What's not to love about this school. It's high school musical in the city lol. It has everything a…read morestudent would want and more. People give it a bad name saying is ghetto, but it's 3,500 students. There are bad apples of course but there are many more gems! I worked at NE for over 5 years and loved it. The admin there is amazing, the principal Mr. Crowder is by far the best principal in the city in how he cares for his students and staff. All the APs are AMAZING as well. From Greaves to McDaniels they all are helpful and caring. They looked out for me when my daughter was attending and kept me in the loop. NEHS, a school of great character, and a place you would love to work for and have a child attend.

This school is only cares about uniform and not the education or the students but they have…read morewonderful musicals and shows that are very good for another students to join.

**Disclaimer: this review is based on the outside premises**…read more I stopped here for the first time last weekend. I'm an occasional runner and was invited to try a new track with friends. The property is huge and features a track, baseball field and a small playground. The area is clean and quiet. I hope to start running here regularly.

My child attended here from Kindergarten through 8th grade. This school has become more of a family…read morethan just a school. It's stellar academics, safe and nurturing environment, and caring teachers made my child's 9 years at VCS a wonderful experience. I would do it all over again and chose VCS for his elementary and middle school years. We didn't know about VCS in preschool otherwise he would have started as a three-year-old. Many thanks to VCS for your investment in my son!

From the owner: Valley Christian School is a private Christian school serving Philadelphia, Bucks, and Montgomery…read morecounties, providing excellent, Christ-centered preschool to 8th grade education. The mission of Valley Christian School in partnership with each parent is to develop Christ-centered thinkers, with a heart for God, equipped to serve and excel in all aspects of life. Our mission is realized through the vision set forth in our biblical training, the academic program, extracurricular activities, service projects and day-to-day encounter between faculty, staff and students. Our vision is to grow students who are developing as Jesus did in Luke 2:52, "And Jesus grew in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men."

This review is specifically for their annual Old World Festival they host each fall. My mother has…read morebeen going for years and raves about the food that brings her back to her childhood eats from her grandparents who hailed from Poland and Russia. She brought my father last year who was equally blown away. This year we decided to join and were all impressed as well. The room the event is held in was in the back of the church. It's small but cozy. It's cafeteria style eats with communal tables. It was nice to sit and chat with others. We grabbed platters and started to fill up....blintzes (here they're called blini), Greek salad, noodles with cabbage, cabbage filled puffed pastry, kielbasa, and of course, pierogis. Everything was incredible!! It was the best blinzte I've ever had!! The cabbage stuffed pastry (halupki) was unreal! It's all old school authentic recipes you can tell were made with lots of love. Food was available to-go and some, such as the pierogis and blintze can be purchased frozen for enjoying at a later date. (The timing of the event is perfect for pulling some of these trees out for the upcoming holidays!) Prices were reasonable and it was cash only. It cost us about $20 to feed our family of 4. With each food purchase you are given a raffle ticket to place in front of the basket of your choosing. There was a Red Lobster basket, a wine basket, and a local organization basket, to name a few. The winners are announced two weeks after-to allow congregants to participate too. Don't forget to put your phone number on your ticket. The dessert were impressive and available in slices and entire pies and cakes. We took They also had authentic imported wine and beer $4-$6 a glass. The kids joined in free craft making! They made snowflake ornaments in one of the preschool rooms. It was very cute! We met a few priests when they were inviting folks to take a tour of the church. We were greeted ever so warmly immediately and everyone volunteering remained sweet the whole time. It was a delicious lovely afternoon. We will definitely be returning next year with the fam! The grounds begins the church were lovely as the leaves were changing for autumn. I definitely considered bringing my plates back there and eating! Worth it if you're somewhat nearby. They don't advertise the event much? Just on their personal website, so keep your eyes peeled early October next year.

i love this school my daughter graduated 2020 and it really did make a difference in her life i…read morelike that they are a strict school and they enforce rules my son attend now and im glad they are usisng the same uniform policies they had before staff is great and always communicte with me with any issue regardless of how small or big thanx to all contiinue running the school well

this school is a blue ribbon school for a reason!! i cant explain to you enough how great of a…read moreschool this is! the teach

Although it has been 13 years since I graduated from this school, I hope this review is still…read moresomewhat relevant and helpful. I had transferred to this school froom Hamilton Disston public school. That gives St Josaphat 3 stars right off the bat. The teachers were always helpful and seemed to genuinely care about their students' progress. There was no bullying or fighting I can remember among any students in the 6 years I was there. One of my favorite parts, and what may also be a big selling point for parents considering sending their children here, is the inclusion of the Ukrainian language in the curriculum. I can't speak for other students, but not only did I feel this gave me a solid foundation for learning other languages later on, but I also found it very interesting as a young student. Also included are lessons on Ukrainian history and culture, including the making of traditional Easter eggs and other crafts. Aside from that, the normal curriculum was more than adequate from what I remember, although I can't fairly compare them to public schools due to lack of experience. I can say the teachers were very qualified - they knew what they were talking about (not "book-teaching") and encouraged class participation. The negatives: If you do not want our child to learn Catholic theology, this school is not for you (although the hard-core nuns have gone by now) The first Friday of every month we had mass in the chapel in the basement. It is a popular misconception that the coldest place in the continental United States is International Falls, Minnesota. This distinction belongs to the St Josaphat school chapel. Combine that with sitting on METAL chairs, it was as if they were really trying to make you think of your sins. Towards the end, there seemed to be high teacher turnover. Several teachers would be different year to year. Not sure if this is still the case.

This school is absolutely horrible! My child told me to leave a review and everything said was told…read moreto me by her and her friends. The grading system is inaccurate. Most teachers are disrespectful and unkind. The school water fountains are always either not working, the water is warm, and/or have a dirty filter. For tests, most of the questions are not provided for studying beforehand/on the study guide. The students are always using foul language, hitting each other, talking inappropriately, bullying each other, or genuinely not paying attention in class. The teachers only worry about their pay and not for the students sake of education. The teachers also do not reach out to parents as much as I'd appreciate. There are many bad teachers. For example, Mrs. Roth. She is unkind towards students and always yelling and touching them. She is also extremely disrespectful in general. Mrs. Fox (I think that is her name) yells a lot at her students and is not very respectful. Mrs. Ruppert does not properly educate her students. Mrs. Gale is most of the time rude. The school lunch is very horrible. When they come home from school on half days and bring a to-go lunch, it is overly disgusting. Even though they think they are doing good with the fruit cups/juice and cranberries, the food they make is why child obesity increases (sorry not sorry!!). The school air conditioning/heating is always to sometimes broken or not working well. There are probably more reasons but that's all I was told by my daughter and her friends during a 45 minute car trip.

Beautiful sermon full of hope and forgiveness. People seemed very nice and welcoming to a newcomer…read more It was uplifting and a peaceful experience. God bless and watch over us. Amen

I recently went to the foxchase rec center for the first time. I wanted to check out the pool. I am…read morein a wheelchair. wasn't sure how I was getting in the pool, as I am a double leg amputee. then a lifeguard approached me, and kindly, asked if I needed help to get in the pool. she showed me the lift chair Ithat puts you in the water. never knew that was a n option. I however being independent, explained to her, that I wear knee pads on my knees, and I walk on my knees, as you walk on your feet. you have to understand when you have no legs, people look, but you roll into a public pool in a wheelchair, people really look. I'm the type that doesn't like attention brought to my condition, I fly under the radar when possible. my point being s this female lifeguard, said to call her "Q". she was so pleasant and friendly, made me feel at ease and less of a spectacle. I'm going back soon, and it will be better this time. All because "Q" took the time to make me feel like a regular Pearson. She saw the Pearson, not the wheelchair! So THANK YOU "Q"your the best!

Never happier with a summer camp program! They really keep the kids active, the staff is always…read more100% attentive. This was my daughter's second year there and I'll keep going until she's too old.