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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My child is at Campbell, which is in some ways the anti-ATS, so I definitely don’t want all of APS to become more like ATS. In fact, I would likely leave if it were. But I don’t mind other people being able to choose homework and instruments and shirts tucked in if that’s what appeals to them, just like I got to choose nature and no homework and social-emotional learning.

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I really wish I understood Campbell a little bit better. It sort of flies under the radar. We are on the waitlist there. I reviewed the materials online including presentation, but I could not tell you what it's about really. We like rigor, but also like social emotional learning and nature. I'm surprised to see them painted as such opposites?  [/quote]

My kids are at ATS. ATS has great counselors and also focuses on social emotional learning. My 1st grader absolutely loves her counselor Ms Meydenbaur and absorbs so much of what she says. There is very little bullying and a lot of focus on kindness. I think it’s important to hear from parents who actually have their kids at ATS when discussing what actually happens in the school.

As for the school itself it’s the entire atmosphere. There is a focus on high expectations. Not just when it comes to academics but when it comes to behavior as well. That’s why it attracts parents with a foreign background such as myself because in general we tend to be stricter with our kids. There is a lot of focus on the arts - music, class plays etc. Teachers know what they are doing. Students who come from other schools who are behind get extra help until they have caught up. Too bad there isn’t a middle school with the same approach to expectations. [/quote]

What was the kindergarten team like? My child starting in fall. Did the counselor make good relations with kinder too? Very impressed with both of these things at our neighborhood school but hard to turn down a spot at ATS. [/quote]

So the kindergarten team has changed somewhat. One of the teachers (who wasn’t that great anyways left) and another teacher is now teaching first grade. Both my girls had Mr Holladay who is excellent. He’s so much fun and my girls would giggle together over what Mr Holladay did a particular day. Mr Greenwall is also excellent from what I’ve heard at least. I don’t know much about Ms Blyler and I think Ms Kovacs is new. Generally through the kindergarten team works closely together so whoever you get should be good.

Counselors work closely with the kids from the beginning. Your child will work with the same counselor all through ATS. My eldest has Ms Kerr and my youngest has Ms Meydenbaur. There is a lot of focus on social emotional learning - what to do when you feel angry or have big feelings. Lots of activities so that kids learn to be kind to one another. From my understanding, our neighborhood school, Tuckahoe, has similarly excellent counselors so its not just an ATS thing.[/quote]

Thanks for this info.  Love that 2 of the kindergarten teachers are men.  [/quote]

Same! Both are amazing teachers. Wish more men would get into teaching. It’s great when kids have male as well as female role models. [/quote]

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