Private Schools

We have had a great experience here; I love the individual attention and opportunity for kids to explore their curiosity.

Both our girls went to Bell Canyon and they as well as we parents had a great experience. The teachers are awesome and provide a "true" Montessori experience to the children. Some of the teachers had been with Bell Canyon for so long showing their dedication and support from the administrative team. In the morning, you can drop an eager child in the school and pick a happy child in the evening.

My daughter has been going for just over a year and she has learned so much is a great environment for children the teachers are fantastic and involved and the hours are very convenient for me as well as the Price. Thank you so much to miss Brandi, Miss Shantel and Miss Makayla for doing such a great job!

love this place! went here for fourth grade about three years ago and it was just great! (i hope mrs. pinkleman might remember me) (;

Our son has enjoyed his experience at Challenger.

This is school is the best!

This is a school that cares for each individual student in terms of their academic, emotional, spiritual, and social experiences.

I am very grateful my children is building their education platform at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic School. From kindergarten to now in 2nd and another in 1st grade, my kids has grasped the fundamentals in all subject areas with Lords guidance every step of the way. Great staff members and a promising moto "where everybody is somebody" No child left behind. I cannot see my children in another community. Highly recommended.

So fun!

My children have attended Rowland Hall since they were 3 years old. Today one is in 6th grade and the other in 9th grade. We have all enjoyed being part of the Rowland Hall community. The teachers know each student personally and encourage students to be their absolute best selves, not only academically but personally. There are many things I appreciate about Rowland Hall, including the academics, community, staff, teachers, volunteer program, outside learning experiences, class trips, and the list goes on and on, but the number one thing I love about Rowland Hall is that my daughters love school. I attribute this to the excellent teachers and staff. So grateful we found RHSM!

Everyone works with a smile from 0730 until 1800. The kids always has something to do (homework). Classes are busy from start to finish, and no book goes unopened. Love the programs that are planned during the year which is an easy way to see what's being learned day to day.

Our two daughters started attending MCS in 2012 when they were entering second grade and sixth grade. They had previously attended a Sudbury-model school that was focused on student-directed learning and had no set curriculum. They enjoyed their time there and learned, particularly when they were in a larger school with a well-established culture of learning, but when they were 7 and 11 years old, we were becoming concerned that they were missing a lot of knowledge that would become harder to catch up on as they got older. After researching virtually every private school in the Salt Lake City area, we settled on MCS. I had previously been under the mistaken impression that the Montessori model was primarily geared toward toddlers and preschoolers, and was pleasantly surprised to find a lot of data supporting the model for our daughters’ ages (and older). There were a couple of months of adjustment for our daughters when they started at MCS given their prior educational model, but their teachers were patient and supportive as the girls adapted to a totally different academic environment and new social interactions. Once they adjusted, they thrived. MCS provides a fairly structured learning environment but still has a built-in structure of cultivating independence. In the lower and upper elementary classes, students are expected to plan parts of their days to complete their daily work and long-term projects, which helps build confidence and skill in effective planning and systematic accomplishment of goals. Learning how to plan out her work effectively was more difficult for our younger daughter, but she steadily became more comfortable and skilled due in huge part to the unending support of her teachers. Our girls’ teachers at MCS maintained a perfect balance between supporting and challenging their students. Even when mistakes were made or students were having trouble completing required work, the teachers always treated students with respect, while making clear what their expectations were. Our daughters were motivated to do good work, and they maintained their love of learning for its own sake. They almost never had homework, as MCS focuses more on in-school and hands-on learning, which we appreciate. After two years at MCS, our older daughter decided that she wanted to enter West High School as a 9th grader. Due to uncertainty about her knowledge base, we had enrolled her at MCS in a grade behind what she would normally have been in based on her age, and several of her friends from other schools were then entering 9th grade. MCS staff generously put in a tremendous amount of time to build an 8th grade curriculum for our daughter to complete over the summer, with the oversight and support of her teacher. After completing this curriculum, she entered the International Baccalaureate program at West—a very academically challenging program--in the Fall of 2015 and ended up getting straight A’s that year. We attribute her ability to adjust to and succeed in this challenging environment to her time at MCS and the planning and organizational skills she learned there, as well as the emotional support she received. Our younger daughter is still at MCS and is now in 5th grade. She adores going to school and we actually have to talk her into staying home when she’s sick, because she doesn’t want to miss anything in her class. As a final point, the administrative staff are all fantastic. They, along with every teacher with whom we have interacted, genuinely care about each student and their families, and they try to support families in their educational journey any way they can. They keep parents well informed about upcoming events and students’ progress, and they are proactive about addressing concerns about students’ well-being. We are absolutely thrilled that we found MCS. If we had it to do over, we would have had our kids there since they were preschoolers.

This school had its moments but is not good for slow learners

I love this place- superior education in a loving, caring culture. My child has surpassed the national standards in all subjects and is in second grade, reading middle school material. I love the parent community. So happy we made this choice!

I do not miss this place!

It's everything a parent wants for their child to grow academically, and it exceeds what your child needs to meet the social challenges of growing up in our world today.