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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As one who has a child a both Walls and J-R, I would add that the difference is not just Humanities vs STEM and sports.  J-R has a ton of top-notch activities (e.g., the Beacon, robotics, model UN, mock trial, amazing theater programs, etc) that Walls can't provide (they have some but not as many and they are not of the same caliber.)  Having said that, the calm nature of Walls is 100 percent better for my student who is there (the "chaos" of J-R would not have suited them, but for my J-R student it is a non issue and they love and take advantage of all of the opportunities).  Both schools have issues with teacher vacancies and I think overall the quality of teaching is better at J-R, especially in the AP classes.[/quote]

Mock trial, model UN, newspaper also exist at Walls and are pretty good.
Some of the sports coaches at Walls are good too. Love the athletic director.
Theater is not of the same calibre but music is good.
My kid has loved or at least liked most of his AP teachers at Walls - AP Physics, AP Calc BC, AP Lit, AP World History, AP US History, AP Chem, AP Human Geo.
AP language was not a good experience at Walls unfortunately. Love his counselor but no idea about the other counselors at Walls. [/quote]

As I said, I have kids at both…Walls has many of the same clubs and they are fine but some at J-R are truly excellent (debate is another one)…it may not be enough to make up for the downsides of J-R for some kids—those who need smaller, calmer  environments for example—but it’s worth considering. I wouldn’t say my Walls kid is getting a superior education than my J-R kid.[/quote]

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