I love the Crescendo School, as does my son. He always comes home so excited about what he did…read moreduring the day. They really seem to have a handle on how children learn best, and how to foster a child's creativity. Lessons are taught with the children's strengths in mind, which not only give the kids confidence, but also helps them excel in subjects they are interested in. Music is obviously a large part of the learning at Crescendo, but it is not that is simply a "Music School", it is a preschool, PreK, and elementary school that utilizes music to teach kids. We looked at many different preschools, and they all looked the same. 1 to 3 little rooms with the same furniture, same bins labeled "blocks" and "trucks", same "dress up corner". The only things that seemed different between them were the names and the teachers. Crescendo has an entirely different feel to it. I love the multi-age classrooms, and the elementary kids all seem to learn a lot from each other. If you are looking for a fantastic Preschool or Elementary School program, definitely check this school out! Additionally, I do NOT work at this school; I am simply a very pleased parent!

This school started out really good, we were there for over 2 years. the second year they decided…read moreto expand and things went down from there. they got rid of one of their best teachers and replaced her with a babysitter (no qualifications, just watches the kids play). Now that they have grown the kids do not get as much one-on-one attention and it is no longer as individiualized like it was when we started. Its not bad if you want a place to put your kid for little money but really, there are way better programs out there for learning. Its one of those places that tried to expand faster than they could handle and the quality of the program has gone down. It's because of this that I would recommend to look at other schools for a quality preschoo/kindergarten (they really don't have an elementary program yet, just a few kids).

Great school overall. Wonderful teachers. Very safe. Where the school failed me is the mean-girls…read moremoms club who contributed to my divorce. The president of the PTA submitted a testimonial in my divorce proceedings where she not only lied about me, but advocated for my wife to take my kids away. Plus the treasurer of the school. And the room mom for my child's sixth grade classroom. Keep in mind this is a Christian school. So my experience at the school is ruined. I can no longer participate in school events. I have been ostracized. I communicated my feelings to the Principal, who did nothing. Bottom line, if you don't act like a good person and can't keep yourself out of another family's personal business, you have no place in holding any type or position at a school. Where everyone should be welcome to participate in their child's education. Helping to destroy a man's life and take away his children is a sin. Shame on these women and shame on Holy Rosary School for enabling their behavior.

Prides itself on being an elite prep school. Couldn't be further from the truth. Antiquated…read morecurriculum and teaching methods. Over the past two years has had 25% plus turnover in staff. They weed out students in K and 1st grade and don't start standardized testing till 2nd grade. This allows Holy Rosary to show "superior" test scores, but in reality, they just push out students that don't make them look good. Their "superior" results are just manufactured fiction by virtue of pushing out students that need help. Their parents and staff are arrogant, rude, unprofessional, and a poor example of Catholics. The Administration seems more interested in fund raising than education and their tuition "rates" are deceptive since they leave out the mandatory donations and other monetary compensation they require. Even the "Parent" organization is controlled by the school and any money raised by it is controlled by the school and not parents. I would recommend anything thinking of having their child attend this school run as fast as you can to any other school.

Our kids attend Soundview and they love it! As parents, we really want our kids to be good humans…read morethat are compassionate and ethical. The curriculum at Soundview really stresses these principles and we see the impact in the day to day interactions we have with our kids. We find our kids sharing freely, expressing their emotions, and asking thoughtful questions. We find the teachers, staff, and administration really address all of our concerns throughout the year and have an open door policy. The teachers also really prioritize communication with parents. There are regular parent teacher conferences and the teachers always send you message if your kids are having a tough day.

Our son has been at Soundview now for 4 years - they're the perfect fit for our family. VERY…read morecommunity oriented both within the school in the way the children and their families interact as well as how the school interacts within the community they're located in. The children all receive a very solid academic education at Soundview but above and beyond that they're taught leadership, stewardship, and they're taught to focus on traits that will take them farther in life than even a top notch education will. The staff are all a well oiled machine, great communicators and work well as a team with the kids. They work together to really know each and every child and what their needs are. My son is thriving at Soundview and we are thrilled to call this school home.

I can't say enough good things about the Preschool here. They truly love families and children of…read moreall different backgrounds. Children in care here will be loved, happy and well prepared for starting Elementary when they complete Pre-K. They have a rich arts program, skilled teachers and administrators, and have FAR more diversity than what you will find at any other school on THIS campus. If I was grading just the preschool it would be 4-5 stars. Unfortunately, my experience with Kings goes beyond the preschool, but my praise of this school ends there. The school has made some effort to try and address their serious issues with race over the last year and a half, but from a student writing Whites Only over a school faucet two years ago, to bigoted parents getting angry that the new, very qualified Vice Principal, made things "all about race", simply because she told families she had a passion for race and reconciliation; their seems to be an abundance of families who chose this school to stay away from diversity and race relations. The school has very little black and latina diversity, so they have started disproportionately exploiting those children's images on marketing to give the appearance of diversity that simply isnt there. The school also is unable to help students with special learning needs, such as dyslexia. I've watched several families who love the school pour countless dollars into Kings for special reading help only to have to pull their child just to get the appropriate learning help through a public school. The school also made big changes at the beginning of the 2019 year to "clarify" previously unstated positions on a number of social issues that are not universally agreed upon within the Christian church. The one that made the headlines (because teachers were forced to quit if they wouldnt fall under the authority of the school and express agreement with Kings position) was that Kings staff must profess to believe that Homosexuality is unnatural. They also made clear that they will continue to teach this to their students unapologetically (see attached picture from their 11th grade textbook, just one example of why bullying is such a problem here). The CEO and administration like to "prove" they still love gay people by telling you about their gay sister or brother in law. Ugg telling gay kids their natural sexual orientation is unnatural and dangerous, not loving. The school also has big problems with parental cliques, exclusivity and elitism. The school holds all PTA meetings and many parent informational meetings or Principal discussions, during the day, making it difficult for working parents to be involved with PTA, ask questions or have their voices be heard. This was a common complaint I heard from working parents. Finally, parents should be aware that the CEO of CRISTA, the former head of "Sound the Alarm" and a lead Supporter and Activist for Referendum 65 in 2006 (which fought to repeal a law that protected people from being discriminated against based on sexual orientation) has made it her lifes work to fight against the "normalization" of homosexuality and as such, has brought the same agenda to Kings schools. Her leadership and direction are taking the school in a scary direction. I thought my kids would be here for the long haul, so pulling my oldest mid year was an emotional decision. My daughter starts K next year so we decided to let her finish at the preschool this year so she wouldn't need to start 2 new schools in less than a year. I love so many of the teachers and families here; I just wish I had known all these things before we chose Kings, since they dont align with our values and we wouldn't have had to put our son through such a rough transition mid-year. Clarity can be a gift, so I hope this gives some clarity to other parents making enrollment decisions right now, so they do so with their eyes wide open.

I was disappointed in the King's School Admission Process. Prior to ever meeting my 5yr old son, or…read moremyself in person the school reached out to schedule an "urgent call" to ask questions about my son's father who passed away 2 years ago after losing his battle with cancer. My son's father did make an unethical decision prior to my son ever being born but is deceased, so it was difficult to understand why this school would be asking about him, as naturally he would not be a part of the schooling process. With my son being mixed race, I did communicate to the school that I thought it was very odd to be asked about that, and my initial concerns I had about the online reviews surrounding race and the lack of inclusion at Kings including students and staff.  It's very important for me that my son is raised in a Christian environment, and the main reason we reach out to include Kings in our initial search. Then we have the in person  "interview" and I followed up with admissions via email following the interview to understand when we would find out if/when my son is accepted.  I explained he was already accepted at 2 other schools and we're trying to decide between the 3 schools.  Then 4 days ago I received an email that my son was awarded a small amount of financial aid for the 2023/2024 school year at Kings, so naturally I thought he was accepted.  Then today I get a call from the Elementary Principal that Kings is not accepting my son due to the quality of his handwriting/writing his name, and that had he attended their pre-school vs. the montessori school he has been in since he was 2yrs old, that his "fine motor skills" for his handwriting would be much better.  I followed up to ask why the Kindergarten skills assessment is done 7 months before the school year starts vs some of the other schools who complete theirs in August, and they said they do re-assess students in August sometimes. I do believe that God has a path for each of us and clearly our path is not Kings.  It will always leave me to wonder if my sons deceased father and the fact that he is mixed race had more to do with his path at Kings then we will know.  Inclusion will remain an issue at Kings if judgements are passed and God does not lead the admissions staff to look at a young, innocent 5yr old little boy and say we are going to work with him on his hand writing vs rejected his access to a quality Christian Education because he didn't write his name good enough. Sending my prayers to the admissions team for inclusion not just based on race but on little kids still mastering writing their name at 5yrs old.