North Alton

My son graduated today from Montessori Children's House, after 11 years with them. For 11 years I haven't worried whether or not he was having a good day- I've never seen a kid come out of those doors anything but happy. For 11 years, I've had zero worries about homework, grades, whether he'd get in trouble because I got him to school late (again), bullying, how his teachers treated him, if his clothes were "cool," if he'd get to play outside, if he had friends, who his friends were, if he was under too much pressure, if he'd be able to keep up with school and all his extra-curriculars, if they'd understand he needed a few days off because his dad was visiting from out of state.For 11 years, I've sent him to school KNOWING he'd be treated like family.He has never liked to miss school, including for summer break and snow days, and today is very bittersweet for both of us.I didn't intend to send him to preschool at all, but at age 3, he begged me to go to school. What started as 3 half days, soon turned into full days, once he realized some of his friends got to stay all day. What started as, "We'll just go through preschool, then move him, " turned into "Are you sure I can't do high school here?"Montessori Children's House, thank you for EVERYTHING. We will be forever grateful.

They don't help with bullying and don't teach well.

Awful school. Went there and left. School is now run by a principal who goes out and drinks with the parents at the school. The parents that run the school. All they have to do is run to the principal crying and they get their way. They’ve even gotten people fired before. For no reason. Person who says only a few families don’t run the school is probably apart of said families. All they do is drink and drink and drink

Where do I even start. I went to this school from 2-8th grade as a diganosed autistic person and I had to start masking in order to feel like I wasn't different from the other kids. This is because I was the only autistic kid there. Teachers often got me in trouble for typical autistic behaviors because they weren't trained. My 5th grade teacher was a religious nut who would give lunch detentions for just saying god's name in vain. The religion teacher was a homophobic bigot. The principal was a tirant who cared about more how we were dressed and the school's reputation that the students. he would also get annoyed at kids for doing things that kids normally do. This is a school that cares more about shoving religious principles down our throats than teaching us how to be good people. I am no longer a christian due to this place, so I hope they're happy.

Ms. Andrea Montgomery, Dr. Tiffany Fane, and Pastor Tanya Brown were remarkable educators at New Visions Christian Academy. Each of my children received individualized instruction at New Visions Christian Academy. I was able to get my children to revert back to the basics in reading, writing, and arithmetic thanks to the PACE Curriculum. By the time they left the program, they had closed any skills gaps and advanced beyond their current grade level. As a result of the school's teachers, they attend a reputable high school and are learning at grade level. In addition to encouraging, supporting, and motivating my children, they set high academic standards for them. A Christian school that emphasizes academics as well as prayer and scripture memorization was also appealing to me.