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[quote=Anonymous]I realize that this thread is from last year so my response may not help the OP, but I'm posting in case it helps others who may be researching the school.  As of now I cannot in good conscious recommend this school to anyone due to my response to question #3.

[i]1. How structured are the academics and are students well-prepared for HS? They seem to emphasize time outdoors and experiential learning with minimal homework?[/i]
When you consider the sheer volume of time wasted in a typical public school day kids at any private school or homeschool are going to be getting so much more bang for their buck so to speak. I can't speak to the transition to high school because we didn't stay long enough to find out.

[i]2. The school is Christian, but how much of a focus is there on this in day-to-day learning, and is it Catholic or Protestant? Or welcoming of both?[/i]
It is a fully integrated curriculum meaning faith is woven into everything.  This is clearly stated on their website.  It's not a catholic school.

[i]3. I see some reviews complaining of drama/politics with the school leadership and parents apparently not getting along, forming different factions or something. Is that all in the past or is there still drama in this regard?[/i]
This is an ongoing issue.  The current leadership is ridiculous, absurd etc.  If I told you all the stories you wouldn't believe me.  I just took a look at the website and the vast majority of those happy smiling faces you see have left the school over this.  If you take a tour and look closely at the whole school photos on the wall in the lobby you will see a huge turnover in staff starting in about 2020. This was not a coincidence.  You'll also notice a contingent of student turnover as well. To protect everyone's privacy including my own I need to be vague but things happened like money being taken from accounts without cause, threatening letters from a law firm demanding payments with threat of legal action if not paid.  The people who have remained through this drama are either favorites of the administration and thus not targeted or have no other good options and are just trying to stay low and ride it out.  With so many other options in the area there is absolutely no reason to engage yourself in this mess.

[i]4. It's a smaller school, so obviously extracurriculars are limited, but what kind of extracurriculars do they offer?[/i]
When we attended there was soccer and music / drama and I think running.  Not all activities were available to all grades[/quote]

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