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[quote=Anonymous]Poplar Tree/ Rocky Run/ Chantilly is a very sought after pyramid, even for gen ed. Homes always sell quickly for top dollar, especially since the location is very convienent to 66 and various park and rides.

My child is in 4th AAP at PTES. Like anything, a lot depends on the teacher. 3rd grade AAP was meh (though perhaps that was coming more from the AAP dept with the new implementation of Benchmark and the short lived attempt to slow acceleration in math curriculum that particular year), but 4th is very challenging in every subject this year. I would say the depth of the material in science and social studies is what I would consider to be middle school level depth after going over the study guide with my child. There's lots of writing including a DBQ, plus learning annotations, roots and challenging weekly word study for language arts. Math moves very quickly of course. There is some mixing with gen ed during specials, based on instrument choice. Laptops come home nightly starting in 3rd, which I hate. I have heard very good things about both Rocky Run and Chantilly from neighbors with older children. I like that it is one straight pyramid, not a split feeder outside of the AAP center part. Everyone seems very happy. [/quote]

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