Private Schools

I went to this school for grades 2 and 3 (a month of 4) and it was great!

私人学校，地理位置非常好

This is the absolute best gifted school for young children. Meera is the gifted child "whisperer." She simply gets gifted children in a way that I have not seen at other schools (and we looked at many). Meera will ensure that your child is ready for the next step and will help guide you every step of the way. She really cares deeply about each child and makes sure they get the individualized attention and care that they need. We feel very fortunate to have found BK Academy and Meera.

You acutally dont learn anything there

We have both of our daughters attending the Living Montessori community, one was at the Early Education and just transitioned to the Academy while the younger is currently at the Early Education. With both daughters we saw great development in all areas. They both enjoy going there every morning (My younger doesn't even look back to say goodbye...). Although there were some misunderstandings at the beginning regarding certain issues, the moment the gaps were clarified to the Living Montessori team, we found them to be very attentive and open to all of our sometimes peculiar requests, from special diets to cloth diapers through very early age potty training - all were well accepted and handled. Afrose is very involved in running the school and with her leadership team, creatively accommodated multiple challenges we encountered and were always very responsive to our questions and requests. We also found the extra curricular recreational program to be pretty comprehensive and fun for our daughters, they are even adding Capoeira classes pretty soon! All in all, I would highly recommend Living Montessori to any parent!

My son is an 8th grader at Eastside Academic School (which is both a middle and high school). He was sick today, so I looked up the phone number to call it in. I was disturbed to stumble upon the earlier negative review, because we are so incredibly happy with this school and I felt it undeserved. So I will take the time to tell you why this school is such a gem and has been the saving grace of our son's negative public school experiences, thus far. This year, at EAS, our 14 year old's academic attitude and outlook has COMPLETELY turned 180 degrees. I don't even recognize my teen, and that's a good thing! He looks forward to school again, loves all the teachers, who he says actually care about him and respect him as a person, as well as how he is learning. Charlotte is wonderful. My son has her for art and she goes above and beyond, making a point to come out to my car, at pick up, to tell me how much she enjoys him in her classroom and to explain to me specifics about his work. When could anyone ever expect this kind of caring commitment, on the part of a teacher, at other schools? This school is truly a gift! I am grateful we took a chance, pulling our son out of a nearby public middle school, where he was failing, hated school and felt nobody cared about him. We were beyond worried, at the end of our rope. Our son was on the precipice of traveling down a dark path, starting to seek out negative outlets that DID make him feel good. EAS was exactly the intervention we needed. The future now looks hopeful and bright, with all As and Bs. It just took people who are able and willing to work with my son's individual learning needs. He is easily distracted, with ADHD. The environment at EAS is extremely nurturing. The teachers and staff are 100% committed to making sure he succeeds. If he misses, he stays later or goes in on Fridays. They took the struggle of our HW battles OUT of the equation, which has brought our family peace. He comes home every day (even if it has to be later) feeling on top of the world, because he got all his work done at school, with constant help and guidance from the teachers. If his grades even remotely reflect his falling below the B range, the staff will alert us and help our son to get the extra help he needs in a gentle and encouraging way. We never have to worry. He feels like he's a smart kid again. He feels loved and accepted where he is. I could go on and on and on. I am just one very excited and happy parent!! :) Our son now says, "Life is Good." Life is, indeed, good again!

We have been thrilled with St. Monica Parish School. The teachers are wonderful and the classes small. The school uses a rigorous STEM + the Arts based curriculum with full time Spanish, Science, Art, PE and Music teachers on staff. In addition to the regular teachers, St. Monica employs a Reading, Science and Math Specialist to work with all levels from the gifted children that may need an extra challenge, to those that need a little extra help to keep up. After school care available on regular and drop in basis. After school programs include robotics, math Olympiads, global reading challenge, chess club, beginning and advanced band and CYO athletics. There is a real sense of community at St. Monica. We were lucky to have Principal Wilson join us this year - She is an inspiring and caring leader that greets all the children by name. Our School population is 50% Mercer Island families and the rest come from Seattle, Bellevue, Issaquah, Renton, Sammamish and Kirkland.

My Kindergarten son attends here and he absolutely loves it...& so do we! Teachers genuinely care for the students, principal & staff are always warm & inviting! It's wonderful our son can attend the same K-12 school his daddy attended when he was young! A wonderful place for any child to receive a quality Christian education!

Will not recommend this school founder of this school Uzma is so rude she even does not know how to talk with parents

Catholic centered education serving diverse students with excellent teachers and innovative individualized learning.

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Our daughter has been going to TLC for the past two years and it has been an excellent experience. The teachers are fantastic and we couldn't be happier. The staff truely cares about the students and goes above and beyond to educate and provide a nuturing environment.

If you really care about your child don't even think about this school, they are obsessed by controlling kids and making them obey their order no matter how, even if that means destroying their personality! My kid was 18 month when he joined, he was way happier in his old daycare. Since he joined this (so called) school, he became so sad, angry frustrated and much more! I saw some of the teachers by my eyes physically force him to do what they want him to do. They don't treat kids like human beings. And they won't even tell you if there's a problem. The manager Sue is completely rude and careless with the parents. My kid was going to this school for 3 month, and then suddenly last April Sue said we can't have your kid in our school anymore! our teacher is not able to deal with him! and his last day will be May 31. Why didn't the teacher say something before if she's really having hard time dealing with our kid? Why would she say every day that he's very smart and going to be great leader? Why suddenly tell us, go take your kid somewhere else! that's not professional at all! Also when we told them we can't find another school that soon and if they can keep him until we find a good one, they said no! that's his last day! seriously !! that's was very shocking since the teacher never mentioned that she's having hard time with him. Also before that, Sue used to send kids school if they are understaffed and saying that the kids have cold. I went to the doctor and got a paper saying that my kid is fine and healthy and can go to school, however Sue keeps sending the kids back and saying"we are private school and we have the right to send kids home whenever we want!"

So far so good! The school just opened this month, but so far I like the way they are running it. They are putting emphasis on having the middle schoolers becoming responsible students, and seem to be embracing a philosophy of "education happens outside the classroom too". And they also seem to be on board with the idea that for the future what the world needs is not homework robots, but creative thinkers. I'll try to update this review after this first year is done.

Fantastic education. Small class sizes, engaged teachers, great students.

I went here for wrestling back in high school and they were very welcoming and I loved my experiences here. It's a great school.

Fantastic experience in the pre-toddler classroom, my son was around 15-16 months old. The teacher Miss Katie was amazing and truly a gifted childcare provider. The classroom was very sunny, warm, inviting and kid friendly. A variety of colors, textures and play areas made it almost montessori/preschool like. We had to transition out of daycare due to job changes. On our last day we were given a handmade "We will miss you" scrapbook with classroom pictures and a personalized note from the teacher about our son's antics and personality traits. I can't say enough good things about my experience! Very grateful for the peace of mind I had when returning to work.