Fairforest Middle School

This school is horrible!!!! All the way to the principal! He's a JOKE! They have no concept of SAFETY for children that are put in their care from the time they step on their property til the time they step off it! We recently just moved to SC from out of state and thought this would be a good fit but my children defiantly will NOT be returning to Arcadia next school year. He is retiring and should because he doesn't care about ALL the students only certain ones. However when I called the Supertindent he was very apologetic and showed sympathy something the principal should have done. My youngest child attends another school in district 6 and I love that school along with the staff and principal. DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILDREN TO THIS SCHOOL if you care about how they are treated and there safety.

If you can help it, please do not send your babies to this school.

Not at all impressed with our experience with this school. I would not recommend it at all. The front lobby is a HUGE safety concern!!! You are rung into the main lobby but then you have access to the main hallway to the left and right. At busy times the front office would not even notice you didnt come through the lobby and into the double doors to the secretary's desk. I feel like this is a bad situation waiting to happen. The front office staff is very unfriendly and loomed uninterested in helping me, barely acknowledge me and look at me as if to say "what do you need??" My child only attended a short amount of time, thank goodness! They did not challenge him what so ever. He was very bored. He came home daily with many, many worksheets, the same type of worksheet daily just a different letter or number being learned. He came home many, many days with randomly cut up and doodled on notebook paper, saying the teachers just told him to sit and doodle/cut up and glue notebook paper together. We had an issue where my child was hit by another student and i was not notified properly upon it occurring. I had to go out of my way to get more info into the situation. The teacher was very upset about this and took it out on my child, marking him red for behavior every day after i spoke with the principal about the situation when he had been marked green for behavior every day for 4 months.

Oakbrook Prep was a good school with a focus on a Christian worldview; however, the current administration has run the school into the ground. The Head of School is extremely unqualified for the position; he is not an educator and he is disinterested in the academic operations of the school. He sits in his office daily with little meaningful interaction with staff. He shows up late and leaves early, leaving staff to scramble in his absence. He is a figurehead while other Deans essentially attempt to run the school. Kids routinely skip classes to hang out with friends and administrators. Some teachers are placed in classes they are unqualified to teach with no administrative concern for student success. The Oakbrook "culture" has been a culture sustained by intimidation and fear.While most teachers are highly qualified, the Christian worldview of the school is not promoted heavily. Games are played in lieu of chapel services, and kids are mostly entertained in chapel rather than meeting the Word of God. Bullying, racism, and other forms of discrimination have been rampant within the school; the administration willfully ignores it. If you desire a Christian education, there are better options.

All 4 of my boys went to St. James Pre-K...its the best. Wish we were still there...but they grow up so fast.

My son attended this school last year. He gained so much independence and such a greater interest in learning! I would highly recommend this school to anyone who is searching for an environment that truly focuses on developing the whole child.

I have three children that attend Westgate Christian School (high school, middle, and elementary). Our children have attended since pre-K. We have always been very pleased with the school and their dedication to the children. The school continues to make enhancements to the curriculum and the physical building and grounds. It is a great school that is very welcoming. With that being said, they are a conservative Christian school that may not be right for everyone.