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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sorry, I am new to AAP, but what are the pros and the cons? This week both our base school and the center have orientations, on different days, so I plan on going, but I would love to hear the different opinions here as well. My kids will change schools regardless this year because we moved, but I honestly don't know which is better. Is the curriculum the same? Are the base classes smaller, because theoretically a lot of kids went to the center? TIA![/quote]

In my experience, the center is much better with boys in general, 2E kids and quirky kids.

[b]The center class "noise level" seems to be louder, but the buzz is related to class discussions and side discussions are a lot more arguing ideas.  At the base school, classes seam more orderly, but when things get noisy the side dicussiona are normal goofing off.
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If you end up with an advanced group in your class at the center the pace will be much faster than other classes.[/quote]

Interesting. I volunteer every year at Colonial Day in my kids' 4th grade AAP classes at our LLIV. All six 4th grade classes cycle through the station I am in on that day. I have noticed, three out of three years, that the AAP class is MUCH more lively and engaged than the other classes. It's loud, but in a good way. The other classes are much more subdued and orderly, like you've described. So I'm not sure it's a Center thing as much as an AAP thing, regardless of Center vs LLIV.[/quote]

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