Grand River Academy is the BEST school in the area, hands down. You and your children aren't just…read moreanother face in the crowd, you are a part of a family! Mr. Harper is the best principal ever, and all of the teachers and staff are just amazing! Rarely do you come across a public school (charter) with this level of educational excellence and staff who truly care. Currently the school is K - 5, but will include 6th grade next school year. If you want your child to get the best education possible, join the GRA family!

Our child has been at the learning tree since he was an infant. He is now almost 3 and has found a…read morehome in Ms. Michele's TPS room. We love how interactive Michele is with all the children, you can see the care she takes in planning the daily activities. One of the things we like most about Michele is how she teaches the kids responsibility. Whether its picking up after yourself, or apologizing if you misbehave, she works with the kids to help them understand and be respectful. We have loved having our son in her care.

Great quality childcare. Staff seem to like being there, seems like they have support from…read moremanagement. Safety measures are great. Most importantly, my kids love it. Only bummer is the cost. Wish there was a better discount for multiple children in program.

We only joined the Steppingstone family out of duress earlier this year. Since then, we have seen…read moresuch profound changes in our five year old son who had previously given up on himself, schooling and humanity. He is now ready to engage positively at school and is happy again. The people at the school care deeply about the gifted population and are there to offer any support and guidance that a parent or student may need. They are the Houdinis of education and it is unfortunate that this education is not available to the masses. Instead of watching the Smurfs for music class, he came home telling us about how digeridoos are made by termites! He wrote his own brief piece of music which the teacher performed. On his first day, he made a flashlight as a part of a team activity in science. it's incredible and you will not be disappointed.

From the owner: Steppingstone School for Gifted Education believes that every child deserves a challenging,…read moresatisfying and joyful learning experience. In order to receive this, gifted children need a different program. Steppingstone is an elementary and middle day school (Young K- Grade 8) with a full academic and enrichment curriculum dedicated to addressing the unique and individual needs required by many gifted children in order to remain motivated to learn and to reach their full potential as the leaders in their chosen careers and as the problem solvers of tomorrow. Steppingstone was founded in 1981 by the current head of school, Kiyo A. Morse, to help a group of families who urgently needed an educational program for their gifted student body of rapid learners. After more than 30 years of development, the curriculum provides a finely tuned integration of basics, in-depth studies and enrichment as well as problem solving and critical thinking skills. Supplementing the basic curriculum, the scho

This is a really good school, at the beginning it looked like it was the worst school but it isn't…read moreI went to all the grades, 6th grade, 7th grade, and now I'm in 8th grade, I've met a lot of amazing teachers and students, the only bad thing is that there are a lot of kids that disrupt class but it doesn't affect me as long as they don't do anything to me it doesn't affect me, I would really say teachers need to control the children a little bit more and they should stop trying to be nice to everyone, it's ok if teachers are not nice to students that misbehave, but besides that everything is fine, perfect...at least for me, I respect everyone's opinion but I'll never change my mind that this is an amazing school, I met all my REAL friends here, and they're all amazing, for the first time in my life I have friends that really worry about me. Thank you Clarenceville Middle School.

This school is ridiculous. I had to give a star but if I had my choice I wouldn't have. Oh where to…read morestart. There is no communication with the teachers through out the year. You see them at conferences so if your child is failing you basically have no clue. There only is a tutoring class at lunch and after school but its just a place for kids to get their homework done. They take the electives from the kids who are behind in classes and give them another class of the same thing. They say it's to help them catch up but really come on. My son didn't score good on the math and reading when they tested in 5th grade so he had to take both classes to replace gym,and art.The big issue ive had with them started at botsford. Their bullying policy is just crazy to me. My son has had a kid bully him since 3rd grade. I was in and out of that school and thought for some reason since they would be going into the middle school it would get better. Well I was wrong. Teachers,staff basically any adult in there has done nothing all year. The principle told me that if a child puts their hands on another that is bullying but if they are name calling that it isn't. What? Sorry but bullying is both physical and mental... They have done nothing about it still. The teachers all wonder why my son is not passing when he is being harassed and no one is helping him so yhea it affects his learning. I thought My kids were suppose to be protected and if they needed help the staff would do their job but I was wrong. I'm no longer putting up with a nonsense school.My children will not be going back next year.The environment there is awful,the way they treat parent's and the children is sad and not right. The books in the library shouldn't be there. My 11 year old came home with a book on jeffrey dahmer. I mean really what ever happened to doing a book report on presidents. The stuff i read in that book was sick and not age appropriate for any middle school child.

I caution you. Please dont not send your Child there. The staff is excessively physical with…read morechildren (for example hard grabbing or shaking) and they speak to your child very disrespectful not appropriate for there age level.

Our toddler just started his first term at DHMC, and I have to say they have exceed all…read moreexpectations we had coming into the Montessori world. Two months into this journey, I'm so impressed by the breadth of experiences and knowledge the children at this school are exposed to, even the youngest among them. Every day, his wonderful teacher Ms. Stephanie, and her assistant Ms. Kris, send home a small slip that tells us what he "worked" on that day. What we see as play often times is work for these little humans we live with because they're working on developing skills. Imagine my surprise when I found out they were doing food tastings from the Toddler Garden, learning how to slice bananas, and working on practical life skills such as self-care. Our son, now 20-months-old will independently carry his bowl or plate to our kitchen sink, throw away garbage and help us sort recyclables, assist with pick up his dirty laundry or put away books, etc. Did I mention this is my same child who wasn't walking independently at 17-months-old, and after one week surrounded by his peers he was doing laps around our kitchen table? He has gained so much independence and confidence in these two short months, and as a parent that makes me more confident than ever about our choice to entrust the staff at DHMC with development. They're not just looking at test scores and assessments, they truly do teach to the "whole child" as advocated by the Montessori curriculum. If you want an authentic Montessori experience, whether your child is a toddler like mine, lower or upper elementary, or middle school, please give them a call and come see why we've fallen in love with this school and plan to continue this journey with them through 8th grade.

I think what keeps this school going is more so the lack of nice private schools to compete with…read more.. In the entire region (15miles perimeter) there is simply NO other schools that are non-religious oriented. For almost $10K/year (latchkey/lunch/etc at additional cost), I'd expect something much better. First, the school building needs renovation. It looks old, it smells old. My daughter uses the Montessori method fior leaning which seems to be working really well with her. Her reading skills at 1st grade was equivalent to 3rd grade... definetely the school methodology has something to do. But the materials are also very old... The staff is nice. What is really disturbing is that there is lots of school fund raising activities going on almost every month! And yet, the school is considered a non-profitable organization... oh well, go figure. Sometimes I actually wonder if the finances are mis-managed, because the gardens and the play area needs serious maintenance... as a matter of fact it is my biggest gripe for this school... it needs a serious face lifting but management is doing who knows what with the money... maybe I'm sponsoring 2 kids with tuiton I pay in full... who knows ...