Bell Hill Academy

My daughter was emotionally abused by one of the first grade teachers at this school. Instead of addressing the problem the principal has chosen to ignore it and me. Ive been told by other students that this teacher is known for being very mean. It's unfortunate that the students such as my child have to endure such treatment.

The first grade teacher told a crowd at a school event that there is a galaxy beneath the earth.

I am a previous student who was pulled from this school during my 8th grade year. I had 4 F's, and a math teacher who was extremely short tempered and had an obvious dislike to me over others. (Harsher punishments, etc.)However, the final straw was when said teacher put me outside for a total of 53 minutes in the sun for a minor offense. (Said offense being "not being on task," when she only said it was basically free time, and "disrupting class," which was laughing to myself about a joke from two years ago that I happened to remember.) She has always disliked me, punishing me more than other students even if my peers were behaving worse than me. She also considers herself better than other teachers.

This school is like an outward bound program. Field trips were great . Not strong academically. Teachers are great. Administration is unfortunately ineffective. Despite its motto there is not a lot of emotional support to handle conflicts. The two men running the show would likely be more comfortable breaking up fist fights than dealing with the persistent girl drama - the result is that situations escalate at the expense of all the students. While conflict management is a challenge at all schools , the lack of emotional intelligence and just good instincts by the leadership can make it a pretty hostile environment for some of the students.

My son attended ERCS from Kindergarten through 8th grade. Besides high academic standards, personal development and spiritual growth were and are strongly encouraged and supported. He was well prepared for high school and had much more individual attention throughout his years there than he would have had at a bigger school. Parents are also encouraged to volunteer, which gives you an inside view of the interactions between students and teachers. Investing in quality education is well worth it!

Terirble school I would rate it 1/10 if I’m being completely honest, I sent my child there for a very little amount of time and I saw many red flags. Do not send your child to insanely expensive school that does not educate anything.