Town School For Boys

This school has excellent teachers. They encourage kids to do well. They provide appropriate discipline. They excel in teaching special ed students. I’ve seen my daughter’s improvement year after year. She loves going to school because they make learning fun yet effective. I can’t wait for my toddler to join Cobb community.

Two kids - one in elementary and one in high school. If you are looking for a school with excellent academics, focus on raising “the whole child” and on the cutting edge of education - this is it.

I am a parent of 2 current SVDP students. We are happy with the academics, extracurricular activities, parent community, value, teachers, and administration. The school both challenges and supports it’s students. The school did a fantastic job with in-person learning during COVID and has successfully navigated the 2021/2022 school year.

My two children attended SFWS Grade School K-8. They were well prepared for High School and beyond (now successful in college). I credit the school for a large part of my children's success. The key factors were the individual attention they received from every teacher, the experiential and practical curriculum they absorbed, and the social/emotional support they received from teachers, fellow students and other families in the community. I recommend this grade school to all my friends with children.

We LOVE Hillwood. Everything about it -- and that's saying something given that we drive there from the Peninsula. Our daughter transferred at the end of her second grade year after shadowing for 2 days. Initially, we hadn't planed to pull her from her current private school and were weighing options for her 3rd grade year as her brother is attending a school in the city. She loved it so much that when Hillwood offered her the opportunity to start right away she begged us to let her do so. And here's the best part -- she chose to switch immediately because she felt challenged. She was getting bored in her other school and the great thing about Hillwood being so small is that every child is seen, heard and valued. The intimate setting allows for every child to progress at their own pace academically -- and Mrs. Gayle Grantz who runs the school with her husband is THE best teacher ever. Firm, structured, loving and kind. Our daughter's math proficiency has doubled in her short time at Hillwood as well as her reading abilities and passion for writing. She also loves soccer on Monday afternoons post school that they offer as well as the friends she has made across the grades. 2-4 grades are in one class and they regularly interact with the lower school little ones as well as the upper school kids that have matriculated.As a professor, as a parent, our most important goal for our kids to to build a foundation and a noy for learning. Hillwood is an exceptional place to do that within a family like atmosphere. And the Grantz home on Scott street which houses the school is so cozy, you just feel at home there. Mrs. Grantz also makes -- in my 8 yo's words 'THE BEST SOUP & HOT LUNCHES EVER'. Mrs. Grantz does indeed cook hot lunches every day and again that is just part of the Hillwood magic. If you are on the fence and still searching, highly encourage you to shadow at Hillwood and give Gayle a call to see if it might be a fit for your family.