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[quote=Anonymous]We've been at ATS for a few years now (since K), and are very happy.  I'd echo everything the two previous posters have said.  The structure has been good for our lively DS, and has not been overbearing at all.  It's a warm, friendly place, with clear behavior expectations.

It's a well run school, and the principal is formidable.  The kids all like her - she's at the front door each morning greeting each child by name - but she's clearly in charge, and, as a PP put it, a fierce advocate for the school.

In addition to the mandatory choir and instrument for the older students - these things are optional at other APS elementaries - every 5th grader is a safety patrol.  My DS can't wait.  It's a good opportunity for the 5th graders to demonstrate some responsibility, and it's also great for the K students.  Every K student is assigned his/her own 5th grade safety patrol for the whole school year.  The 5th graders are like buddies for the K students, and it's a great way to ease the K students into the elementary school world.  I don't know of any other APS elementary that does this.

We love the international focus at the school.  There are tons of kids with parents born overseas (in DS's K class, about a third of the students had at least one parent born elsewhere - England, France, Spain, Italy, Finland, India, Egypt, Colombia, Argentina).  There is also a sister school in Uganda.  The PTA sponsored International Night is the biggest event on the annual school calendar.

The kids in our neighborhood go to several different elementary schools, so using a choice school has not been a big deal for us.  DS has his neighborhood friends and his school friends.

It's a terrific school.[/quote]

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