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[quote=Anonymous]My kid finished two years ago, so this is a bit dated.  He was just saying that his teachers at CCES were so amazing.  I think in reality they were not 100% amazing, but there are about 4 or so that are really absolutely phenomenal.  That was part of what made the program great.  During the pandemic, one of the teachers volunteered to lead an extra "optional" class (she had to call it a club to avoid violating the revised curriculum rules).  It was absolutely phenomenal and probably the best part of the pandemic for my child.  And a TON of kids volunteered for this optional extra class -- basically the whole grade, which says a lot both about how loved the teacher was, but also how these kids really wanted to learn interesting stuff.  It was really great to hear them in the other room having small group debates and preparing presentations for their fellow students on the topic.  Ms. Gleason, we love you if you are reading this!

Another teacher (Ms. Quintana) ran a book club that was also one of the best things about the school -- again, these are kids that are volunteering for extra reading and discussion because they just love books.  I wish every ES had that.

With that, I think for many kids it is really hard to change schools and peer groups at grade 4-5 and then change again for 6-8.  Because of the MS admissions, most of the CES kids will not stay together for MS.  There were very few that went to our home MS from the CES program.  For some kids (maybe especially girls?), I think this can be really hard.  I think you have to take that into account when deciding.  I also think that, if your home school has the ELC program and really great 4-5th grade teachers, then the difference won't be as stark.

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