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[quote=Anonymous]Regarding internships at Walls- ALL students do a mandatory semester long internship their junior year. This is a class, for which they get a grade. They can do an internship in any field - including STEM. There is a lot of freedom (and responsibility on) the individual students to find their own internship, with help from the school.

In their senior year, they also have to do a year long senior project, which is also up to them on subject matter, so could certainly be on a STEM related topic.

I have a current senior at Walls and a child who graduated from there 2 years ago. My senior is interested in going into a health related field - TBD - and was able to take the classes at Walls she was interested in for that field, including AP bio, anatomy and physiology, and AP Calculus (AB). She did her internship at a local hospital ER and her senior project on a healthcare related topic. I am confident she will be just fine in college and beyond.

Walls is very open about students being their own advocates and "demanding their education". There are opportunities galore for those who want them and seek them and students can do the bare minimum and still graduate. Walls has been great for my kids, both academically and socially, and I am by no means a Walls booster in denial about what it is lacking. There is a lot of useful and incorrect info in this thread - take all of it for what it is worth to you and good luck![/quote]

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