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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The kids are taking the AP tests privately, not the classes.  They are studying on their own.

[b]As far as I understand it, the schools are only "approved" to proctor AP exams for classes they offer.  [/b]
I was looking into having my kid take AP World History and my kid's DC private does not offer the exam and neither does Jackson Reed (because they don't offer the AP world history class either). 
I would have to contact Walls or Banneker or MCPS.

For what it's worth, we decided against this as I got a review book and the content differences are pretty significant (what my kid has learned vs. what is on the exam).  [/quote]

This is not true.  Our school offers to proctor a wide range of AP exam for in subjects that they are not teaching a certified AP course.  Simplest examples are AP Literature and AP US History.  These are the most commonly taken AP exams at our school, but the school doesn't teach AP courses - just their own 11th grade English and US History that everyone has to take.
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What school is this? My kids' school does not seem to proctor anything they do not currently teach.  [/quote]

I would check with them -- I was in a public school a million years ago and they were happy to proctor me for an exam in a course they didn't teach.

If they really won't proctor, you should be able to find someone who will, and your school may have recommendations. There are enough homeschoolers who take AP exams that this isn't too far out of the ordinary.
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