After a disappointing experience with a local Montessori school, we decided to look into other…read moreoptions for our daughter. Though I wish we had found SIS before the start of the year (avoiding the whole nasty mess with the other school) the staff and teachers at SIS were wonderfully accommodating and worked hard to ensure that the transition would be a smooth one for my daughter. Really, I couldn't be more thrilled with the learning environment, structure of the program and my daughter's enthusiasm. From the first day that we came to observe the school, we were swept off our feet. They begin each day with a morning meeting in which all the children in the school, from Kindergarteners to 6th graders, as well as the teachers and administrators attend. It is hosted in the great room of this beautiful Adirondack campus, and all take turns greeting one another and shaking hands. Our intent was to sit in the wings and observe quietly, but one student (I estimate his age to be around 10 or so) came up to us, looked us in the eyes, introduced himself, offering his had for us to shake. He welcomed us, and our daughter to his school and asked if she would like to come sit with him at morning meeting. (She turned him down because she was shy) We were so impressed by this confident and polite young man, who I believe is a wonderful example of the embodiment of all that the school stands for. The children are taught a sense of community and mutual respect (along with the typical lessons) that I feel is so often lacking. It is a mixed age learning environment, and the older children help the younger children, as well as working together to solve problems and explore their lessons in a hands on manner. To teach about animals, they have class pets (including guinea pigs, turtles, a hedgehog, fish, butterflies and some type of small lizard - gecko perhaps? I'm not certain). To understand science experiments, they apply them hands on. Each child has a "job" that they are responsible for to help the group - from sharpening pencils, to stacking and unstacking chairs. The groups are small - I believe there are 5 children in my daughter's Kindergarten class - but they mingle with the larger group frequently, and combine smaller groups (such as K-2) for specialized classes such as Science, Social Studies, Math and Language arts. They are grouped by ability, not age, and each child's studies reflect their needs individually, rather than being pushed along some type of set schedule. The teachers all know all the students by name, not just those in their groups, and all the children know each other well enough to greet each other by name every morning. Progress reports just came out and rather than a check list full of Os, Ns and Ss that I am used to, it was a 5-6 page booklet in which all the teachers wrote a paragraph to a page on where our daughter was in her lessons. It covered her strengths and weaknesses and had a plan for the ways in which they would move forward. As if that were not comprehensive enough, we also had a 30 minute conference which was more in depth and personal. My only complaint (and given all the positive, is really not much of one!) is that I find the fund raising to be a bit pushy. The school is reasonably priced (for a private institution of this caliber) but I find that I am asked for additional funds, assistance or offered fund-raising initiatives more often than I feel comfortable with. However, it is a very small price to pay for such an amazing and advantageous learning environment. I HIGHLY recommend checking it out. You won't regret it, I know I didn't! :)

This school is all about the money. If you sign up, there is a binding non-reversible commitment…read moreto pay the full tuition. Get a new job and have to move, just leave a check for tuition. Your child hates it and you move them, pay full tuition. Not a school that will try to accommodate you, just threaten legal action if you don't pay. Beware!

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If you do not have the money to be a donor to this school, your child will be a target by the other…read moreparents and the principal, especially if your child is doing better academically. If your child has a special behavioral requirement or IEP/504, your child will be labeled as difficult. The public school has a better support system. I pray everyday this school fails and closes due to impact it had on my kid while attending. Please read all reviews before using this school, many children have lost scholarships and opportunities due to other parents and students that are backed by the administration in this school.

Thinking about your child heading to middle school next year? Wondering if that is the right place…read moreto send them. Look at all your options. As a parent, why should you choose SCC for your child? Small class size Personal attention Opportunity to participate in modified, JV and Varsity sports; no cuts Teacher-student relationships are friendly and supportive Students form close genuine friendships Large focus on community service and giving back to others Adults model as well as expect students to be kind, compassionate and caring Zero fights from October to February of this year Over $5 million in scholarships awarded to the class of 2019 College credit courses from HVCC and AP courses are offered 6th graders all receive a Chromebook to do school and homework Uniforms- No-Fuss Mornings! (Less than $400 a year for all school clothes and shoes!!) This is our 4th year at SCC. We are so glad we made the choice to send our child here.

I put in an application, and called to check up. I got a notification that they opened my…read moreapplication but no email or call back. Even if the email was that I wasn't a great fit, that's the professional way to go about things. I applied to a ton of schools and this was the only one that didn't reply back. Again even if it was that I wasn't a good fit that email should have been sent.