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[quote=Anonymous]Not familiar with those specific schools, but I have had kids at both our LLIV and at the center.

The biggest difference for us was the size of the AAP program.  At our local school, there is one classroom for AAP.  My older child would not have done well with the same group of 20-something classmates for 4 years in a row - he really thrived in a larger community.  There are more extracurriculars available, with more variety of interests.

At our local school, AAP is a single classroom.  My other child did well with the smaller, more consistent group.  He would have been overwhelmed going to the center.  The peer pressure is more intense, there was more of a 'sink or swim' feel to it.

I haven't seen any difference in the quality of instruction, the teachers, or the academic rigor.  The local school is more attentive and nurturing, though.  At the center, nobody from the main office even knew my kid's name.  Principal wouldn't have recognized him if we saw her away from school.  Some of the teachers were very proactive and attentive, others weren't.  At our local school, everyone from the principal to the custodians knows each and every child, and talks with them regularly.  [/quote]

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