Stay away! Do not…read morebelieve the reviews on greatschools! If your child is bright and you value education, send your child elsewhere. Don't make the mistake I made when I researched where to live in Douglas County by the school reviews. The school is overcrowded with 30+ kids in each class. No homework just about ever. No information from teachers about what they are learning/test reviews/projects etc. Absolutely no support for the exceptional student. I think project based learning has a place in the classroom, but I think it is clearly a mistake to scrap everything else that isn't PBL. And, unfortunately, those of us with children in school during this PBL experiment will pay the price by having children that can "think critically" but won't actually know anything.

Our daughter attended SCS for 3s Preschool and we had a wonderful experience. As she is our eldest,…read moreI was curious about exploring other educational models / learning methodology. I also was not yet 100% sold on paying for a Christian education. She did a year of Montessori preschool and two years at a homeschool hybrid. This process of exploration over three years helped me gain clarity on what we want to prioritize in our children's education. It ultimately led us back to SCS, with grateful hearts. She returned to SCS as a first grader this past school year and I was completely blown away. I'll touch on three areas of 'insider insight' that I couldn't have known about until we were part of the school: community, discipleship and spiritual maturity. Community Community is of utmost importance to me, especially coming from a small, tightly-knit homeschool community at our previous school. SCS not only met, but exceeded my expectations for a parent community. I immediately felt plugged in and connected to the parent community just by jumping into a few of the many opportunities for parent involvement like Parents in Prayer, Mom's Time Out, Women's Bible Study, Room Parent and Volunteer XC / Track Coach. Raising our children in a community of like-minded, trustworthy, faithful and believing families is high on our priority list and brings so much peace of mind. I have connected with and really love and enjoy, not just a handful of families, but SO many families at SCS! Discipleship We truly felt that our daughter's teacher and all of her 'specials' teachers (PE, Music, Art & Library) partnered with us in training her up in the ways she should go. A biblical worldview and curriculum is woven throughout all subjects. As such, we have a consistency of discipleship from home, to church, to school. Spiritual Maturity Growing in my own spiritual maturity over the past three years and critically thinking about what I want our kids to take away from their education convinced me of the importance of investing in a Christian education, including any sacrifice necessary to make that happen. This first year back at SCS only affirmed and solidified that decision for me. I recently attended the last chapel of the year which featured two graduating eighth grade speakers. I was moved to tears by the spiritual maturity of these two young ladies. The spiritual fruit of a Christian education was evident in their words. I left challenged, moved, and hopeful for my own young children's experience. My own daughter demonstrated so much spiritual growth this past year too. From the conversations we had, to the Bible stories she recounted to me, to the songs, pledges and other things she memorized - her little heart was captured. The culmination being when she gave her heart to Jesus toward the end of the year. Her teacher emailed my husband and I to share the good news and I just cried and praised God. Our daughter's first grade teacher and SCS are forever a part of our family's eternal story and we are beyond grateful. This school is educating for eternity and, as a parent, I can think of nothing more valuable.

Happy to see all the videos. Excellent job of educating children. Keep up the great work. Christ…read morecentered education is vital. Proverbs...Train up a child in the way he should go...and he ell not depart from it.

There isn't much this school has going for it. Take advice from a former student (me, now a…read moresophomore in high school) who had come back to this yelp page to give good feedback for the school and advice for parents thinking about enrolling their student. First, don't base the enrollment of your student off this review but please take note as to what your child might experience at this school. Now, into my insight on this school. Though I had been there only from 1st-6th I had to transfer due to poor ability to put kids in the right classes and an awful 1:35 male to woman staff employment. As you can tell, it is very uncommon to have very little male staff members, and you might be wondering "could this school give more opportunity to succeed for a girl rather than a boy" the answer is yes. many sexist teachers flood the school every year and they seem to have a vendetta against male students. Though this could be blindly overlooked when your student is younger, by 5th grade, it becomes very obvious. Second, the teachers' ability to teach proper lessons is awful. The school hires younger teachers so they can pay them less, in hope to save money. It also seems that training doesn't exist at this school because some teachers seem very clueless as to what new students might need for resources. In all, this school should not be your primary choice but feel free to overlook this comment

AVA has been a great experience for our children. top notch teachers, an active PTO that provides…read moreplenty of volunteer opportunities, strong academic and sports programs are plentiful overlayed with character education at the center of everything. When combined with an amazing principal and school administration that always puts children's needs first, it's easy to see why this school has been voted Best of the Best for the last two years! https://coloradocommunitymedia.com/stories/best-of-the-best-2019,282899

North Star Academy has been a home for our three kids for nine years, and it is such a wonderful…read moreschool. I can say from first hand experience how truly prepared they were for high school. Not only did they immediately start off in all honors classes (and even some AP classes as freshmen), but they also entered high school in Spanish 3. They left NSA with confidence, character, integrity, public speaking skills, and the ability to advocate for themselves. They formed lasting friendships while at NSA and knew that all of their teachers truly cared about them. My kids were individually challenged. It is a community where the teachers and administration know all students by name. There is a wonderful support staff, art, music, or PE daily, and technology and library classes. These cannot be beat. There is such a feeling of community at North Star Academy; I would highly recommend this school to anyone!

All three of my kids attended North Star Academy and had a wonderful experience. They felt…read morechallenged, supported, and loved. The expectations for academics and behavior are high, which brings out the best in our children. The staff consistently has above a 90% retention rate. My kids were well-prepared for high school. They are now in their twenties, and they still keep in touch with their North Star friends. We love this school!

Disclaimer: This is NOT about the current staff but about the owners of the facility…read more Aamer & Iram Masood, Shame on you. Shame on you for calling yourselves business owners and shame on you for claiming to care about the staff, children and parents in your facility. When I first brought my child here I was immediately welcomed by the directors of the facility. The CURRENT staff in leadership, front desk and early preschool/preschool classes (I cannot speak for the infant classes but I have never had a bad interaction with them either) are your ONLY saving grace. You have consistently neglected the building care (dirty carpet, repainting, tile repairs), supplies teachers need for their jobs, toys & activities for the kids, made parents bring their children's own meals (without discounting rates) and are either understaffed or under trained your newcomers. You yourself don't even set foot in your own business more than a few times a year in the 2 years we have been there I have NEVER seen you. People do not leave their jobs they leave terrible managers and ownership. In this case its the ownership. Obviously I don't know all the details but this is my experience. With your license currently under probation (again) you have failed to rectify these issues time and time again. Expecting parents to pick up their children on a dime when you are out of compliance or overburdening your staff with too many children with no alternative solutions. You have taken zero accountability for your actions (or lack there of). While I'm sure you have been in contact and under contract for Highpointe Academy to take ownership for some time now you have chosen to NOT tell parents or staff you were closing operations until the last possible second. A three day notice. What a fucking JOKE. You have not offered severance to your employees, alternative care options for parents or even a contact number to address parents grievances. You are cowards. You clearly do not care how this impacts the families that are providing you with an income and made sure your pockets would be lined to the very end. All the while leaving parents who depend on YOU scramble to find care before Monday, unable to vet them appropriately, unable to budget, unable to even TOUR places in some cases but most importantly taking away the stability and relationships our children have made with the staff that has loved and cared for them like family. I have and will be making complaints to the Department of children services regarding your license as well as to the BBB on (all) if your LLCs. since you have chosen to hide.

We've been at CPA for about 4 months and are very happy here! My 16 month old loves everyone and…read moreeveryone who works there seems to love her and that makes me feel happy and confident with her care. I haven't had any issues with the app and it's almost always updated throughout the day, very rarely have I noticed a meal/snack/bottle was missed in the daily log. This also might seem weird to compliment, but I really love the fact that they have male staff here. It's always irritated me that most daycare centers are 100% women...representation matters and I feel very strongly that having men and women in a childcare setting is important for a child's development. I also really like that they have ties to the elementary schools nearby so they'll be able to help us navigate those decisions when the time comes. Highly recommend this place to anyone living in Castle Pines!

I can't say enough great things about Gold Rush Elementary School. They just Rock! The principal is…read moreamazing and it's clear, she is well appreciated at the school by all of the teachers and staff. There is no doubt in our minds that she cares for all of the kids, teachers and staff as I'd they all were a part of her own family. Or son is a kindergarten and has grown so much in the last few months. Our son has hearing loss and the teacher does a great job of communicating with him and the entire class. We are incredibly thankful that our son gets to learn at Gold Rush Elementary School.

During my time at this school, I was assigned responsibilities well beyond my role, including…read morecovering ALL kindergarten library times, leading lunch announcements over the microphone, and supervising lunch/recess/hallway lines. Despite these expectations, I received little to no support from the administration. The demands of these responsibilities often conflicted with one another. My coworkers regularly expressed that the lunchroom was difficult to manage without my presence, while I was simultaneously expected to cover all kindergarten library times. This left me feeling like I was expected to be in two places at once and made it impossible to fully meet the needs of either responsibility. The principal rarely interacted with staff and visited my classroom only once every couple of months, often calling me by the wrong name. The vice principal consistently failed to follow through with student discipline and frequently required educational assistants to apologize for appropriately enforcing school expectations. Student behavior was often managed inconsistently. I was told by a kindergartener that the vice principal had given them a phone to watch TikTok. In another concerning situation, a fourth-grade female student who reported being punched in the stomach by a male classmate was allowed to decide whether her parents would be informed. Too often, it felt as though students, rather than staff, were in control. School administrators would often reprimand staff for not awarding Golden Tickets to students whenever a parent complained, even when those students had not demonstrated the appropriate behavior to earn the recognition that day. This created inconsistency in the school's behavior management system and undermined staff members' professional judgment. Instead of teaching students appropriate coping skills, conflict resolution, or self-regulation strategies, disruptive behavior was frequently rewarded with toys or playtime in the office. This approach undermined classroom expectations and made it difficult to maintain a safe, respectful learning environment. Unfortunately, I cannot recommend this school as a workplace due to the lack of administrative support, unrealistic workload expectations, inconsistent discipline practices, and overall school culture. Lastly, my child attended this school and was not consistently challenged with work that matched their abilities or academic potential.