quality of the science projects.

DC actually turned down trying for MS magnet because it was too far (about 1 hr bus ride).  I wanted DC to focus on social life in MS, but the academics at our home MS is not very challenging.  In some ways, DC regrets not applying for MS magnet.  But there is always HS magnet, so we'll see.[/quote]

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