Private Schools

This place helps kids!

Our 5th grader started at Swallowtail in 1st grade. Prior to Swallowtail he attended Pacific University's Early Learning Community for pre-k and kinder. We were looking for a school with smaller class size and a similar welcoming environment as Pacific. Swallowtail appealed to us (and still does) with its class size, methodology for teaching that engenders a love of learning in an environment of respect and warmth between faculty, students and parents. The ways of Waldorf education may sound "too" alternative depending on what you read online. My husband and I work in high-tech and are a pretty normal family. We value the learning environment of Swallowtail and think it's a worthwhile investment to set him up for future success in school, college and life. Kids are taught in a way that the knowledge can become more rooted in their minds (vs. memorization) and on topics appropriate for their stage of development. We wondered about the transition to high school in 9th grade (Swallowtail goes through 8th). We can see from talking with alumni that students are able to thrive in public or other high schools. Confidence built and rigor of the curriculum set students up to adapt to a new learning environments and excel.

My school

The school lost my pre-registration check, did not respond to my calls and emails in timely manner, and gave me the impression that they are totally dis-organized with things. They didn’t show any interest in helping out with the issue. The principal talked to me in rude and unprofessional manner. I checked with other people at work, and several came forward saying that school lost important parts of their child's paperwork. , The feedback is that the negative tone the principal (owner) takes with parents is common. I will not put my child in this school, since i believe there are plenty of other great private schools that will keep their records straight and communicate with parents in professional manner.

I go to that church all the time

Sanctuary at school place to feed the spirit !:)

Da best

My daughter has attended Children's Discovery School for the past several years and now goes there for after-school care. I cannot thank Michelle and her staff enough for fostering my child's talents and providing her a great educational foundation. My daughter now sits at the top of her kindergarten class in reading, spelling, and math - primarily due to the direction and help she got in preschool at CDS. Add to that a convenient location, reasonable prices, and great families and we've been very happy.

I went there about 8/9 years ago. A lot of the kids there were Foster kids/ward of the state. All I remember is someone who went there specifically for rehabilitation services ended getting robbed (robbed as in the staff stole her clothes) and kicked out.