Hi! I was looking at old posts on this forum about NMH and came across a post that said that the STEM teachers at NMH were mainly inexperienced and that there were a limited amount of teachers for STEM subjects, such as computer science. I didn’t want to base my opinion of NMH off of one post, so could anyone speak about their experiences with STEM (particularly computer science) at NMH?
Calling @chemmchimney.
I’d like to bump this thread again. Any current students or families able to discuss the educational quality and standards for all STEM classes at NMH?
My son goes to NMH. Happy to answer any questions you might have.
I can’t speak to CompSci, but D22 is about to graduate with 5 math classes and 6 science classes under her belt, and is headed to a science major with multiple great college options currently on the table.
Overall, collectively, we have been happy with the content and quality of the STEM offerings at NMH. There were a couple teachers who came up a bit short… but perhaps that was more about the transition to virtual learning during Covid and the inability to put students in the lab to do hands-on work during Covid. D has also had some amazing teachers in math and science and had multiple options to request recommendations from - teachers who knew her well and enjoyed working with her, who were also appreciated and well-respected by D.
I can confirm that NMH has a strong commitment to STEM - as amply evidenced by their recent investment in a new state-of-the-art STEM building (3 physics labs, 3 chem, 3 bio, 1 enviro, plus multi-functional spaces for classrooms, collaboration, and projects - no idea about compsci facilities are, though). I can also confirm that they are listening - they send out parent surveys with relevant questions and each year, I have seen them respond very well to the current feedback. So if STEM is an area of concern for parents, they will do something about it!
One great feature of their block schedule is the flexibility to take lots of extra classes in an area of interest - and I know there are many compsci and coding classes in the curriculum guide. A carefully designed progression could easily net 10-11 STEM classes over 4 years (freshman year is less flexible).
Happy to answer further questions. 
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