I'm a highschool student at Valor. I've been to this school since the beginning and the negligence regarding the mental health of students is appalling. This school is incredible homophobic, transphobic, and it also has been very unprofessional in several interactions. Firstly, there's the issue of the lack of teaching degrees. None of the high school or middle school teachers have teaching degrees, instead they have a degree in the subject they're teaching. At least, most of the time. I've been in several classes where the teacher has no degree pertaining to the subject, they are just decently knowledgeable about it. And I'm not talking about electives. I'm talking about science classes and math classes and even English classes. While some teachers do a great job of teaching the material, I believe that my education is still suffering because several of my classes are being taught by a teacher, that despite numerous complaints, has changed nothing about their teaching style. I do not believe that this teacher should be teaching, and I'll explain further. This teacher will be referred to at teacher A. Secondly, I had a friend competing in a school sanctioned activity that required them to be gone for weekends, including missing that Friday. There was a project due on the next Monday, and according to the school handbook, they were to be given an extra 48 hours to complete it. This should've been given without question, and without even needing to ask. However my friend had to have a meeting with her mother and teacher A, practically begging him for the extension she should've been given. When this issue was brought up with faculty later, the response given was "well yes but you got the extension right? So it doesn't matter." Except that had my friend not already been aware of the rule, and had she and her mother not fought for that extension, she would've just been stuck. Thirdly, in a class with teacher A, what I believe to be a very inappropriate conversation occured. In a science class with this teacher, we started talking about divorce, and why it's apparently the worst thing someone could possibly do to their family. There were students with divorced parents in that classroom, and students with step parents. Our teacher talked to us for 2 days about how 99% of step parents are terrible, and that if you absolutely have to get divorced, the worst thing you can do is get remarried. Not only do I think this is an incredibly inappropriate conversation (if you can even call it that) to have with students in general, to have it in a completely unrelated science class doesn't make sense and isn't ok. Fourthly, the lack of mental support is appalling. When an entire class got together to tell teacher A that the amount of homework they were giving was unreasonable (over an hour every night combined with classwork) and that we couldn't do all of their homework along with the homework of our other classes, their exact words to us were "just work harder". I was on the edge of a breakdown and that almost pushed me over the edge. I went home that night and cried because of how overwhelmed I was. Over the years at Valor, I have heard some variation of "just work harder" from several teachers, and I have only been offered support once, by a lovely teacher who unfortunately, no longer works at the school (they weren't fired, they moved out of state). There is no school counselor or any mental health support, and between that and the high expectations, it is incredibly hard to healthily succeed. There are more things I could mention here, including plenty of anti-mask and homophobic/transphobic remarks, but I think you get the gist. I am counting down the days until I get out of here, and I hope that no one sends their child to this school. Please, find somewhere else. read more

My husband and I can't say enough great things about Valor!! It has absolutely been a game changer for my kids. The teachers and staff really cater to the individual learner. All of our kids are different type of learners with different learning styles, and I appreciate how the teachers really SEE and KNOW our children, and they accept them the way they are and they don't put them all in the same box. Our kids are thriving at Valor, which makes us, as parents, thrilled. We've been to other private schools, and this one is top notch! It's well worth our investment. Valor has so many opportunities for the students, which help challenge them and help them grow. Valor encourages students to love and accept others without judgement, to love them the way Christ loves them. They also encourage community service by giving back to the community and serving locally as well as globally, to break that culture of entitlement. They believe in taking students to their highest potential, and encourages them to be creators instead of consumers. I love how they teach the kids how to be critical thinkers, and how they help foster the love of learning! The high school is college prep, so my kids get plenty of college and AP courses, to prepare them for college and their future. Sending our kids to Valor is one of the best decisions we've ever made!! read more

This school is absolutely horrendous, They teach Intelligent Design along with Theory of Evolution From Natural Design & "Big bang", the way that they are presented are most definitely from an aggressive disproving manor because the way "Intelligent Design" is taught along with the other actual plausible reasons has a very much Straw Man Fallacy approach. Another point the religion class/classes are once again, taught in a skewed towards Christian Straw Man way. For example the textbook given which lays out multiple world views always seems to completely discount all the other religions in an almost disrespectful and distasteful way. I know many of the parents thinking about sending their kids to this school might not fully care about the previous points because they are looking for a nice school that is both academic and Christian and if that's your goal you may have some luck choosing this school depending on the teachers that are teaching your child at the time. Other then that it seems the school cares more about growing its brand and the faith then it does the mental health and well being (academically or not) of the students. read more

Students literally babysat some of the teachers children during school hours - extremely unprofessional. Many xenophobic, racist, homophobic, and bigoted remarks by students and staff alike. Under qualified gym teacher named Mr. Gentry taught history and was aggressively islamophobic. If your student is not cis, straight, able bodied, and white please be on guard. Encouraging students to go on mission trips to help their "global brand" without acknowledging the harm short term missionary trips have on local communities. This is extremely paternalistic and a form of neo colonialism. The school makes mental illness seem as something that could be overcome by reading the Bible and not an actual chemical imbalance that can be passed down generationally. This makes students who deal with mental illness feel as if they aren't godly enough and should be more Christian. If you are a student coming from life Christian school - DONT. This is literally a worse version of the school and who knew that was even possible? read more

Our experience with this school was very disappointing. We enrolled with the hope of finding a Christian environment that would support our children's growth and values. Unfortunately, what we experienced did not reflect those expectations. From the beginning, communication felt dismissive and unsupportive. When we raised concerns about our children's needs and accommodations, the school was unwilling to work with us. Instead of feeling welcomed and cared for, we felt brushed aside. We also found that the school's actions did not reflect the Christian principles they claim to uphold. We expected compassion, collaboration, and grace, but instead we encountered rigidity and a lack of understanding. Our family made sacrifices, including moving closer to the school, believing this would be a nurturing environment for our children. Sadly, it did not turn out that way. We share this so that other families who value a truly Christian education can make a more informed decision. read more