We feel so blessed to have our children at HCA. Our public school experience was not what we had hoped and HCA came to the rescue. Our children are thriving and receiving an excellent education. Being a small school, they have so many more opportunities to be involved. All the teachers our children have
... Read more had over the years have been wonderful. Many of the HCA teachers have years of experience and the new teachers are so positive, full of energy and innovative teaching styles. We are really pleased with the new President and are excited about the direction he is taking the Academy. We highly recommended HCA! Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/28/09
We first came to Heritage because of the strong christian background coupled with good academics. The academic portion has slipped in many ways for us over the past several years. I am a public school teacher and see how the curriculum is not as strong at Heritage as it could be. The fine arts are still
... Read more represented, which is good, but there is no second language instruction, nor is there much extra curricular options outside of sports. I see the school sliding and not maintaing the levels that first attracted us. Read less
Posted by a parent on 07/24/09
HCA has wonderful, caring teachers, staff, and administration. As our culture changes, the school strives to keep the students focused on a Christlike attitude and necessary learning so the students can bring Godliness into their out of school experiences. Yes peer issues arise...that's part of life.
... Read more For a small school it offers a great education, great sports options, and a Christian environment and loving support that you will not likely get in public school. You have to choose what is most important for your own children. I personally want the Christian environment and options available. Read less
Posted by a parent on 07/07/09
I have pulled my middle school child out of this school because of the bad attitude of the teachers and principal about giving my child academic help in one area of need. After paying the high cost of private tuition and I have to reteach lessons at home, I decided I was better off just homeschooling
... Read more than to pay a school and still have to take on that responsibility that I was paying the school to take on. There is a relentless amount of homework, with no exceptions made for any student. They just don't care about the kids, only a high academic reputation for the school. Read less
Posted by a parent on 06/07/09
We have decided to pull our Middle School child out because of the lack of help and assistance available for the students. Our child is an A/B student and does well in school, however we had some concerns and questions in one particular subject and requested some additional time and assistance from the
... Read more teacher. We met with the teacher and guidance counselor and were told by the principal that the teachers are too busy and do not make enough money to give additional time to the students outside of class. The guidance counselor and principal gave us zero help, were very unsympathetic and did not listen to our questions or concerns. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/28/09
Excellent Education. Godly teachers who love the kids and instill them to grow and take ownership of their faith. New Administration is very good at listening and finding ways to improve the school. The community of the school has been a huge blessing to our family for over 10 years.
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Posted by a parent on 05/21/09
Initially this school it was the ideal loving, supportive, relationship-oriented christian atmosphere with excellent academics. Sadly, over the last several years the administration has changed and the school has deteriorated to where it is now. There are many rules with the lack of compassion and
... Read more flexibility shown by many secondary staff. When my daughter didn't fit into their ideal student mold she was treated as a nuisance and not given help to succeed. Staff said they cared, but there was no action behind it. Anyone needing any special education be warned-The program is very weak and there are no innovative approaches in their teaching. Many inferior inexperienced teachers along with some excellent ones make up the staff. The principal is rigid, legalistic, lacks compassion and won't listen. The newest administrator seems to want to turn the school around. We pray that he can do it soon, before too many leave. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/21/09
Our high school student left Heritage after attending for two years to attend the public high school. She was a straight A student at Heritage. We had been told how much harder and accelerated the curriculum was at Heritage, but she has actually experienced the opposite at the local public school. Her
... Read more classes in public school are much more rigourous. She even tested a year behind in her Spanish language class. Not all teachers at HCA are preparing them for the rigourous academic environment they will face in college. Also many of the staff at Heritage have begun to take a legalistic approach to their faith and that which is expected of the students. One year they even gave an award to 'Christian of the Year'. The administration is very disappointing. They do not listen at all. The principal looks depressed all of the time and does not interact with parents. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/14/09
A bag of mixed blessings. We have been here for over 9 years. While it is certainly not the most amazing school ever, it is also far from the worst. It has a broad range of good & bad. We have loved the athletic program, the director and others who run that department. They are great individuals comprising
... Read more quality and character. We've also been impressed with various teachers over the years as well (not all however). Some of them are wonderful and .Some of the newer teachers are very young and not of the same caliber. The principals are the biggest part of the negative. The lack of concern, kindness, compassion, and passion is so glaring in contrast to those who fully show it. Maybe those in power could take lessons from those in lesser positions. We pray for God to improve the school and we pray for big changes. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/02/09
Exactly where my kids were meant to be. For the most part it's a family. Some issues with current admin but in general, excellent.
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Maple Grove schools — Heritage Christian Academy is located at 15655 Bass Lake Rd, Maple Grove MN 55311. 15655 Bass Lake Rd is in the 55311 ZIP code in Maple Grove, MN Heritage Christian Academy is a Private school that serves grade levels K - 12.
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