Private Schools

Great food and good service but they forgot to bring me my coke :(

Excellent school, amazing teachers, incredible curriculum and French level.

It is a funny thing to offer a review for a school in the same way that you might offer a review for a hamburger joint. Offering a review for a school one attended is not the same kind of thing as offering a review for a traditional store or service provider because in order to do well at a school, the participant, and their parents and family, must be willing to themselves grow and learn and potentially let go of bad habits that they picked up elsewhere. Not the case with hamburgers. But, letting go of bad habits, and being in a situation where I needed to find my way, was indeed the case for me. After three years in a local public junior high and half a year in the local high school, I was in rough shape. My grades were only marginally above the bare minimum passing point, and I was as angst-filled as any teenager might have been. There were certainly teachers who tried to help, to reach me, and to offer guidance, but with 30-50+ students in a class, and multiple classes throughout the day, there was basically no way that anyone had time to see me, let alone remember my name. I don't blame those public schools, but they certainly didn't help. I was lost in every sense of the word, with a D+ average. I went to Banbury for the latter part of my high school education, as I had done for grades one through five, and it felt like the part in the movie where the hero finds their way again. The overall atmosphere was caring, compassionate, patient, individualized, and I felt coached, and mentored personally, by almost every teacher I interacted with. It took me some time to get my progress back up to speed, but fast forward more than a decade, and I'm finishing my third degree, which will be my second graduate degree. I'm not certain I could have ended up where I am without Banbury helping me find my way again. A lot of people like hamburgers. It isn't hard to have a successful hamburger joint, because a good hamburger will appeal to a large number of people. A good school, on the other hand, only needs to be good for *you*. It will likely be great for others, too, but it doesn't need to be great for *everyone*. I'm not sure Banbury is great for everyone. The public system is OK. Plenty of children go through the public system and end up just fine. But, for a hundred different reasons, it doesn't work for everyone. If you're reading this, you, or your child, or someone you know, might not be getting their needs best met by the public system, or even by another independent school. It's hard to provide a review that reads like a burger review, because what worked for me might not be what you're looking for. But, I can speak sincerely when I say that Banbury is a nurturing environment that produces confident students who believe in themselves and go on to accomplish and be happy in their lives. I have kept in touch with most, if not almost all, of my Banbury friends, and by and large, they are all better, or significantly better, according to their own admission, than they would have been had they not gone to Banbury. If you want to experience self-directed learning at one of the first schools to do that in Canada, where teachers have the time and sensitivity to care, where students learn to manage themselves, ask for what they want to, and to be given the space and nourishment to grow into the best versions of themselves possible, then I think Banbury could well be for you. But don't take my word for it. Go check it out yourself. And, if it doesn't look like something you want, remember, it isn't a hamburger.

the wifi is fine stop complaining

Excellent teachers, staffs and facilities. Everybody at this school really cares about the students and passionate about teaching. Highly recommended.

I am not Canadian so this school is Christian?

West Island College is dedicated to excellence in academics, English and French communication skills, experiential learning opportunities and the arts.

The best in Calgary.

I go there and it is the best👌

Not helpful at all. Rude behavior

the mid high campus is better

Best elementary school in Alberta, so says Fraser Institute. So true. Good balance of character formation, arts and STEM.

Great school! My kids love it! Passionate teachers and principle!

I go to this school and I love it

CGS has had such a positive influence on my daughters and our entire family. Confidence; resilience, and independent thinking are just a few of the characteristics the girls develope to carry them through life. Students learn to love learning and to seek knowledge on their own. And the provincial test scores prove how successful the program really is. Parents, head's up if you are considering this school. You need to spend some time learning too. This school is fantastic at communication about programing, student results, and community (they even have a Parent Education series) but you need to learn how to use the system. This is a forward thinking technological school, so relying on the old backpack mail system will not work. But don't worry, if you get stuck with anything, your daughter can help. The girls are always up to date on what's new in the STEM world. It's amazing that we get all of these amazing opportunities in a charter school. CGS is not private, so there is NO additional tuition.