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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We are really excited about the unique opportunity that Claremont offers.

Someone has mentioned the arts strength at Claremont.

Is anyone aware of how Claremont students fare in math in the long-term (especially since many are learning it in a second language and since math is a subject that really builds upon previous learning)? Are there any data on Claremont kids in middle and high school with regard to math?

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Parent of a Claremont student here.  I don't think there's any appreciable difference - the goal at the school (as with all Arlington elementary schools) is to have kids taking algebra by 8th grade.  The school follows the exact same curriculum, but just uses textbooks in Spanish.  Math is one of the subjects taught in Spanish because 1 +1 = 2 in any language.

DS has learned math in Spanish and we are non-native speakers of Spanish so we tend to help in Spanish.  Nevertheless, DS usually answers in English and knows all the English-language terminology despite never having been taught it in English.  Same with science.  Despite having learned science in Spanish, DS knows the terminology in English without our ever having done extra teaching of material in English.[/quote]

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