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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Lots of rave reviews for DCI on this thread. OP, I'd talk to parent who aren't staying for HS if you want to go in with your eyes open. We have close friends of many years  among them. We've been hear very mixed reviews for years, particularly for strong STEM-oriented students (who failed to get off the BASIS wait list). You know that there's no academic tracking in the middle school outside math (one year acceleration, not more) and language, and minimal tracking in 9th and 10th grades. This means that strong English, social studies and science students are unlikely to be challenged before IB Diploma work in 11th and 12th grades.[/quote]

This. It's a great option for kids that are challenged by grade level work. The unhappy families are those with advanced kids needing more acceleration and differentiation. By middle school you know which bucket your kid(s) fall into. Don't go to DCI expecting more than what's offered and you'll be fine.[/quote]

Sounds like the OP has already enrolled her kid into DCI.  So why burst her bubble and tell her the school sucks?  What do you hope to accomplish from that?  Presumably she will come to her own conclusion about how good or not the school is soon enough.  In the meantime, what’s wrong with a warm welcome from the happy parents?

So many a$$holes on this site.  Nasty as hell for absolutely no reason.  Do you act that way in real life?[/quote]

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