Prairie Crossing is a very unique conservation school with a charter that is committed to teach children that importance of preserving our environment for further generations!
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Posted by a parent on 10/03/09
Prairie Crossing is a great school because it has the best teachers who go above and beyond their duties to make sure the kids are in the best learning environment possible. The school is small(22)kids per class and it helps the kids feel comfortable enough to express their true feelings and be themselves.
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Posted by a parent on 09/18/09
The school focuses on the caring for the environment. The children take part in a learning farm that is organic. The school stresses community and respect for all students, faculty and parents.
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Posted by a parent on 09/17/09
Prairie Crossing Charter School is an integral part of a conservation community. Students have access to our trails, our playgrounds and our Learning Farm. Teachers are fantastic and many are parents as well as neighborhood residents. Students from outside of the neighborhood ARE allowed, but the
... Read more school is designed for and around bikers and walkers and parents who can come in to volunteer during the day. There is a closeness to this community. Parents are not required to fundraise but our property values are enhanced by the school and paying $1,200 of the total $11,000 cost is a small price to pay for such a great neighborhood resource! Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/24/09
This year we took our child out of PCCS and enrolled him in Woodland. PCCS uses looping and multi-age classrooms but does not understand the basic concepts of how to use these wonderful alternatives! Gifted students are crammed down to the least common denominator. My son was constantly bored and
... Read more in trouble because he was 'daydreaming' after his class assignments were complete, yet he was not allowed to read or do additional work. He was expected to help the others at the expense of challenging himself academically. The director and principal are more of an obstacle than a resource. A few teachers are fantastic but they're being brought down by a negative culture. Charter schools are supposed to be creative and innovative - not PCCS. The director has made this a traditional school and caters to parents who live in the neighborhood and are generous contributors or are on the board. Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/24/09
The only reason we attend this school is because it is in our subdivision so it's more convenient than long bus trips. We thought the school was a private school for just our community when we bought here, but unfortunately children carpool here from all over, which diminishes the environmental mission
... Read more of the neighborhood. Parents are expected to do a great deal of fundraising; approximately $1200 per student, per the director. The school has a distinct private school feeling which is great if you fit in but could be construed as exclusive if not. Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/22/09
I like the small setting...it's not a huge campus that children find overwhelming. However, I think the staff leaves much to be desired. The office secretary is often rude and uninformed. Unfortunately, a handful of the teachers and assistants make a parent wonder why they are even teaching when they
... Read more are so obviously miserable. On the other hand, there are many teachers and assistants that are exceptional and should be proud of themselves. I guess you just have to hope your child is lucky enough to get one of the good ones in order to benefit from attending Prairie Crossing. Read less
Posted by a parent on 07/30/09
The school is not perfect, but I don't know of any school that is. I feel I am a part of my children's education which is unlike other experiences I've had. My children have thrived in this atmosphere and I think it is the best fit for them. It is unfortunate that the school does seem to have a few
... Read more parents and past parents that go out of their way to slander the school, but as a previous poster pointed out there are always complainers. Our family is really happy at PCCS. Read less
Posted by a parent on 07/12/09
This school is a great neighborhood school! We have a new administration that is costing much more than it should for 360 students, but the teachers are great! We're able to keep it a neighborhood school by not offering busing and this keeps marginal students at the local public schools. Having to
... Read more offer special education has hurt our budget but the state requires it. This is as close to a private school as you can get without paying tuition! Read less
Posted by a parent on 07/10/09
Assignments are given and it is left up to the student to figure out how to accomplish the assignment. For example, in Spanish class (required for all grades) students do not memorize vocabulary or learn sentence structure; they're given a spanish/english dictionary and told to translate- what a waste.
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Grayslake schools — Prairie Crossing Charter School is located at 1571 Jones Point Rd, Grayslake IL 60030. 1571 Jones Point Rd is in the 60030 ZIP code in Grayslake, IL The school district for Prairie Crossing Charter School is the Indiana State Department Of Education. Prairie Crossing Charter School is a Public school that serves grade levels K - 8.
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