Brighton School is wonderful and we love it!!!!!…read more I've had my kids at Brighton for at least eleven years? I've lose count. My son attended Brighton from first through eighth grade and my daughter started in preschool and is now in sixth grade. My kids are completely different and they have both absolutely thrived at Brighton. Brighton does an awesome job of providing an excellent well-rounded education for many different types of learners and kids. Brighton offers an excellent academic program, but also offers an amazing drama program with Mr. DC, some great sports programs, after school extracurriculars, yearly overnight field trips that get longer with each grade level and culminate in a 10 day East Coast trip for the 8th graders, etc. The greatest asset to Brighton is its staff. Brighton attracts some truly talented, caring and highly invested staff and teachers. There are teachers at Brighton who have truly changed the course of my childrens' lives. Ms. (formerly Gabriel) Savage is my daughter's idol. Ms. Savage is the perfect role model for my child, as she is strong, confident, smart, kind and encouraging. My daughter is a gymnast and she has talked to my daughter about mental blocks. She is a great teacher but she clearly cares about her students in a way that goes beyond what her job requires. Her assistant Ms. Carrie is also so caring, patient and kind. Ms. Durbin is another teacher that made a real difference in my daughter's life. Ms. Durbin was like a second mother to my daughter, or my daughter's stand-in mother at school. My daughter has always had a ton of anxiety about overnight field trips, but knowing that Ms. Durbin would be on the field trip always made her feel better. Ms. Durbin knew when to be serious and get the class under control but could also be so silly and have fun with the class. Mr. DiLorenzo is another incredible asset to the Brighton community. Mr. D. was my child's third grade teacher, and he was an incredibly gifted educator then, and now he is the head of the middle school. Mr. D. can be so fun and silly with the kids, but he also knows when to be serious and address serious issues. My son had an awesome middle school experience at Brighton and during his years there built up a community of friends who carried over into the same high school. Ms. Livingston has been serving the Brighton middle school for years in various capacities and she is AMAZING!!!! She is currently teaching math and she is an awesome math teacher, but she also handles a lot of the administrative stuff for the middle school. She's very friendly, great with the kids, great with the parents, and easy to get along with. Ms. Bodnar, according to my 17 year old son, is "the GOAT" (greatest of all time). Ms. Bodnar teachers study skills and math (I think) but she connects with the kids in a way that few others do. My son emphatically thinks that she is the best teacher at Brighton. Ms. Thaler is also a great language arts teacher. She definitely knows what she is doing and I appreciate that she actually challenges the kids. This is Ms. Parks Lobbs' first year as Head of School, but she has been involved with other parts of the school for years and she appears to be 100% in charge of what is happening and in control of things. As a very long-time parent of Brighton who has observed three separate Heads of School, I think Ms. Parks Lobb is doing a great job. There are a lot of other amazing staff members at Brighton who I am going to forget to mention. We love Coach Matt, who is the kindest, funniest guy to have around. He always greets my daughter in the morning with the biggest smile and it makes me feel so good about dropping her off. He also love Coach Brandon, who has been there for years and is super well loved by all the kids. He made the summer camp a blast for my daughter. We really loved Ms. Becca, who is a former aide who is no longer there. We wish the school brought her back. My son had Ms. Schippers for both hers and his first year at Brighton (first grade) and she made him feel super welcome and safe. I don't remember the full names of my daughter's pre-K teacher and aide (the aide was Sarah) but they were both so amazing! Oh yeah, the parents, kids and community at Brighton are also awesome. Both my kids have made amazing friends and we have done all the playdates, the sleepovers, the skate nights (thanks, PTO!), all of it. My son has friends he literally made in FIRST GRADE and now are JUNIORS in high school and they are part of the same friend group and in some of the same advanced classes. My daughter and her best friends met years ago, some as far back as preschool. I've known those parents just as long. The parents are great and the PTO is currently thriving. I've never been involved in the PTO, but I am very, very grateful for the amazing parents who run it and all that they do. Best money we ever spent!

We've been at Brighton for five years after coming from public school, and our experience has been…read morewonderful. With 3 kids who have spanned the range if preschool, elementary, and middle school, I can say the middle school especially has exceeded expectations. Initially, I was nervous because of its smaller size, but it's been fabulous, the teachers embrace the middle school years while preparing students for real-world situations. We've had the honor of having both Ms. Shippers and Ms. Savage twice. Ms. Shippers has years of experience yet brings fresh enthusiasm every day, and Ms. Savage's connection with the kids is remarkable. Brighton truly offers a nurturing, dynamic environment we're so grateful for!

I love the Crescendo School, as does my son. He always comes home so excited about what he did…read moreduring the day. They really seem to have a handle on how children learn best, and how to foster a child's creativity. Lessons are taught with the children's strengths in mind, which not only give the kids confidence, but also helps them excel in subjects they are interested in. Music is obviously a large part of the learning at Crescendo, but it is not that is simply a "Music School", it is a preschool, PreK, and elementary school that utilizes music to teach kids. We looked at many different preschools, and they all looked the same. 1 to 3 little rooms with the same furniture, same bins labeled "blocks" and "trucks", same "dress up corner". The only things that seemed different between them were the names and the teachers. Crescendo has an entirely different feel to it. I love the multi-age classrooms, and the elementary kids all seem to learn a lot from each other. If you are looking for a fantastic Preschool or Elementary School program, definitely check this school out! Additionally, I do NOT work at this school; I am simply a very pleased parent!

This school started out really good, we were there for over 2 years. the second year they decided…read moreto expand and things went down from there. they got rid of one of their best teachers and replaced her with a babysitter (no qualifications, just watches the kids play). Now that they have grown the kids do not get as much one-on-one attention and it is no longer as individiualized like it was when we started. Its not bad if you want a place to put your kid for little money but really, there are way better programs out there for learning. Its one of those places that tried to expand faster than they could handle and the quality of the program has gone down. It's because of this that I would recommend to look at other schools for a quality preschoo/kindergarten (they really don't have an elementary program yet, just a few kids).

Great school overall. Wonderful teachers. Very safe. Where the school failed me is the mean-girls…read moremoms club who contributed to my divorce. The president of the PTA submitted a testimonial in my divorce proceedings where she not only lied about me, but advocated for my wife to take my kids away. Plus the treasurer of the school. And the room mom for my child's sixth grade classroom. Keep in mind this is a Christian school. So my experience at the school is ruined. I can no longer participate in school events. I have been ostracized. I communicated my feelings to the Principal, who did nothing. Bottom line, if you don't act like a good person and can't keep yourself out of another family's personal business, you have no place in holding any type or position at a school. Where everyone should be welcome to participate in their child's education. Helping to destroy a man's life and take away his children is a sin. Shame on these women and shame on Holy Rosary School for enabling their behavior.

Prides itself on being an elite prep school. Couldn't be further from the truth. Antiquated…read morecurriculum and teaching methods. Over the past two years has had 25% plus turnover in staff. They weed out students in K and 1st grade and don't start standardized testing till 2nd grade. This allows Holy Rosary to show "superior" test scores, but in reality, they just push out students that don't make them look good. Their "superior" results are just manufactured fiction by virtue of pushing out students that need help. Their parents and staff are arrogant, rude, unprofessional, and a poor example of Catholics. The Administration seems more interested in fund raising than education and their tuition "rates" are deceptive since they leave out the mandatory donations and other monetary compensation they require. Even the "Parent" organization is controlled by the school and any money raised by it is controlled by the school and not parents. I would recommend anything thinking of having their child attend this school run as fast as you can to any other school.

Our kids attend Soundview and they love it! As parents, we really want our kids to be good humans…read morethat are compassionate and ethical. The curriculum at Soundview really stresses these principles and we see the impact in the day to day interactions we have with our kids. We find our kids sharing freely, expressing their emotions, and asking thoughtful questions. We find the teachers, staff, and administration really address all of our concerns throughout the year and have an open door policy. The teachers also really prioritize communication with parents. There are regular parent teacher conferences and the teachers always send you message if your kids are having a tough day.

Our son has been at Soundview now for 4 years - they're the perfect fit for our family. VERY…read morecommunity oriented both within the school in the way the children and their families interact as well as how the school interacts within the community they're located in. The children all receive a very solid academic education at Soundview but above and beyond that they're taught leadership, stewardship, and they're taught to focus on traits that will take them farther in life than even a top notch education will. The staff are all a well oiled machine, great communicators and work well as a team with the kids. They work together to really know each and every child and what their needs are. My son is thriving at Soundview and we are thrilled to call this school home.

Horrible. Especially the special education department. Some of the teachers are not following state…read morepolicies to protect the privacy of the students. Many other rules an policies have been broken. Principals have been notified with the school/schools that those events have transpired. No response , resolution or reprimanded has come from these principles.

my school district sucked. not as bad as some South Seattle…read moreschools... but #15 sucked. or maybe just our administration and funding sucked. either way, my school district sucked. field trips were sucky. funding for sports teams were sucky.

We absolutely loved WECP. They have great field trips and we always had so much fun. I'm talking we…read morewent on the ferry, we went to Glazed and Amazed to do pottery, we went to the pumpkin patch, some sort of vegetable garden/farm, a bus trip where they learned about safety and how the buses work etc and this was in one school year! With the parent co-op model you do have to work in the classroom once per week and attend a family meeting one night a month. This is the same as any co-op preschool and keeps the tuition low and family engagement high! Because all of the parents are so involved, we made some lifelong friends from this school. We feel so blessed to have been a part of this community.

My daughter has been at WECP for 3 years and it's been such a great experience. The teachers are…read morewarm and caring. There is education from Edmonds College that supports parents. And now, during Covid, the kids ate continuing to have engaging activities and zoom classes. We pick up materials every 2 weeks, so all art projects, math manipulatives, etc, are provided. We exchange them every 2 weeks, so they can be cleaned and rotated to other students. I can't wait to get back to in person learning, but I'm VERY happy with what's been provided virtually.