Roberts

The curriculum and small class sizes are great. The overall environment is another story. Many students are railroaded out of this school for not fitting their mold, which is perfect appearing on the outside but lacking character and morals on the inside. There is no authenticity here. We watched it happen many times over. For a Christian school there is a serious lack of Christian behavior and attitudes. Some teachers are great while others are not, but the real problems are with the administrators. They have no tolerance for anyone or anything different and set a tone that creates an atmosphere of bullying from the top down. This school has a corrupted sense of Christianity that highlights the worst of human nature. I’m sorry to say it but we’ve found more Christian love and welcome outside of this school than in it. While you will not see much in the way of physical violence in this school, the discrimination and bullying from staff and administrators is echoed in the favored students. If your children complain of bullying from staff believe them and move on.

Bud to Blossom is Salem's premier Discovery School. To the untrained eye, it might appear that the children are "just playing", but there is science behind their philosophy and their organized and well thought out curriculum. They've been around a long time, and have an excellent history of teaching children far more than just the basics. Anyone who says "they're just playing" simply doesn't have a good understanding of the discovery philosophy or the DEPTH of learning that's actually going on. Children who attend Bud to Blossom are blessed to be learning from long-term staff who are 100% invested in what they do and the families they work with. The discovery philosophy nurtures both mind and spirit. Bud to Blossom is simply the best.