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[quote=Anonymous]I'm pleased with my kids' classical school's science program. Though it doesn't have the emphasis that history & lit have, it's much more robust than what I saw in public. Strongest area is biology - second grade raises mealworms, third grade gets crayfish. A long unit on human physiology in 6th takes advantage of the classical propensity for memorizing. The woods and a pond in back get a lot of use; junior high does a multiday trip to the Chesapeake.

My understanding is that, as is typical in classical, science is not really the focus in high school - reading/writing/history takes precedence. The school is growing fast, but even at its target HS enrollment, equipment (due to cost) and course offerings are still going to be limited. I do know that kids who are particularly STEM focused will sometimes add on DE courses, and the school does offer some flexibility as far as their schedule goes to accommodate this.

Enrichment-wise , they've contracted for after-school programming classes, and their Science Olympiad team has been to the State tournament several years in a row.

You don't mention Math, so I will. Math curriculum in ES is Math in Focus, which is a pretty good Singapore Math derivative.  Kids will do mental math, memorize their times tables, & etc. No calculators until Jr. High, unless an accommodation is  in place.  Acceleration (and deceleration) is possible, but rare. ES is done strictly by grade -- too small a school to do otherwise. So a very good math student can move up a grade, a very poor one will do math with the younger kids.

Jr High + does group more by ability. Algebra I in 8th is the standard track. Top course offerings are Calc AB and AP Stats, DE available for those who have accelerated faster.

All told, as a STEM person myself, and raising STEM-oriented kids, I'm happy with it thus far. Lots of other techies amongst the moms and dads, probably for the same reason you can find so many low-tech schools in Silicon Valley. [/quote]

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