5212 Birchcrest Dr
Edina, MN 55436

OK, so just finished year one at Countryside. They blew us away, they have done so much for our son, I wish I could give more than 5 stars, they have given so much to us. Our son enetered the year in the bottem 25% of hus class. through Succes center and some pretty fantatci rgular teaching and substatude teaching he grew so much and had fun doing it. Everyone at the school from the Maintance team, to the nurse, to the princpal have been nothing ut supportive and fantastic for my son. The programs they have from science fair, celbration of cultures and more are all very inclusive and even children in first grade can participate. The physical education program is great, there is even one teacher who gives rocks away to get the younger cildren to write letters and learn about science. everyone has a true joy in teaching and learning. Thank you Countryside!!

Both our children went to the Edina public schools K-12 and both flourished as a result of the experience. Both went on to graduate from elite universities (University of Chicago and MIT) and felt that the Edina Schools did an extremely good job of preparing them to compete at a world-class level. At their core, the Edina schools benefit from a community that supports and values public education and teachers that are devoted to their craft and their students. Moreover, Edina is not the homogeneous, pervasively affluent community that some make it out to be. There are nearly 100 languages spoken in the public schools and our children were friends with other children from all sorts of diverse cultural, ethnic, and economic backgrounds -- and they were the better for it. We believe in public education in our house and, thankfully, so do many other Edina families. The schools reflect the value the community places on public education. Finally, I think the comments about "bias" in the Edina schools are outliers and often from people with an agenda who either don't have any actual experience with the Edina schools or are simply hostile to public education in the first place. We always found that the teachers simply focused on doing a good job and promoting thoughtful, civil discourse.

i love my school! vvms is great!(: I definetly am happy that i know i am getting a fabulous education! thanks valley view!