this was my school I was a kid but what have they done to the school yard. it looks awful, why are…read morethere so many fences. there are only 2 ways in and out now. bad planning and wasteful spending of tax dollars on unneeded fencing

EPIC FAIL~! This…read moreschool lives up to worse social Economics stereotypes there are. In Hillsboro Or you are already a minority if you are a native English Speaker. Or not employed by a major IT Company. This public school crawls in at 999th place. If it ranks at all. * Over sized class room. * Half English Half Spanish curriculum. * Poor Facility management. * And a under appreciated PTA. This schools begs the Question is this the best America can do. http://www.greatschools.org/oregon/hillsboro/43-W-L-Henry-Elementary-School/

This is a wonderful school. We had a terrific experience with kindergarten and are now going into…read more1st grade. Mrs Hamilton was an absolute joy to work with. We love the diversity as well.

Didn't know going in but seems the teachers are over-expecting of even 3-year old students... This…read morewill be a rant. They expect them to finish "school work" and "assignments" even though they are pre-school and there are no true assignments for that age. (At least there shouldn't be) We had our child in first grade at the beginning of the year and removed him due to many blatant circumstances... one was due to a combined 1st and 2nd grade experience which he wasn't prepared for the combined learning and greatly divided attention based on acumen. They said they treat both separately but we were sent home with homework that was NOT for a first grader. This brings up a greater issue. We believe this school thinks of themselves as a higher/further educational school for bright children. They are not. They give work to children without the teaching/learning they need to actually accomplish the work. Unless you are the culture/lifestyle that also teaches your child at home, your child may be lost or left behind at this school. This has by far been the most "by the book/rules" "school" that I have seen for CHILDREN as young as three years old. Do we really think that three year olds should "finish their homework"? Do three year olds even need homework!? I believe enrolling my son in this school was one of the worst decisions I have made in my raising him to this date. He has been thriving and multitudes happier since attending public school I can't imagine why he hated this school so much.

A lot of hype and hard sell about their nature connection and environmental stewardship program…read morewith little substance to backing up.

My son has been with Swallowtail since kindergarten and is now in the 7th grade and I highly…read morerecommend it to other parents. The curriculum prepares children for both future academic and social challenges and the environmental education (there is an additional 26-acre farm campus) promotes great responsibility. Highlights include: -Class sizes average 16 students. -The main teacher generally stays with their class from 1st-8th grade. -Media/corporate/commercial-free environment. -No Common Core or standardized testing. -Lots of outside time for every grade level -Kids that like going to school and thrive! This is a well rounded educational experience that helps develop sharp, motivated and emotionally strong young humans.

I've sent both my kids here and had a great experience! Miss Jenny is a wonderful nurturing teacher…read moreand creates a very fun environment for kids to explore. Loved having the parent/teacher conferences with her and talking about how each kid was doing and what we could work on. Great community of involved parents, too, some of whom have become friends.

Both daughters went to HPP for two years each and loved it!! They are both having so much success…read morein elementary school. It was a wonderful experience for our family.

Our son started at Faith Bible this past September as a high school freshman. We were a little…read moreapprehensive thinking maybe he might have a difficult time starting in high school when many of his schoolmates had likely been together since elementary and junior high school. Our concerns were unwarranted and I cannot say enough positive things about our experiences over the past several months. The staff at Faith are fabulous.The staff all go out of their way to create a positive learning environment that strives to teach our children to become responsible citizens. They push him academically but do so in a spiritual, caring and attentive manner. The class sizes are small and foster a positive learning environment. There truly is a "Faith Family" feeling to all of our interactions with the school, both in and out of the classroom. We couldn't feel more welcome or blessed. Our son has made many friends and most importantly he comes home happy each and every day. We raved so much about our experiences that our dear friends are moving their daughter from a different Christian private high school to Faith in 2020-21. If you are looking for a Christian school you should consider Faith; I have no reservations in fully recommending them.

Great campus...great teachers...great staff....great safe place to send your children to schoolread more

My kids both went to school here. Their teachers were nice and the office was great at…read morecommunicating with families about the current happenings within the school, by email and with the parent apps.

This is also a playground review…read more.... We take our toddler here, to "rocketship playground" as he calls is, and he loves climbing up on everything. There are swings, slides, a merry go round, a seesaw, tunnels, monkey bars, a running track, basketball hoops... Also a covered/shaded area and benches to sit on. The only downside is there are NO drinking fountains, so come prepared with your own water on those hot days. Note: everything is labelled as intended for kids age 5 and up; please be careful with youngsters

I love love love the infant building they are absolutely incredible we got the privilege to have…read morems.Katelyn as a teacher and she is truly amazing in every way I could really tell she cared about my child and I felt very comfortable and confident in her teaching and just overall being highly recommend, we are now in the toddler side and it's a bit more strict on drop offs makes it a bit hard as a single mom having to take transportation currently but they really value the time with all the children they do beautiful arts and crafts, going to the park and teaching use of glass cups which was super scary at first but we've had zero accidents and my daughter is doing so amazing!!! We have a new teacher ms.Roxana and she very wonderful and great with my daughter especially now that she throws her little toddler tantrums cause she has to leave her mommy but they handle it with grace and offer to looks at the fishy's in the other room I love everything about this place they have good secured doors only parents can access which makes me feel very safe they also take erdc for anyone looking for that. Really blessed and grateful we have found such a nice school to call a second home. I really value their work and effort :) thank you WMI

Our daughter is almost 3 and has been going here since she was 2.5 and we lovvvve WMI. We toured 9…read moreother preschools including 2 other Montessori programs and this place has everything we were looking for!!! First- the teachers. No matter where you go or what type of "program" a school says they base their teaching strategies on its honestly all about the teachers and WMI has some of the most caring and nurturing of people around. They are so caring welcoming they make your child feel safe while allowing them to be independent and respectful and have some ownership in their learning and school. The students- AMAZING. They are the most well behaved group of kids you will ever meet... And happy!! Because they model after each other and the teachers are good at modeling discussing/explaining reasons for why we respect each other and act the way we act everyone is happy and just respectful of each other. I had a friend tour who was weirded out and Said it wasn't natural to be this well behaved almost cult like... But it just shows you kids can be respectful playful well behaved little people if they are expected to be. The friend actually toured and did an "experiential day" with the school and actually has her daughter starting end of the month!!! The director- joy is amazing and really caring for her student.. They all love her to pieces. I will say honestly she sometimes is a little disorganized with parents (forgets scheduled meetings with parents from time to time) but never lacks with the children. I think she just has tons on her plate teaching/training/running and amazing school that things fall through the crack sometimes. She really wants the family to be really involved in the community which is great. She is also very easily reached/available and in constant communication with parents. The one negative that I can think of is they don't help wipe the kids if they are potty trained. They want them to be independent and do it on their own. My daughter has come home multiple times with skid marks because I just don't think she can reach that far. I have mentioned it before but not seriously talked to the school about it. Honestly though... There is no other school that I would trust with teaching the right morals and learning how to interact in a community to become fully functioning little people than WMI. You will not regret your decision for going....

The principal is a great man...the teachers really love and care about the students. I am impressed.read more

I highly recommend Faith Bible if you are interested in a Christ centered education. The school and…read moreits staff have been a continuous blessing to our family over the past four years. The teachers truly care about my child and their education. I don't feel like they are just "collecting a paycheck", but instead investing in my kids and others. The school is growing and becoming even stronger in academics and athletics. A great place to be a part of with my kids!

My daughter started attending this Touchstone location just after they opened and was there for…read moreabout three years. I could not be happier with our experience. The facility is clean and secure and the staff is polite and professional. The school uses newer technologies to provide parents with excellent communication and lots of pictures. The principal also regularly sends messages or emails about events, staffing changes, and other happenings at the school. The teachers did a great job implementing the curriculum and our daughter loved working with them. We were also given informative updates about her developmental progress through periodic conferences. Although the COVID pandemic disrupted all daycares in 2020, the school handled it as well as they could. Overall, Touchstone took great care of my daughter and set her up to succeed in elementary school, and I highly recommend it.

My children attended the Beaverton location and my niece's transferred to this location after the…read moreBeaverton location closed down. My sister, their mother, and I noticed that this location feels like all business and no regard to making connections with families like how the Beaverton location has. Whenever we get a chance to talk to the former Beaverton teachers, they always make us feel welcome as always. But not the Hillsboro team and sorry to say even the Hillsboro principal doesn't feel genuine. It feels like when parents talk to her, it goes in one ear and out another. I understand that you want business to thrive but you also have to make an effort to make people feel welcome. We really miss the Beaverton location and wish it will open again. The teachers feel like family, are always happy and have the time to address any concerns you have or small talk. You can tell that the Beaverton teachers truly care about your child and your family. The Hillsboro team does not make you feel that way. There are also some safety concerns. My niece told me that one of the teachers of the younger class forgot some children on the playground while going inside. My niece's class, the older kids, were still playing while the younger ones were going inside. The main door is on the older kid playground area. The teacher of the younger class went inside and left 2 students outside. Thank goodness there was another class outside because my niece's teacher noticed this and brought the children inside. I don't know if the other teacher was talked to about forgetting her students. Another safety concern is that recently they decided to open the emergency side door exit for the older classes to make going home time faster since there is always a long line. So that door is open and the teacher just lets the child out, but having to stay by the door because they're supposed to stay with the rest of the class. I understand that they want to make it convenient for families to make the pick up time faster, but the teacher isn't able to personally bring the student out to their families. What if the child gets hurt on the way? And what about the children in the classroom? If the teacher is in the doorway watching a child go to their family, who is watching the kids inside? I would truly give this school 0 stars but give it 2 stars since we still keep in touch with the Beaverton transferred teachers and they ALWAYS make us feel welcome.