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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Parent of a girl, deciding between Eastern and Takoma. It is tough that Takoma cancelled the orientation - the Eastern presentation was extremely impressive.

From conversations with other parents, it seems that Takoma is more integrated with the rest of the MS, while Eastern is more of a school within a school?

Any thoughts from parents that have been through the programs appreciated.[/quote]

Even though there are more girls at Eastern, your DD will find a nice, tight, supportive peer group at each school. Both programs require a lot of group work. Both are integrated in that you have to take nonmagnet classes with the neighborhood schools. Overall, the magnet classes at both are very strong, though it seems the nonmagnet teachers at Takoma ( in general) are better.

Takoma has nicer facilities and the block system is so much nicer in terms of having longer classes for discussions and labs and for spreading out homework. However, Eastern magnet kids get a lot of special field trips to work on projects that Takoma magnet doesn't provide.

Ask your daughter if she prefers math/science or humanities as this matters most. My Takoma child far surpasses my Eastern child in what she learns in math and science. On the other hand, my Eastern child probably reads, researches and writes as much or more in one quarter as my Takoma child in one year.[/quote]

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