Covenant Heart Academy

I attended St. George's for nine years and I can say that it is probably one of the best schools you could ever send your child to. The teachers really do care about every single student, and they work hard to make them succeed. They don't tolerate bullying at all when it's made known, but when it happens only rarely is it reported. The only problems I had at this school were with my peers, and for the most part it wasn't the school that was at fault. St. George's is expensive, secluded, and Christian so it's understandable that there was a complete lack of diversity (I would like to note that while they do have bible and theology classes, the staff there never tried to force anyone into their beliefs, and they have had students from all religions, just very few). Students there tend to form very tight cliques, very early on. As soon as I transferred there in Kindergarten it was already set in motion. I became friends with kids who had gotten there that year, and I was blatantly told by the girls who had been there since they were three that I was unwelcome and unwanted as a friend. In most grades, I saw the divide between the new and returning students closing, but in the grades surrounding and below mine it continuously grew. I had friends that were made fun of and bullied for no reason other than the fact that they weren't as confident, pretty, or social as our peers (which was 17 of mostly the same kids my entire time there), and they were basically outcast because of it. I still hear about it from my friends that didn't transfer on both sides. If you are looking for the best education possible, SGES is certainly for you, but make sure you weigh it against how comfortable your children are in the environment there. I am completely appalled by the education I'm now receiving in the Griffin-Spalding district, but I still don't think I would choose to go back. I'm sure that this only happens to about 1 in every 10 students, but be mindful of how your child is getting along with the other students there, once a kid is singled out as odd the divide just continues to grow because of the very small number of students that attend.