The classes definitely run. The are a group of juniors (Class II’s) who we know are taking multivariable calculus for example. This group includes students from the lower school who were on an accelerated math track as well as students who come in with the necessary material already covered. I am a big fan of the text book that they use, The Art of Problem Solving (https://artofproblemsolving.com/). They also have a few interdisciplinary math courses that combine computer science and math, or art and math or economics and math.
I was waiting for the OP of this thread to chime as it is always best to get a student’s perspective, but what has impressed me the most with Milton is how well-rounded the curriculum is, with the ability to dive deep into a given subject area if you wish. We were somewhat blown away on our first family day, where you get to sit in on your child’s classes and experience them in action. The foreign languages are much more immersive than I ever had, with students reading books, writing papers and watching/discussing media very early on. The history class blew us away, with the students actively debating challenging texts from all over the world, citing evidence and relating back to previous works they had read. We saw an english class dive deep on a challenging poem, analyzing it top to bottom using an array of techniques they had learned. It was impressive as the students not only contributed, but learned to build off of each other’s commentary (it feels like an honors colloquium). Science in the first year is heavy on learning how to perform and write up lab work. It seems like a foundation they build upon when the students get to Chemistry and Biology. And then there are all the required classes like performing arts where they learn theater games and some basic acting skills. Or public speaking. Or visual arts. While they do some of this in our public school, it’s the pedagogy and small class sizes that make this a different experience imo. The teachers really get to know the students and try to ensure they are growing as intellectuals no matter where they are relative to their peers.