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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Einstein is very good for artsy kids but unfortunately doesn’t offer as much to kids who are interested in other pursuits. For example, there is no stem based academy. [/quote]

It doesn't have a STEM academy but a kid with those interests would do renaissance academy and take the various advanced and AP math and science options, or do IB and take those math and science courses. It certainly doesn't have all the STEM offerings as Blair though, which is much larger and has the magnet.[/quote]

I went to the open house at Einstein in the fall. It was very disappointing. There was no discussion at all about academics and then it was one presentation after another of performing arts.  For a kid that is not interested or talented in the arts, the school isn't appealing.  [/quote]

So you didn't like their open house. This doesn't mean children cannot learn math and science at a high level there.[/quote]

Well it didn't speak well for the school.  Literally not one word at the open house was focused on academics.  Why is that acceptable?

That aside, hopefully you are correct and students are learning math and science. But all students are forced to pick an academy and there are no academies that are geared toward kids who are stem focused.

My kid actually isn't stem focused but was still turned off by the focus on performing arts. Most kids attend their assigned DCC high school so the schools should have academies for a broader range of interests.

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