Highland School At Kenwood Elementary School

Our daughter attended Middle School (6-8) at SPS and our son was for 4th-8th grades. Putting our kids there was the best decision we ever made. While we can't speak highly enough of the education they received as part of the IB program, we were even more impressed with the relationships they built with their teachers, the interdisciplinary experiences (NHD, MUN, World Leadership School trips and so many more) they had and the critical and analytical skills they developed. While middle school can often be a traumatic experience for kids, both of our kids reflect glowingly on their time in the Middle Years Program at Seven Peaks and were beyond prepared for high school both as compassionate individuals in a bigger school with more diversity, and academically in the higher level classes at Bend Senior High School.

It was such a blessing when we found TSACS through an internet search for “Christian schools” in our area. Every private school was so expensive, and then we visited a Storytime orientation for interested families and were very impressed. We do not attend the home church but they have brought us in like family and worked with us to make the financial obligations affordable. The classes are a blend of grade levels and small enough that the children get the attention they need to succeed. There are about 50 kids that attend the school, so it is truly a family and I know my kids are so very loved by the staff. Kids need role models and people to look up to, the pastors come and help with PE, take them on field trips and give a weekly chapel message on Fridays.The kids learn to co-mingle with kids of all ages and have chapel buddies from a different grade and class. There are so many things to love about this school, it’s hard to sum it up in a paragraph. There are multiple events put on where the children learn a script and act out a play for the family audience. The teachers put so much heart into creating a beautiful set with decorations and costumes. Peter Rabbit, Rainbow Fish and Christmas Angels Aware were some of my favorites. They have an end of the year Talent show and every child has a part, also a Literature fair where the kids do book reports and they showcase many of the projects throughout the year for parents. The school has ski lessons and swimming lessons, plus goes on many field trips throughout the year. They serve at the church and make lunches for the homeless, they put on church services with singing and sermon for the Seventh Day Adventist church, which helps keep the school thriving with prayers and financial donations. The older kids get to go on a trip at the end of the year, this year they went to the beach and an aquarium and last year Seattle to visit the space needle. They go to museums and have fun events in the warmer months with slip n slides and water play. In the winter they went snowshoeing with a forest Ranger and learned about the ecosystem. If you are looking for a safe and loving environment where your child will learn how to love like Jesus, all while living life to the fullest and watching them blossom, this is the school!