This school is amazing but some teachers can be strict but I think this school deserves a 5read more

I went to middle school here and overall it was a good school. I really liked that they had a class…read morethat taught us life skills such as cooking and changing baby diapers. There was lots of drama around the school but I think that's pretty normal in the US. All of my teachers here were honestly incredible; they cared so much about their students and what they taught.

Now that my daughter has concluded all three years at Great Neck I can weigh in with a big YES! 5…read morestars for me and I'm so happy she is prepared for high school. It's one of the best public middle schools in Virginia and is fully accredited. Great building that's newer. Awesome administration and faculty that care about their student body. As well super friends made that she carries onto Cox H.S. A highlight has been the AVID program that I would recommend. If your in the Great Neck School District count yourself fortunate. It is the strongest Middle outside of the gifted academy.

Our family has had the pleasure of attending St. Pius X Catholic School for 10 years now and…read morecurrently have all 4 of our children enrolled. Our kids have felt loved, encouraged, and appropriately challenged throughout their time there and have consistently *enjoyed* going to school. As parents we couldn't ask for more than the solid foundation St. Pius offers. We started our oldest (now 7th grader) in the Pre-K program years ago with the intention of determining whether St. Pius might be a good fit for elementary school. She (and the other siblings) haven't wanted to leave since! Our kids appreciate the close-knit community including their teachers and friends. We are a non-Catholic family (Protestant) and have always felt welcome. As our 3 oldest kids are now part of the amazing athletics program, our love for St. Pius has grown tremendously. Any child in grades 3-8 has the opportunity to participate in team sports and additional activities which significantly enhances their overall experience. Regarding academics, St. Pius is remarkably appropriate for any level student. We've watched Pius grads go to colleges such as the U.S. Naval Academy, Duke, etc. It would be equally beneficial for the student wanting to pursue trade school after high school graduation. St. Pius X is a local gem. We could send our kids to any private school in Hampton Roads and choose this school for the diverse student population it serves and the supportive and friendly environment it offers.

Greatest. School. Ever…read more I should know. I attended St. Pius for 8 years and "graduated" from there. Hahaha. JV

If you want a school that focuses on teaching your child critical thinking skills rather than just…read morepreparing for standardized tests, then Hampton Roads Classical is the right choice for you. Our family appreciates the positive atmosphere, structure, and culture at the school. We look forward to many more years with our student there!

My son attended HFDS for 3K and 4K and had a wonderful experience. The teachers were kind,…read morethoughtful, and patient with him. The day school's Director was professional, well organized, and considerate. Everyone made us feel welcome and valued. I always felt comfortable with their policies and procedures and I knew my son was well cared for while he was at school. I especially appreciated the school's communication with parents during the onset of COVID, the temporary Spring 2020 closing, and their robust and well-thought out plan for reopening that fall. HFDS has a great program for young children and I highly recommend it.

HFDS has been an amazing school for my family! 3 of my 4 children have gone through the preschool…read moreand my youngest, who is 2, will start next year. The atmosphere is just what we were looking for in a preschool - a loving, caring, nurturing environment where each of my children had such individually special experiences and gained so much confidence from their time there. I only wish HFDS went through middle school!

Definitely not the school for everyone. This is not a "traditional" school in any sense. You get…read moreas much out of the school as you put into it. The faster pace of learning, can put a strain on a student. If you can hack it, the results are worth the effort. Now ECPI University, the school offers a singular Masters course of study but is in the process of developing more.

Overall great. But some of the staff could be replaced. Be ready to spend a lot of time working to…read moreget done at the faster pace though.

I can't say enough great things about Bethel Christian School! My son is receiving an incredible…read moreeducation and I am astounded daily at what he's learning. At 7 yrs old he's writing in cursive beautifully, reading books for enjoyment ( he will even read KJV like a pro, some adults can't do that), talks to me about coding and the Mosaic Law. It's astonishing. Not only is he receiving and incredible education but he is truly cared about by his teacher and the faculty and staff. I know my son is truly valued at Bethel Christian and that's worth more to me than anything.

This school destroyed my daughter. She has been with them since middle school. They failed to…read moreprepare my child for college, and instead of exposing her to college experiences, they withheld them from her as punishment. This failed to motivate her to do better. The school is for underprivileged low income families, and putting my child in there only exposed her to kids who were already troubled and she couldn't handle the lifestyle change. They labeled her trouble and punished her every chance they got. Now, because of a social media post 50 days until graduation, they expelled her and crushed the last of her remaining dreams. Then they want to tell her she will always be a dreamer and part of the dreamer family. I hope those meaningless promises made them feel better about destroying any remaining hopes and dreams my daughter has. She has given up on herself and her future. The school counselor was the absolute worst and always presented to my daughter with a negative attitude. The school failed to deliver what they promised and let both me and my daughter down with no place to turn. Words can't describe how utterly disappointed I am with the Achievable Dream Administration. The CEO of the school made a special connection with my daughter and gave her a phone number to call if she ever needed her help and when my daughter called it in distress prior to being expelled she failed to answer my daughters call for help and the administrator refused to let my daughter speak with the one person who could have made a difference. How do you invest in a child for 6 years and then kick them out with less than 50 days left to go. This school likes to brag about successes but hides their failures.

I became familiar with this organization through some work I did with them. An Achievable Dream…read moresaves children from poverty through education. Yes, that sounds dramatic, but their results are dramatic. An Achievable Dream is a magnet school. But rather than choosing high performing students, they choose their students from kids with the highest risk factors. They all must be eligible for free lunch -- in other words, living in poverty -- most of them are being raised in single parent or guardian households, and many of them have behavioral problems as well. Achievable Dream teaches the standard classes -- science, math, history -- but they also teach a variety of "life skills" classes, such as conflict resolution, money management, and "speaking green," which basically using standard American English. (The class is called "speaking green," because the idea is that in order to succeed in a business environment, you need to be able to speak properly.) They even have classes in etiquette, which may seem strange, until you realize that the goal is to provide these kids with the structure and discipline they don't have in their lives outside of school. Members of the community -- business leaders, police officers, and soldiers from a nearby military base -- serve as mentors and role models for the students. In addition, their school day is 8 hours long -- 2 hours longer than a standard day -- and they only get 5 weeks off in the summer. The results have been astounding. Over the past 15 years, AAD's students have closed the achievement gap between them and students in the rest of the state, regularly testing in the top percentiles. The organization now runs a grade school and a middle/high school, and students who complete the program are guaranteed college tuition. 90% of their graduates go on to college, and the other 10% serve in the military. An Achievable Dream has taken kids who would most likely have fallen between the cracks -- many of whom would be 1) unwed mothers, 2) in jail, or 3) dead before their 18th birthday, and helped them become productive members of society. In recent years, other school districts (including one in Waukegan, IL) have started using some of AAD's "best practices." For those of us who believe that education is the path to solving a lot of our problems, An Achievable Dream is truly inspiring.