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My children (now adults) graduated from Rockbridge. All 3 went on to graduate college. One is pursuing an advanced degree in mathematics, one graduated with an engineering degree from a well-regarded tech university. All three were well prepared to succeed at the collegiate level. All three continue to love and serve the Lord. Rockbridge is not for every student. Upper- school reading materials are high-level, so students who struggle to read dense materials may eventually feel like it is too hard. The school is good about helping to find a tutor, but that may not always be enough. The school has beefed up the science offerings, but even before this happened, my kids were prepared for their college classes. Take a look! We loved it.

Middle School parent here- Indian Creek is a truly welcoming environment focused on individual development vs simply rigorous academic or athletic competition. That being said we have found the academics to be excellent and the athletic opportunities adequate. We have appreciated the emphasis on caring and compassion. It’s quite honestly shocking to me that there is a review on here suggesting that rampant bullying. I come from a family of educators and have repeatedly questioned my kids on bullying and have found no evidence of it nor have any parents in our chat group mentioned it. A lot of ICS kids have been at the school since kindergarten all the way to middle school so if I were to find any fault it would be that it is a challenge for the kids that enter later to feel part of the group. On the flip side, it is evidence that families are happy with the school - many driving their kids from a considerable distance to attend. There is frequent family engagement and responsiveness.

Our son started at SMES in 2nd grade and just graduated from 8th grade. He is a better person for having gone to SMES. There have been bumps, challenges and big changes along the way, and obviously we went thru COVID, but in the end the full St Martin’s Community is rich with love, care, and passion focused on building kids with character that can go out into the world and make it better. There is every kind of sports and activity you can imagine (they are always working to come up with new options) & it’s very inclusive…for kids of all skill levels that want to have fun. The school is rigorous but not cut throat. The kids are pushed but aren’t stressed 24/7. At Smes your kids is in a community that lets them be a kid and stumble and grow. I grew up in public school (which I loved!) but having seen one of our kids go thru a K-8th independent school education (and one not) there is a noticeable difference in their confidence and readiness to jump into high school!