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[quote=Anonymous]ACDS parent here.  I have child in the Middle School who has been there since Kindergarten and two children in the lower school.  The school has gone through a lot administratively since we have been there and we have stayed through the changes because of the teachers - who are excellent, and the community - which is warm and involved.
  
The new head has given the school a clear direction that can be described as a good balance of traditional and progressive.  The kids wear uniforms, there is an emphasis on public speaking, and the curriculum is focused on preparing students for high school (especially the middle school curriculum). The school has been deliberate and impressively nimble in the use of technology, specifically iPads in the upper classrooms, and are moving to incorporate them into lower grades with great care and specific intent. This is not technology for technology's sake but to underscore the curriculum.

The lower school has changed their math program from the ubiquitous Everyday Math to the American version of Singapore Math called Math in Focus, which has been met with great support from the teachers and parents.  Like every school, we have some gifted math students and they are given extra instruction through Stanford University's online math program (with oversight from teachers).  The new lower and middle school heads are both excellent and have energized the teaching staffs in those divisions.

Now is a great time to be looking at the school. It has retained its small and nurturing environment, but make no mistake, ACDS graduates are prepared for competitive high schools and have a love of learning and an academic curiosity.  The vast majority of last year's graduates went to their first choice high school and another telling detail is the variety of schools our graduates attend after ACDS.  Last year, 6 went to public high schools and of the remaining 18 students there were 16 different schools among them.
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