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Hi,
My son got offered today and we need to take a decision. He currently goes to Skinner West Neighborhood program. Any information about the school would be helpful.
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Sorry this reply is obviously too late to help the original poster but for future reference: I have had kids in both schools. They are very comparable academically and both are good schools. For K-5, STEM is a bit better in Computer Science, Science and Math. But Skinner is strong academically all around. STEM is capped at 28 kids per class and is a smaller school community. It is more diverse, pulling kids from many neighborhoods. Skinner has more opportunities in grades 7-8 than STEM – at STEM many kids leave for the Academic Centers so the jr high program is small, and does not have as many offerings as Skinner. Skinner’s school culture is a bit more casual than STEM in terms of classroom / hallway discpline and also STEM has uniforms. I don’t think you’d go wrong with either program.
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