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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here,

Can I ask just on a basic level, how many magnet classes does a kid take?  Are they additions to the schedule, making a longer school day, or are they replacing other classes?  If so which classes?

What electives are available?

Can someone post their kid's schedule?

What extracurriculars are there at Eastern?  Are there sports teams?  [/quote]

There should be an open house presentation for admitted students that will answer this, but I'll answer some (as parent of a current Eastern 7th grader).

Students take 3 magnet classes each year: English, World Studies, and Media.  Many/most also take a Literature elective in 6th grade that used to be a required magnet class but is now optional and open to non-magnet students (it's a great class). The magnet classes are coordinated and often have overlapping themes/projects.

Students take non-magnet PE, Science, and Math (at the math level that is recommended from their elementary school).

Students take 7 classes total, which is a typical load.  There are the 5 core classes that all middle schoolers across MCPS take (math, science, social studies, english, PE) and two electives, but one of the electives is automatically filled by media each year.  If kids take the lit class in 6th grade, there's not room for other electives. This year, my 7th grader is taking art and computer science (a semester each) as an elective, and will start a language in 8th grade.

My kid takes after-school band, which counts as a real class and meets three days a week after school (well, two days a week now on Zoom).  So band kids are able to continue in band without eating up an elective slot.  Because of this, though, I'm not as familiar with other extracurriculars, which typically meet at the same times.

There is a lot of information on the Eastern webpage (https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/easternms ), particularly in the parent handbook (https://sites.google.com/view/parent-handbook/home).

Hope that helps![/quote]

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