Private Schools

We've been at Dayspring for 11 years now and it has been a great place for our kids to grow and learn. The teachers are compassionate and caring and my kids are receiving a top-notch education. Dayspring is consistently producing college-ready graduates with a heart for serving Christ and serving others.

As a parent of a student enrolled for the 2008-2009 school year it has been awesome to see the changes at GCS. The move to a completely traditional classroom setting was much needed and wow, what a difference. Also, what a sweet spirit I saw in the halls...keep up the good work Gateway!

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My children have attended Pathway Christian Academy for last five years. I taught anatomy and physiology, at the school over the last three years. The school has changed the lives of my two children for the better. Academically, they have improved dramatically, their test scores on the standardized exams improved by about 40 points. The school is undergoing revisions in its academic criteria and curriculum! Which has made the school more competitive academically.... Seniors that graduated have all gone on to their choice of higher education. I know of not a better Christian school in the area. Contact me if you have any questions whatsoever. Blessings to all.... Chuck Shaffer M.D.

We have two children at Community School and I cannot say enough great things about our experiences, especially coming from a public school (for our older child). They have both grown so much in confidence, personal responsiblity and as leaders, and the nuggets of information they come out with just blow our minds. It's hard to pick my favorite things about CS but here are a few highlights: 1. Students take a lead role in their own education. Parent/Teacher conferences are always held with the student in attendance and in fact led BY the student so that they take charge of their own experiences. Our children lay out their academic, social and personal goals for the year and then we discuss how we, as parents and teachers, can help them achieve those goals. The KIDS determine their goals so they have ownership, and they see their parents and teachers working together to support them. 2. The interaction between the ages is fantastic; children who are practicing reading do so by reading to the pre-K students. Those preschoolers in turn feel so honored by having their older 'buddies' spend time with them. Middle schoolers help the elementary students with science projects and they are all able to practice those leadership skills. 3. The curriculum is united around a common theme each year and topics in one class resonate along other areas. For example, when the middle school is studying colonization of America in social studies, they spend art class making watercolor maps of Yorktown and in math they are calculating fractions based on cargo loads on ships to the new world. The teachers work together to make learning come alive and be reinforced in all classes. Over and over we read articles about the best way for children to learn and grow, and CS epitomizes those recommendations. Whenever possible the students are outside learning and experiencing lessons firsthand, and the classes are small enough that the teachers can really identify how each student learns best and what they need to be successful. We are so blessed to have found this place.