Cannot day enough great things about Parkside! They've been like a second home to our kids…read more Parkside has a very well rounded curriculum- great education, arts, field trips, and lots of fun! Our daughter went there for three years and now our son goes there. When our daughter left Parkside for kindergarten she could read short words, a good handful of sight words and was advanced with her math. We definitely would recommend them!

Appears there hasn't been reviews for a few years, but this school is AMAZING and such a blessing…read more My son (3 yr old) started in Aug '20 during the pandemic and they have gone above and beyond to ensure a safe and fun learning environment. The new owner/director, Hilary, is such a great communicator and provides so many different programs (soccer, art, spanish, music, dance, swimming classes, chess) to engage and grow the kids. The classes are small and all the teachers are fantastic! They are building such great building blocks and a love for learning/exploring the world! I whole heartedly recommend this school! (my son previously has been at Montessori's in the Dallas area).

This school is beyond amazing. My daughter had attended Foothills for 2 years and I cannot express…read morehow happy I am with this school and our experience with it. The teacher to student ratio is extremely low, and the learning environment is ideal for shaping young students lives. I could not be happier with Foothills.

Great school with a great location, a little pricey for private schools but Pre-School (Early…read moreLearners) program is especially strong.

We were so excited that my daughter was able to get her little 5K boy into Sage. It works so well…read morefor their schedules and even offers extended-day for working parents. This keeps them from having to send in the am to a daycare, have him transported to school, picked up by the daycare at school and transported back. E-Sage has been fun for him and he has learned so much from their programs. We have liked both his 5k and his 1st grade teachers and he is happy and learning. Couldn't ask for more. I also like the top stop of the classroom sizes.

Sage High School is an authorized IB (International Baccalaureate Program) World School and offers…read morethe IB Diploma Program (DP). I originally became interested in Sage because my daughter left 6th grade at Christine Donnell School of the Arts (a charter school in Meridian Joint District 2) and entered Lake Hazel Middle School as a 7th grader. Lake Hazel is so overcrowded that I felt that the curriculum wasn't being taught very efficiently - my daughter wasn't being challenged. In addition to that issue, the overcrowding was obnoxious to the point of severe frustration and anger. (But that's a whole different review). So, Sage attracted my attention because of the small class sizes and challenging curriculum. It has been wonderful! Sage is a school where a student can really push his or herself. My daughter is in 8th grade, but most of her classes are combined with 9th graders, and she's in 10th grade advance math. Not to brag, but it's nice to have the option of moving ahead if you're smart enough. By staying challenged and pushing herself, I know that she's not getting into trouble. In addition, Sage doesn't have a gym. instead they go out into the community for Urban PE. The also don't have a library, but instead take walking field trips as often as needed to the city library (conveniently located in their neighborhood). This has helped my somewhat shy daughter become more comfortable in an urban (yes, I know it's not Seattle or LA) environment. I did take off one star because they don't offer traditional sports programs. My daughter plays soccer and runs cross country, but Sage doesn't get out until after 4pm (they have longer hours, but then no school on Friday's). Because of their longer hours, my daughter can't even participate in sports at another school - she can't get there early enough for practices or games/meets. There are work arounds of course. She has been able to play soccer in a community league and Sage has implemented a lunch time running club. I also took off a star because Sage only offers French. I feel like the reality is that we live in a country where a huge percentage of the population speaks Spanish and it should at least be an option. The work around has been to take Spanish during school hours with the IDLA system. It's not ideal. She is an advanced Spanish student and was forced to take beginning Spanish this year, as you have to start IDLA at the beginning, but at least its something. Sage also has an Elementary/Middle school. It's at a different location, on Parkcenter Blvd. They just opened the new campus this years, having taken over the old Parkcenter Mall location.

I can't say much about the curriculums yet since my boy just finished his kindergarten year here…read more But I'm very pleased with the friendly and willing staff there. Also I was pleasantly surprised by the racial diversity in the classrooms. In a small city like Boise, it can be difficult to expose children to different cultures and races, but again, I'm rather happy that is not the case at the White Pine.

My two children are extremely happy here. My daughter is in the 6th grade while my son is in 2nd…read more They both come home with almost always positive feedback! I love the diversity in the school. It's sad that in most places they don't get that much diversity. The staff isn't the type to spoil the children, but help within reason. I love boise, and I know this school is the right place for my children.

It's such an amazing school my child loves it there ! She makes new friends every dayread more

This is not a dog park, it is an elementary school playground. Children play here, and get charged…read moreat by dogs. This has happened to my kids several times, and I am finally saying something. This reflects poorly on the school. Please make a change please before someone gets bit, and there is a lawsuit.

really nice sometimes complicated dog park but I wish they served beer. I realllly really wish they…read morehad beer

THIS IS A REVIEW OF THE LOCATION AS A PICK UP POINT FOR BOUNTIFUL BASKETS: People who use…read morebountifulbaskets.org have the option of using Hawthorne as their pick up location in Boise. I find this location unsuitable for a pick up area. The parking lot is cramped, and folks going to pick up their items often wind up in long lines down the sidewalk having to be wary of cars trying to navigate the tight space. Bountiful Baskets is a marvelous organization, this is simply a poor venue for pick ups, in my opinion.

Great teachers, great funding, but terrible administration. The principals have given students the…read moreworst time possible, the principal, Watts, is a genuine terrible human being and lies often.

I've had two children attend Boise High and I'm a fan. If your child is an apt student, BHS will…read morehelp them succeed and find a spot in a good college. The student body is a little hard to pin down; this is not a school where jocks and cheerleader-types rule...individualism reigns. Groups are less discrete with a lot of blurring of the lines. If there are divisions, they're more academic, with the college-bound kids knowing each other from class, and the same for the less-academic kids. One reason for BHS's success is the culture in the elementary and junior high schools that feed into it. These kids come to BHS knowing that making good grades is not uncool and what they should be doing to earn them.