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This school has made our whole family's life immeasurably better. Thank you!

great staff

The school is amazing! The teachers are really nice and helpful, and it’s really easy to set up times to meet with them one on one. Before school and after school there are so many activities, and you can always have fun with friends! I have attended since preschool and I’ve always had a great time!

Awesome school, great sports coaches, especially for tennis

i don't/won't go here however I took a summer program(Learning Works) in the building and was in awe everyday of how beautiful the building was and how perfect the learning environment would be here. Anyone that is lucky enough to have the opportunity to go here really should.

I've been with BASIS for 3 years, and here is my opinion: The curriculum is far more advanced or intensive than any other school I have seen or known. The teachers try their best to help out struggling students, and their specialization in their subjects allows them to easily ease any confusing areas. Especially recently, BASIS has started getting rid of some lower quality teachers and replacing them with higher qualities ones, something which just about all students can support. The only problems I really have with BASIS are non-curriculum/teaching based, i.e. the building... those are minor anyways. But we really only come to BASIS only for the curriculum. Note: There are so many people at BASIS who complain about “stress,” which I fail to see a reason to. The main source of homework problems is not that there is too much, but rather people just don’t do it until right before they sleep. As far as I know, the majority of people who complain about homework just stay up till 1 browsing Snapchat or watching TV. If people choose to put no effort into their work, they can leave. Everyone else is perfectly fine with that. But it gives them no justification to complain about homework loads. -Salty Minty

Best school

There are not enough words to describe this positive experience for our daughter. She is excelling academically, and equally as important socially. The teachers are outstanding, and administration is tuned in to what we want as parents. Even if we were to move further away from the school, 100% we will travel to ensure we keep this education level and experience - it is that good. I was the dad asking why do I need to place my child in private school, and after being at Bayer (and at another private school prior to that) I know the answer, This is where I want my child to be.

The best experience! This was a great program for me! Thank you Parkridge!

Best school ever

A really great school with so much to offer in the way of academics as well as bunches of electives and life skills integrated into the curriculum.

I used to go to DC and now this is my first year at a new school, honestly I miss everyone there they were like my second family and if I could I would go back but it is to expensive and my mom couldn't afford it anymore. Every time I think about DC or I see my year book I start balling I wish I could go back. DC was pretty advanced and the teachers were all very kind, supportive, and understanding. My favorite teachers were always Mr. Smith (Mr. Smitty) and Mr. Zietze because they were always so much fun and they made me want to learn because they made learning fun but we were still able to actually learn; that is one thing that is hard to find in a teacher but if you do find it, it is wonderful. they always made sure that I was doing alright and that I was having a good day, and whenever I needed somebody to talk to I knew that I could go to one of them and they would listen and not judge me, they would also talk through things with me and help me make the right decisions. I will love you guys forever and always , I miss sooooo much!

So far this school offers exactly what s advertised on the website. Small class Skilled educated teachers. Strong parent presence. My daughter is so happy to have joined this school after 4 years attending another private school close by, where the teachers were lacking teaching experience. The kids are happy friendly and the school principle has many years of experience. field trips and hands on learning. A lot to offer

My experience, with Basis as my new school for my daughter, has been very positive. My daughter comes home bursting with new information and new things she wants to learn. She has created a set of very nice friends there, who share similar values as my family. Her love for learning is alive and well and I really have Basis to thank for bringing that back into my daughter's school life. It isn't about memorization and test scores, it is about stimulating children's minds and making them so eager to learn that the test scores are high but very secondary to the purpose of the education. I am glad we made the shift. A few standout things: 1) They are not just a zero tolerance on bullying in words, but in action. They have bully experts as part of their staff. 2) Their teachers teach from just the subject matter in which the teacher loves and is passionate about and has in depth knowledge about. Long gone are the days of asking one single teacher to teach all topics. I love the method of a subject matter expert teaching. Those teachers teach from the heart and soul about what they love. 3) The administration is easy to reach. There is no barrier to reach them. Call and see. It is really that easy. 4) The 2nd report card: The school does an academic report card and a social report card that looks at the student's whole being, not just academically. This helps identify things like stress factors, behavioral norms, and gives the parent(s) an opportunity to see the child's emotional well being too. Every school has things that aren't what you want exactly, Basis has those but they are all so minor like busing schedule that it seems petty to even mention them. I am so glad to be a member of the Basis community.

My daughter started pre-kinder last year and we've had a great experience. Can't wait to start Kinder this year. Teachers are great, small class sizes, affordable and care until 6:30pm.