Pro's- small school lots of individual attention. strict. family based. Cons. no sports, under-qualified teachers, begging for money- the school is poor really poor, fine arts are severely lacking, nothing beyond basic art class. basically this school is good for elementary schoolers, but above that
... Read more it just doesn't cut it. Do a good thing for your child send them to public school. Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/21/09
Excellent school! There is no question in our minds that we picked the best school in the area for our son. The teachers were flexible enough to adjust to the areas where our son excelled beyond grade level - the public schools in this area would not have done that. The staff were very helpful when
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Posted by a parent on 06/30/08
CDS offers so much more than an excellent education for our child. The sense of community is amazing. They are genuinly concerned with our child as an individual and have fostered her creativity and individuality as well as her academic growth. We have had a great experience with this school.
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Posted by a parent on 09/02/07
This school provides a safe environment in an extremely accelerated academic program. Languages - chinese, french, spanish and latin are taught along with a classical literature and mythology content from Kindergarten through grade 9.
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Posted by a parent on 06/14/07
This school is definitely a cut above the public schools. It has an excellent, and extremely challenging academic agenda. All kids take two or three foreign languages, music, art, computers, PE several days a week, classics, etc. on top of their hard core science, math, English, and social studies.
... Read more Classroom sizes are small. Kids generally behave very well. They have so many special topic teacher beyond their home room teachers that even the little ones learn to learn from many people, each with their own teaching style. Most of their teachers are excellent. They have a few mistakes that the principal has removed. And the homework load is enormous - more than some of the children can handle. You have to help them a lot. But meet your child's primary teacher before you start them at CDS and make sure that you don't get one of the rare bad ones. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/03/07
Excellent academic environment in an area where good schooling is difficult to get. Best asset is the principal and her leadership. Did I mention it is very cost effective,safe,family oriented school and has great parent/teacher communication and participation?
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Posted by a parent on 12/08/06
OUr daughter (now in 1st grade) is in her fourth year at CDS and I think she is getting a solid education. CDS continues to grow and develop and we've seen significant improvement in the school's administration and development efforts. Like the other reviewers, I will echo that Mrs. Ahmed is an amazing
... Read more teacher who challenged her students to work hard and achieve much while still maintaining control of her classroom. As another reviewer mentioned, the school is constantly fundraising in an attempt to keep tuition low and affordable (around $5500/year), less than what you would pay for daycare in the area. The quality of the academic programs continues to improve, as well as communication between the school and parents. Increasing efforts by faculty and staff to build the CDS community through new extracurricular activities and programs are enhancing our daughter's learning experience and she will return next year. Read less
Posted by a parent on 01/03/06
Ms Ahmed (Sr Kindergarten) is worth every penny you would spend on tuition, beyond that I was not impressed. My son went to school there for two years, first year was fantastic, 2nd year horrible. Will not send him back.
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Posted by a parent on 07/29/05
A friend attended this school and endured the typical mindset that is found in public schools. 'Parental involvement' and 'student accountability' are the catch phrases. In other words, if your child doesn't excel here - don't blame the school . . . Worse still, the tuition is comparitively low but
... Read more the begging for money never stops. My God, just raise the tuition a thousand bucks a year and get busy teaching. If your thinking about sending your child here, your money would be better spent hiring a tutor and using public school resources. Just like public schools, the report cards issued to the students accurately reflect the overall performance of the school and the individual teacher. If the teachers at CDS weren't satisfied until all ten of their students were making A's, then CDS would be a great school. Until then, think twice before spending the money, time and more money. Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/21/05
Excellent academic environment with strong involvement of teachers and staff in maximizing your child's growth potential. Although limited on extracurricular activities due to size of student body, this is more than offset by the quality and enthusiastic participation of students and parents. Safety,
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Kearneysville schools — Country Day School is located at 449 Rose Hill Dr, Kearneysville WV 25430. 449 Rose Hill Dr is in the 25430 ZIP code in Kearneysville, WV Country Day School is a Private school that serves grade levels PK - 9.
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