Private Schools

Horrible experience! I had really hoped to find a kind, loving, supportive, encouraging environment for my son's first experience in school- Unfortunately that place is NOT Swannanoa Valley Montessori School. We had a truly awful experience. We had several concerns arise during my son's short experience with them, including my son coming home with his underwear wrapped around his waist through the leg holes (I was really concerned about blood circulation being cut off and how long his underwear were in this position without staff noticing. Not to mention his pants, socks and shoes were all in place properly- what a lack of supervision!), and my son reporting that a teacher yelled “no” at him and frightened him. When I voiced my concerns staff blew me off stating, “that could never happen here.” When voicing concerns I found that staff became defensive and passive aggressive in their communication with me. They complained to me about not being able to supervise children due to being short staffed, and asked me if I knew, “How hard it is to run a class of 18.” I also found their implementation of Montessori method to be extremely rigid. They found my son's playfulness burdensome. I felt like our Parent Teacher Conference was more focused on their needs than on my son's. They want little robots, that make their job easier- not creative free spirits. Honestly, I do not believe they are good people and I do not want them influencing the man my son grows up to be. They do not honor the importance of kindness in their actions. Children pay more attention to how adults behave, than to what they say. I am so thankful that our experience at Swannanoa Valley Montessori is over and I no longer have to worry about my son while he is at school.

My son took the herbal immersion program with the Chestnut school and I have nothing but fantastic things to say about them. The teachers are wonderful, the photography of the plants is stunning and the information about setting up a herbal garden and making medicine at home is life changing. Our whole family is reaping the benefits of my son taking this course.

Heritage Hall has been and still is the Best School My Husband and I could have ever chosen for Our Daughters. Graduation Tomorrow and one more next year... I will always support this School. Staff and Students are just what a school should be like. Much Thanks to All at Heritage Hall.

During the summers of 1960 and 1961, I was fortunate to be part of the Camp Celo experience when I helped build "the foundation" for the AMS, although little did I realize the social impact of what I was doing at that time. Then Camp Celo was a work camp for teenagers (I was 13 and 14 at the time) but it provided a valuable educational experience for me as well as I was also the recipient of the unique teaching philosophy and methods of both Elizabeth and Ernest Morgan which, I have now discovered, they later implemented at the school. If I am not mistaken, I even recall several cameo appearances made by Arthur Morgan during those two summers. I have come to realize that not only was I fortunate but I was also honored to be part of this experience. As those who are close to me can attest, I often, fondly recall those two summers and I rank them at the very top of my life experiences. Craig Denmead, Columbus, Ohio.

So many great souls God bless this school.

God bless the students and teachers here.

I am the prospective Kindergarten teacher at Eagle Point Christian Academy and from what I've learned and experienced at Eagle Point is that it's a community committed to teaching the grace and love of God. Small classroom sizes allow for an individual personalized instruction/learning environment for each student. Highly educated teachers and staff teach to your child's level and strengths while creating a fun and energetic environment. American Sign Language, Chapel, Home Ec., Art, Science... are offered to add an array of culture to each students experience. I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to join this academy and teach it's brilliant students!

great experience!! loved it from start to finish!

Absolutely amazing place.

I am an alumni from Mountain Pathways, and I can say as a student, this school is AMAZING. The students can work at their own pace, and do their school work in any order they want, as long as it gets done. The teachers are always ready to help if you need it. School here isn't about getting good grades (partially because there aren't any), it's about learning, and loving learning. This school has developed me both as a student and as a person. I can't say one bad thing about Mountain Pathways Montessori.