Fort Collins High School

My son has an IEP and had major behavioral challenges when we began (transfered from neighborhood school). The entire Integrated Services team, Specials, and his teacher really went above and beyond to help him adjust and catch up (much more advanced curriculum than his other PSD school - yet limits homework to 30min max a night, no weekend homework except 2-3 projects a year - he is learning about topics I didn't know existed until junior high or later). The emphasis on character helped him to recognize who he wanted to be. Over 3 years, he has made tremendous gains - academically and socially. I'm so very thankful to this community who helped him grow and continue to put energy towards his learning and success. Their ability to balance holding a belief he can do better while reinforcing small gains is unparalleled. The balanced approach of accountability and appropriate accomodations is hard to find. Dr. Kendall (principal) is an outstanding advocate for kids, staff, and parents. We drive 30-min each way - it has been very worthwhile. If you are concerned about weekend socialization - we had our son join a neighborhood scouting troop and have found most kids near us choice into FTC also. Why should you NOT choose Traut? If you aren't interested in partnering and engaging in a community whose focus is on education and character of the kids.

My kid is in 5th grade this year at Linton and we have loved it.

My husband found Rivendell online when we decided to relocate to Fort Collins several years ago from out of state and it, honestly, felt a little too good to be true. We wanted a school that perpetuated a JOY for learning while challenging our kids to push beyond their current abilities. We wanted a school that understood the importance of social-emotional learning, was rooted in kindness and partnered with us to help instill confidence in our kids. Since we were coming from out of state, we also wanted a place to start building our community. Flash forward several years and now our older son is on his third year at Rivendell and our younger son is in his first year. We actually ended up moving our younger son to Rivendell earlier than we intended since he was being bullied at another school and the administrators refused to address the issue. Now that he is at Rivendell the bullying has stopped and he is thriving! We also have developed great friendships with other families at Rivendell - it is at the core of our community.The administrators, teachers and staff continue to blow the high expectations we had going in out of the water. As we hear about the ups and downs that others have experienced at other schools within Fort Collins, we continue to feel grateful for this gem of a school and that our boys get to have these precious and formative years there.