This school is the best for any child who wants to make new friends and learn lots from a bunch of…read morethe most supportive and kind teacher I have every had. ignore all reviews that say otherwise but as a student that was so proud to go to this school I made so many new friends including the teachers and have made so many remarkable memories. during COVID it was hard for this school to adapt to all the new changes but because off the amazing staff and principle Minor managed to turn back to its regular fun and joy. The PE classes keep you healthy with lots of creative fun and games that excitingly change through out the week. And Music that you also learn from none other than the amazing Heidi Lentz will make you get a head start in perfect vocals and lots of fun game with instruments. I may be 13 years old but as a student who went to this school k-5th I would highly recommend this to any parents looking for a school for there kids.

The school was great until they started pushing Comprehensive Sexuality Education agenda on my…read morechild. The teachers are great but obviously have to abide by ODE guidelines. I think it's inappropriate for my kid's third grade teacher to tell my kid and the class that they could choose to be a boy, a girl, or a neither on any given day by holding up a number line with a boy on one side, girl on the other, and neither in the middle. The part that angers me the most is that there was no phone call or email to parents so that we can follow up with our own child. I had to find out by asking her if she knew what "gender" meant, and that's when she told me. I fought for gay rights alongside my gay brother and gay sister in the 90s and 00s, so I am not a hater. But I do believe that telling a YOUNG child they could choose to change their gender, planting that seed and confusion in their heads, knowing the psychological and physical effects including mutilation of bodies as well as hormone therapy causing horrible side effects and possibility of being sterile, is just crossing the line in my book. I asked my daughter how she felt when she heard her teacher say this, and she replied "I forgot what 1 + 1 was".

I know nothing about the quality of academics of this school, my review is of the facility itself…read more Canby Kiwanis stages their Kiddie Capers Parade here, and it is an excellent choice. There are two areas filled with play structures, and a good sized field. They opened up the bathroom in the school for the event. Most wonderful of all is the large *covered* concrete area. If you are an Oregon mom, any physical activity area that stays dry is a gem to you. Both my toddler on his balance bike, and the big kids on their decorated parade bikes were having a blast in this area. We were very early for parade staging, and this facility made the hour and 15 minutes we waited an absolute delight. Teaching your kiddo to ride a bike? Head on down! This is a great place to do it! Psst, don't forget the helmet. Even balance bikes get moving pretty fast as the concrete under the roof is smooth.

I love the old time feel the school has and the fact that they still do the national anthem. I just…read moremiss my daughters old school for the fact that the communication was a lot better:/ I got email updates and the online website I could find everything but the website for this school not so much. I got an email at the end of every week from her teacher so I always knew what was going on. Wish this school did the same! Otherwise Good school and I love the front office staff!

I love this school. The hallways are bright and lively with the big windows and the open concept…read morebetween the first and second floors just makes everything feel so inviting. I sit next to this girl in my art class though and am having a hard time willing myself to ask her out. Would give another star if it wasn't so hard.

I like to school so much the teachers are really nice kind but some teachers get annoyingread more

We love SVDP! My daughter attends school here and she is always so excited to go. The teachers are…read morededicated and kind, they have so many opportunities and activities for the students, and the dual language immersion program is amazing. We couldn't be happier with our decision to send our daughter here for school.

I loved the small, safe environment. Staff really seemed united and showed genuine care for the…read morechildren! A new principal was hired and destroyed the living atmosphere. Fired beloved staff and tore down moral. I heard he was fired after his 3rd year. A lot of damage was done due to him. His name is Hector Martinez and hopefully he is never in charge of another school again!

There's many things to love about this place but there's also a few drawbacks I've noticed with…read moretime. My 3 year old has been taking the junior 1 classes for a couple months. This is the first time they've ever taken swim lessons before so everything has been new to both our child and me as a parent. The set-up inside is nice and clean with plenty of changing rooms. I have been a little annoyed that the parent viewing area only has a few seats in front of the lane our child is swimming in, and if someone else is already there, you have to watch at a distance where you can't clearly see your child from. My child has mostly taken classes with Olivia who seems great with children and a very patient person. She will remember things my child is uncomfortable with; dunking their whole head underwater for example; and take things slow so they're not traumatized. My child's class size is clearly explained on the website, with a maximum of 4 kids to 1 teacher. This seemed like an agreeable thing when we signed up, however it's something that both my spouse and I have become concerned with over time. We've observed that during the short 30 minute class, our kid is only receiving a fraction of that time (5-10 minutes) being taught something meaningful. The teacher is too busy taking turns with the other kids while the other children just sit on the side waiting. I wish I'd looked into private or 1:1 lessons from the beginning. It is unknown to me if West Linn offers this option, but it seems to me that it would be well worth an additional cost. We wound up withdrawing our little one from this school recently because we decided it isn't quite worth the time it takes to leave the house, especially when our child isn't receiving the attention they need to seriously progress in learning to swim. Ending on a good note, I do appreciate that if your kid is absent and you call it in, they will give you a token to use in the future to make up that missed class. I also appreciated how kind each of the staff members were each time we spoke to them, especially Brandy.

This place is amazing!…read more My 3 year old started swim lessons a couple of months ago. Prior to starting the team there helped me with registering for a class. This included texting me to see what my best options were for days/times. As well as updating me when a new class time was available that would work for us better. Everyone who works there is so accommodating and kind! As a working mom it really helped me stay on top of registering without forgetting. The classes are continuous which I haven't encountered before. They go once a week and when they're ready they can move up to the next class level. My daughter is in class with her cousin and they absolutely ADORE Teacher Olivia. They talk about her often and are always excited to go see her at school. They have 4 kids total in their class. All with different personalities and temperaments. I am always impressed with Olivia as she manages all of them while going through the skills with each kid. Occasionally another teacher will join her as well. They do such fun and cute stuff with the kids. Like they will go for a high five and when the kid high fives them the teacher will fly back in the water like the kid has super strength. Little things like that. At the end of class they go over what the kids are doing well and what could use improvement. I really appreciate the trust Olivia has built with the girls. When they're ready to move up to the next class I hope they can still have her as a teacher! The facility is great. The pool area is super warm! Don't wear a thick coat or sweater when bringing your kid in to the pool. The water is warm too as daughter doesn't complain about the pool being cold. All the bathrooms and changing rooms are always clean. They provide soap to wash off. There's a surfboard the kids can sit on while we dry their hair after class. They provide hair dryers and it all feels v bougie and special for the kids. There's snacks for sale and the kids get a free trinket almost every class. Like a keychain or a bathtub floaty goldfish. I would recommend this place to anyone looking for swim lessons for their kids!

I would really love to be able to leave a good review. However for reasons that I trust will soon…read morebecome obvious, I'm not able to do that. When my wife and I first came out of the darkness of our apostasy we wanted to lead our daughters in the way of righteousness. We tried to enroll them into Grand View in the Hope's that receiving a Christian education would benefit them. If you are thinking something similar I can only recommend Catholic school, homeschooling, or something like that. This place is not a good witness at all, and that for multiple reasons which grieve me greatly to discuss. First, one of my daughters was bullied there. We put her in Christian school in the hopes that she would meet Christian friends and stop hanging out with Seventh-day Adventists or fully wicked unchurched people. Instead, she was drawn in more closely to her existing circle of friends, because, although they were hurtful to her, they were not as cruel to her as the kids at Grand View. I actually made attempts to discuss the problem with the principal, but she always assured me that the girls were not being bullied. She said that our girl was just too sensitive. Assuming that this woman was an adult in whose hands I could trust my sweet girl, I believed her. I believed her, that is, until I found out that she was just another bully. One day my daughter came home saying that the principal herself was subbing for a teacher and had been badgering her about some involuntary noise she had made while dissecting a frog, which caused the whole class to begin harassing her, not only for that class period, but for the rest of the day, following her from class to class badgering her about a little noise she, a young girl, made about something that grossed her out a little. In addition to this, my wife and I became deeply concerned by the fact that the school's bible/theology class, at least at the time that our girls were attending, did not teach the Trinity. Instead teaching the heresy of partialism. I thought I was sending my kids to a Christian school. If i had wanted them to be taught heresy, I'd have sent them to public school, or the SDA school. The whole point of going to GVCA was to help lead them out, and this awful place was a setback I will not repeat.

Amazing education!! Both my daughter's were reading at a level that blows me away at the end of…read moretheir Kindergarten year. My Kindergarten daughter was reading the KJV bible to me the other day and I was amazed. Got stuck on the last half of the word darkness only because it was hyphenated and finished the word on the next line. Once I explained to her how the line connects the 2 parts of the word she immediately said "oh darkness... they tricked me!!" Super cute but any ways this is not a review a out my kids but about the amazing education they receive at Grandview Christian Academy!! We've been commuting our kids to Grandview from Portland since my (going into 5th grade) daughter was in Kindergarten. Now we're buying a home closer to the school. It's just that important to us. Regarding the Christian teaching I saw a review accusing this school of being heretical and not teaching the trinity. I have no idea what they are talking about!! Both the church and the school are very doctrinally sound. Honestly, I don't even want to recommend this school too much because I don't want the school to get overcrowded but I must tell the truth and the truth is we love this school and we expect that our kids will be attending Grandview Christian Academy until they all graduate. Maybe at that point we will relocate to Washington state (Vancouver) to save on state income tax but not before.

I rate 5 stars because I can't think of anything negative to say about Lollipop…read more We have our two children 6 and 5 attending Lollipop. Our oldest just finished kindergarten and your youngest just finished Pre-K. They charge by the week, not by the month. For our two kids full time we pay on average about $950.00 for the month. I say "on average" because some months have 5 weeks in them. The school does have some christian undertones in it's instruction. Although it is not a "christian school". I've found my kids coming home and telling me things about God every now and then. They go on field trips and outing on a regular basis. Just from short memory I can think of trips to the Capitol, to the Library, to Applebees and to Home Depot. They also give swimming lessons, gymnastics classes. They also do baking day every so often. I forget how often, but at least once a week. And our kids have participated in two school plays each year that they've been there. My daughter who has always been extremely shy, has done very well there. My son starts first grade this year, and he's well ahead of the level needed for first grade. I don't know if that's because of Lollipop or because of his mother, but I think it should be noted. We recommend Lollipop to anyone in the Keizer area.

It is no longer the lollipop tree, it is now enchanted childcare and preschool and has 4 locations…read more I'm only giving this place one star because I have no option to go any lower than that . My son attended for one year and I had so many issues beginning with the owner first of all . She is so rude and does this all for the money, she has absolutely no passion or love for the children . She never greeted me or my family. She is so bad when it comes to responding to a concern and when did respond it was in a very bothered and rude way . She demanded for every parent to bring in a snack every 1st of the month to feed every student but yet the snacks I brought in were never handed out . They later came up with an app where we could see updates on children's progress, pretty neat but it was used for the first 2 weeks and never again after that . I messaged my sons teacher several times about progress and I was told that there were too many students to deal with in order to keep tabs on my sons progress on a daily. Staff are not very friendly either only one I can say was great was teacher Jesse . I asked about leaving my son an extra 15 min after closing here and there when running late And I was charged an extra $15. If I was a couple min late I was charged given that my agreement was from 9:30-3:30. I had to be there exactly at 3:30 or I'd be charged. I brought up my concerns to other parents and many felt the same way. I can go on and on about all the issues I've had but I've said enough to state how I feel about this place . I do not recommend this place at all !!! The set up , the curriculum and the environment for the kids is great but when the owner and the staff don't make you feel welcome, it pretty much ends there. You should always feel good about who you leave your kids with, not with fear that they will not feel cared for .