Briarcrest Christian School

Beautiful campus. Great concept in multiple branches. SGIS has not been the same since Bill's departure. Feels like a public school lately. Use to be a relationship oriented culture. Lots of good parts remain. Hopefully, good change is coming.

Both my children attend the school I cannot recommend it highly enough.

This school was recommended by my son's 1st grade teacher when he was overwhelmed by large public school classes. We transferred mid-year and have continued since. Every day is not perfect but teachers communicate and collaborate with me to address his needs. My son has some challenges but they were honest and willing to try to work with him. He is blossoming and making friends within his small class. He knows that his teachers love him, and that he is safe there even when he makes mistakes. Academically, I am happy that the school teaches cursive. They teach mathematics the way I remember learning so I can actually help with homework. Each student has an Ipad to work on applications to enhance learning and that is something my son looks forward to. What is truly priceless is that he asked me if I knew how the story of Joseph in the Bible went. I pretended I could not remember, so he told me. Those moments make me certain of the decision to sacrifice a bit to make sure I can send him here.

My experience at Facs has been absolutely wonderful. Both my kids and I feel incredibly at home here, and we have developed a deep love and appreciation for all the staff and faculty. I am grateful every day that I chose this school for my children; it provides a strong foundation in Christ rather than a worldly perspective.

My kids attended here for 4 years. I was very sad when moved out the area. I tried doing a general choice transfer but they are unfortunately. The teachers were so hands on and communicated everything with me no matter how big or small. Biggest regret is moving out of the area.

We have attended Cordova Elementary for a few years. We have seen different administrators come and go. The new principal really affects the Cordova experience from top to bottom. It is a family involved school and you can feel when the administrator wants family involved or not. Another problem is due to changing administration what seems every year, we have noticed the retention of some of the best teachers be a problem. After 1 to 2 years these teachers either transfer schools or no longer work for the system. Thankfully, the teachers we have experienced were devoted and great. If you have a Kindergarten student request MS. Binkley. The BEST Kindergarten teacher! When it comes to learning, I felt the school could have tried different and exciting techniques to help kids that normally have problems with concentration and absorbing large amounts of information all at once. If your child can independently do work and figure things out of his/her own, you would fare well here. I also felt there should have been more special programs for regular kids not just those in CLUE or Optional programming. Lastly, I hate to admit, bullying was a problem that I feel if you are not an involved parent that pushes the addressing of the problem, it would continue unchecked. Sometimes, you were made to feel your child is the problem or should handle it on his/her own to the detriment of his/her overall wellbeing. Instead of being proactive the school is reactive. It is too long of a process to address issues. Your best allies will be the Guidance counselor and the school security cameras. Lastly, this school is a good school, but if you are not an involved present parent, your child may not have a great experience. A lot of the teachers genuinely care about the success of your child. I have not experienced a teacher yet that I felt otherwise. Be Present, Vigilant, and Active.