I have four children who attend this school. All are in the Lower School, currently, so I can't…read morewrite about personal experience with the Middle or Upper School. We started at Waterford when my 11-year-old started preschool there, after touring and sitting in on classes at many schools around the Salt Lake Valley. After considering the cost in relation to the education offered, there was really nothing that compared to Waterford. I disagree with the previous reviewer about there not being an accelerated program in the Lower School. Where Waterford really shines is in their ability to meet the educational needs of a wide variety of students. They use software from the Waterford Institute for the students' computer time and they move at their own pace. Additionally, I have had some of my children move at an extremely accelerated pace and others who needed real support. One of my sons was allowed to advance individually in math and receive extra support because he was so much more advanced than the rest of the class. Another struggled in reading and was able to take advantage of Waterford's impressive reading tutoring program. In both math and reading, the students are grouped according to level and work with the teacher or a specialist at their level. The facilities are fantastic; instructors and specialists are invested far beyond the average teacher; and problems are resolved quickly by the administration when their involvement is needed. The thing I love the most about Waterford is that there is a huge effort to foster both the love of learning and respect for self and others. The learning environment is ideal because of this.

Waterford was great for us in one way. My daughter became mysteriously ill pretty much for an…read moreamount of time in junior/senior year. It affected her cognitive abilities and she was forced to miss a good amount of school as well as special events of senior year. The kind, discreet response of the teachers and administrative staff blew us all away. They were fiercely protective of her. My daughter is pretty private but the students and their parents who knew were equally as amazing! Character was high with the kids (they didn't gossip much like you might find at another school, held her confidences and, as a result, feel like the school will forever be in my heart. The only issue that holds me back is that I feel it can be very rules heavy, a bit punitive (kids were expelled and punished for little). It lacks a vibrant social scene, can be a bit provincial in its academic and enriching offerings and can tend to mute students from sharing thoughts and expressing themselves. The last thing is that students don't really head committees or initiatives in junior or senior year... they really should and parents should be nowhere to be found. High school is the time to try new things and fail. Prom committee, the school store, a real school newspaper...They really aren't encouraged to as the parent body leads all. This proved tougher when my daughter went off to high school. Other than that, great school with great classes and teachers, special kids and- for the most part- a wonderful, warm parent body. Thank you Waterford!

Such an amazing school. If you can get your kids in here they will flourish. Both of my daughters…read morehave gone here for multiple years and it has just been the best experience.

I lost brain function after coming to school here. They did not teach me math for an entire year,…read moresetting me back for many years to come.

Both of my children attend Challenger. Their teachers really cared about them and helped them…read morebecome successful students. My kids thrived this school year. Whenever I brought a concern to the office it was immediately addressed. I never felt my concerns were swept under the rug. My kids are confident and independent learners, such a great foundation for life. Challenger teachers kids the importance of hard work. I recommend this school to all my friends and family.

This school is not a school, but a school that only teaches the skills to study. Teachers thought…read morethey would only reveal money, but they couldn't find personality. My son went to preschool, but he asks a student who won't even register to pay $500 for the registration fee. Not even a single star is worth it

I didn't want to send my 7th grader to public school and my oldest son graduated from MHA. So here…read moregoes #2! The teachers are fabulous! I can't say anything bad about this school.

The last semester was horrible for my son. He loved his english, math and world civ....said…read moreenglish was inspiring....all went well until he took computer programming. It was demoralizing, a brick wall, and if every computer programmer went through the same program, there would be no software engineers in Utah. There was not enough bridge to introduce the lessons, also tackle on the lack of engagement, and you have a class that was not well presented. When I brought up my concern to the principal and the counselor, and the teacher -- the teacher then took the grade out more on my son.

Love this school, teachers and staff. It is challenging academically but they have been very…read moresupportive of our kids learning style and providing accommodation's.

We like Judge the best of local HS options. We think the school is solid in some areas, yet worry…read morethat it veers into style-over-substance elsewhere. We see room for reflection and continuous improvement. At an authentically Catholic school, Catholic beliefs and doctrines, as well as Catholic prayer and worship, comprise the cornerstone of mission and identity. Judge is Catholic-lite. Only 50-60% of the student body is of the flock, most of whom are cafeteria Catholics. Each year a swath of students matriculate from non-Catholic middle schools, including McGillis (identitarian and politically left) and Carden (informally LDS). There's lots of secularism. Judge is not going to make the Cardinal Newman Honor Roll. (More traditional families within the diocese, feeling marginalized, have broken off to open a Chesterton Academy.) Our family esteems fostering an expansive worldview. We don't believe this gets accomplished by creating colorful flyers or curating photo ops to pat oneself on the back for appearing woke. We worry that the school gets so preoccupied with the buzz immediacy of virtue signaling that other facets of mission that steward school success become obscured and neglected. Judge eagerly advertises that it is "diverse and inclusive" on every marketing material it produces. Meanwhile, the school remains comparatively quiet about a legacy of academic excellence, opportunities for discovery and exploration of subject matter, helping students develop effective tools of critical inquiry, instilling habits of mind that position pupils on a path of life-long learning, threads of spiritual life, mature behavior, or intellectual honesty. We would like to see Judge redouble efforts to incorporate the latest research findings into a carefully calibrated sequence of classes, programs, and activities. We'd like to see students read Plato, Aristotle, St. Thomas of Aquinas, sharpen their logic and rhetoric, and understand seminal developments in Western civilizations as a wellspring of modern human progress. We'd like a laser focus on the best opportunities in math and science. Judge excels at making students individually known, seen, acknowledged. No one is left to wilting anonymity. This is a strength of the school. That said, there is hand-holding. Sometimes too much, particularly with certain families. We wholeheartedly wish admissions policies were more stringent. As Judge endeavors to get a firm handle on issues that have plagued the school for years (drugs, declining enrollment), more and more talented 8th graders from the top 2 Catholic schools are rerouting to West and Skyline. Judge could do so much to mitigate this by checking certain problems before they ever enter the door! Judge has a solid population of high flyers but we are blown away by how unambitious a chunk of the student body is. Why in the world would parents pay over $10K/year for HS in order to have their student go on to Salt Lake Community College? This gobstopping scenario is not as uncommon as one might imagine. We'd like less emphasis on football and don't think any HS sport needs to hold conditioning earlier than 7:00 a.m. Just not healthy for teens. The physical space of Judge is a ticking time bomb--dated, financially insolvent to fix, not enough acreage. The diocese aspires to sell the property and embark on a new campus at St. Ann's. If this project is moving forward (hopefully it is but a bit shrouded in mystery), it's doing so at a snail's pace. The diocese regards teaching as a vocation and pays teachers hideously low wages. It is so egregious that as of 2016 they longer publish their educator salary schedule in the public domain. Diocesean schools rely on hiring unlicensed. No one is National Board Certified. Judge can't offer an IB program. In spite of this, there are tremendous educators on the faculty. As these stalwarts gray, the school needs to have a plan to hire and retain quality replacements. Ultimately Judge does offer a debonair social network. Akin to a giant fraternity/sorority. Families remain connected to Judge for across generations. The more wealth and generosity you bring to the table, the more access and leeway you receive in return.

My son did Kumon during the summer to improve his reading skills. Nanae was always extremely…read morehelpful and kind to us. I knew it was helping my son's penmanship, but I didn't realize how much it improved his reading skills until he started back to school. He has been reading school books out loud to me and I'm so pleased with his improvement. I highly recommend Kumon.

My son has been going to Kumon for over a year. He struggles with math and reading. He has missed…read moreso much school because of some serious health issues. Peter his tutor has been so patient and helpful. My son loves going which is nothing short of a miracle. Peter is positive and my son said he just keeps coming up with ways to help him understand his material. We are so grateful for him and we would highly recommend him! Thank you Peter!!!!

Great, simple, and easy-to-understand course. It was well within the budget compared to any other…read moreonline course for real estate in the valley. Kevin who is the CEO personally responded to my queries within 24 hours through email. The quiz portion at the end helps a lot.

I highly recommend you use any other school in the Valley. If I could go back, I would have signed…read moreup with Stringham. The course seems fine at first, but the further you get into it it slowly crumbles. Lesson by lesson the effort diminishes from misspellings to literal wrong definitions. Those things aside the website has MAJOR flaws. It's extremely slow, riddled with bugs, will often log you out, filled with some of the most pointless time wasting exercises and on top of that the lesson structure is repetitive to the point that you see it's clearly just a cash grab. Be weary. I will say I read the other reviews and thought no way, but I should have just listened to the guy who already said the course in no way prepared him

My 4-year-old son attended preschool at the Balmoral location with Mrs. Hinckley and Mrs. Arnold…read more At first I had him in the preschool because I worked in the area and had my sister take him. After I finished my job, I decided to stay with Knowledge Explorers and commute from Herriman because I was so impressed with the school. They are organized, have great classroom management, work individually with my son and mark his progress, and they have one of the smallest student-to-teacher ratios I have seen for the price. My son left preschool happy every day and started his path with a positive attitude towards learning.