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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Jeez, the ATS program is NOT NOT NOT a neighborhood school. Stop saying that it is so that you can get the program for your kid without having to apply, like the parents did at ASFS. Sorry, but we are on to you.[/quote]

What the unique educational theory is that differentiates it from a neighborhood school? I do not live in the neighborhood and I'm not trying to get in. I honestly don't understand what makes it unique beyond the fact that all students have a parent who is willing to jump through a few administrative hoops. This is from the APS website describing option schools:

Campbell is an Expeditionary Learning School, in which students learn through authentic hands on experiences and through nature. Developmental appropriateness is a guiding force at Campbell, where students develop at their own pace.

Claremont Elementary School is one of two English/Spanish Immersion schools. The program is also offered at Key. Two-way Spanish immersion program includes half-day content instruction in English and Spanish in developing communication skills of listening, speaking, etc.

Drew uses a modern approach to instruction which includes team teaching and multi-age grouping of students of different grade levels. Drew Model School has two educational tracks, one which follows the Montessori method of instruction. Drew is the only school that offers Montessori through the 5th grade.

Compared to:

The ATS approach to instruction is traditional and structured.

What does that mean and how is it different from the approach at any other school?![/quote]

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