Private Schools

We toured our public school (twice) and several private schools before settling on Pinecrest. We liked the full-day academic kindergarten, after-care (now before-care also available), and reasonable tuition. The fact that our son didn’t want to leave his evaluation won us over completely. We were overjoyed with our first year. Every day I would think “we were so lucky to find this place,” so, we re-enrolled each year and started our younger son in the preschool program. Although our oldest was accepted into the FCPS AP program we thought Pinecrest would do a better job challenging and preparing him for future academic success. He attended through 6th grade and is well prepared for advanced courses in middle school. The school is small but leadership does a great job of encouraging socialization. (Note: another plus is that the student body is very diverse.) Preschoolers are mostly kept separate (except attending and even putting on their own assemblies!) but there are lots of ways the K – 6 kids help and mentor one another. There are plenty of social and academic opportunities for the kids to interact with lots of different groups. Every child knows all the other kids and every teacher knows every student. I have found all the teachers to be dedicated, professional, caring, accessible and accommodating. They easily adapt lessons to student interest, usually covering more ground than public school curricula with small class sizes and no SOLs. How well the teachers instruct and care for the students is a direct testament to the Head of School. She provides wonderful vision and oversees implementation of routine and new efforts alike. I used to wonder why anyone would choose a private elementary school. Now that I see how these foundational years have shaped the kind of learners and people my kids have become, I understand. I have no doubt that we made the right decision with Pinecrest. I only wish more people could experience the same.

It can be hard for students, but they always have a good time like going to the pool and spirit days as well as finishing their homework, their are even things like competitions for fun, yet Best Academy is educational and academic

I have been acquainted with the Lorien Wood School faculty and staff for over four years, observing how they treat their students and how they treat each other. I simply cannot say enough good things about Lorien Wood School!! If me and my wife lived closer, this would be the school of choice for our children.

The teachers are dedicated to make this a comforting place for the parents and a good education for the kids. The school rates for private school is the best you may find in the area.

Sadly I have to rate this otherwise great academy poorly because of their summer program with Pottery Playground. I signed my daughter up over the summer and NEVER received the project she made. I was told repeatedly by the very rude woman running the program that I would receive it soon, but alas we never did. She had her daughter act as an assistant but all she did was braid my daughters hair too tightly and make inappropriate jokes my daughter would repeat later on DO NOT WASTE TIME ON THIS PROGRAM. What should have been a fun memory still has me shaking with rage and has added quite a bit of colorful language to my daughters vocabulary. Because her company has no official review page I unfortunately have to leave this here, if Browne has any sense they'll find a better program to host this summer.

My son have been going here for about 5 months now and he loves it. The teachers are great and most importantly the school is diverse. He was the only black kid his class at Christian Weekly and they treated him terribly bad. Since he moved to Spring and Dale, he wakes up excited to go to school. Highly recommended

hands down the most well-rounded and comprehensive classical education for elementary and middle school students in northern virginia.

The program may actually be great but I couldn’t tell you since they’ve “lost,” on 2 separate occasions, documentation of us signing my daughter up on the waitlist. To add insult to injury, they put us at the bottom of the list each time. We’ve given up and moved on elsewhere.

Best school in the county. I have had my children there for over 10 years.

My son loves this school

We absolutely love the Glen Allen Goddard School! Our oldest began six years ago, completed the private Kindergarten program, and now enjoys the after-school program. The private Kindergarten program was exceptional and made for an extremely easy transition into public school. Our youngest is in the toddler room and simply cannot wait to get to school everyday. The teachers are outstanding caretakers and educators, and the management is superb! I would recommend this school to anyone looking for quality care and education for their young children.

I don't know much about the school but the church on the same property is beautiful inside and very spacious and I love the windows!

Bad School Too be honest My child said they Kept chocking Them they take them out and put them in a Time Out room and they restrain they in hurtful way my child came home with a mark then i took him out

Couldn't be happier with school and staff. We are very happy we moved our son here and next year plan to move our daughter here as well.