629 Orme Cir NE, Atlanta, GA 30306

We have two children who have attended VHE for 3 years now. We could not have imagined a better public elementary school education for them. Every facet of the experience has been stellar. The teachers have been professional, hard working, and communicative. Many of them live right here in the neighborhood and have their own children attend the school. It is a huge benefit to build community and be neighbors with your children's teachers. It builds trust and ensures accountability for them to literally have skin in the game. The staff and administration are innovators and hold themselves to high standards. If they identify a problem or a gap, they address it quickly and effectively, and the relationship with the PTO is strong. Almost all of them, from the front office, to the cafeteria staff, to the extracurriculars teaches know our children by name. The parents are invested in building a true village in a village. We recognize each other's children and there is an inherent safety in that familiarity. The volunteerism and sense of service encourages universal involvement without pressure or politics, anyone can contribute in their own way (or not at all) regardless of means or availability. The facilities are top notch. Despite being over 100 years old the building is clean and well managed and the outdoor play areas have received substantial investment and new construction. As a product of local Atlanta private school education, I can say that VHE offers as close to that type of experience as a local public school can offer. The feeling of community, safety, and quality of education is truly comforting as a parent. The only room for improvement would be for the school to offer Spanish language instruction earlier, albeit that is in the works.