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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, of course Einstein has a full range of math and science classes, and many students there are not involved in the arts. The VAPA program is essentially a series of elective classes plus a portfolio. You can easily complete the requirements for VAPA while also taking advanced math and science classes.[/quote]

No one is questioning whether they have a full range of math and science classes at Einstein. The issue is that students are required to pick an academy at Einstein and there are none that are focused at all on STEM.  The other issue is that the school is not doing a good job of explaining/promoting it's academic offerings by having an open house that is focused on the arts.  Einstein is our home school and it is disappointing.  [/quote]

Why does Einstein need a STEM magnet program? It has 4 academies and the VAC magnet program, If none of those interest your child then its simple, Einstein isn't the right school for them.[/quote]

I think that one point is that not all students know what they're going to do in life in 8th grade.  The science options at Einstein are definitely adequate, but it would be nice if MCPS were clearer about which high schools offered calculus-based physics, for example.  Not many parents know to ask.  I didn't.[/quote]

Does any HS in the DCC offer AP Physics C?  I don't think so, Churchill and Walter Johnson seem to, but neither Blair nor Wheaton does.[/quote]

Wheaton HS offers AP Physics C (my kid is taking it next year). [/quote]

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