The annual Greek festival in Bel Air never fails to impress. The food is delicious and the music…read moreand dancing reminds me of being in Greece. They also have an amazing silent auction that offers some fabulous items each year. I can't wait to see what I will come home with this year.

A small, kind community with top notch teachers, an incredible theater program, successful sports…read moreteams, and even a visual art diploma for those inclined like my child.

My children began their Hero's Journey this year at Liberty Leadership Academy after coming out of…read morethe public school system. The difference in my children has been nothing short of a miracle. They are excited to learn, they are excited to talk about school and it's as if a lightbulb has gone off in their heads. This school has been life changing for us. They love the small class sizes and they can independently think. Over the summer they were able to go into locally owned Paradise Donut Shop and learn about how to run a business. They got to learn how to make the donuts, decorate the donuts and serve the donuts. This would never happen in the public school. The love that can use their laptops every day and they are excited about the STEM learning that they will be able to do. Thank you Liberty Leadership Academy for getting my kids excited about learning again.

From the owner: My name is Rob Orlando, one of two co-founders of Liberty Leadership Academy, a K-8 private school…read morein Bel Air, Maryland. In 2004 I walked away from a career in education. I loved teaching, and my experiences in elementary and middle school are some of the most rewarding of my life, but the whole time I was there I couldn't escape the feeling of hypocrisy. I didn't believe in the curriculum we were being forced to teach, and yet I would go through the motions and do it anyway. How would rote memorization, absorbing lectures from an adult, and learning to obey really prepare children for the future? So I walked away from education to pursue a career in computer science. I left the traditional model behind; or so I thought. Flash forward to 2017, and life had given Kim and me three amazing boys. As parents living in the day and age of unlimited possibilities, we did not want my children learning how to become factory workers. We'd look at what our boys were learning, and while it appeared like success on the surface, the reality was we couldn't draw parallels between the curriculum and what would bring them joy and opportunity later in life. Like all parents, we want our children to experience the best life has to offer, and the dots just weren't connecting. The scary part was where we did connect the dots. While we were fortunate to work with some incredible people over the past decade, they weren't the majority...

My children have been going to this school and due to my recent divorce with my husband, they have…read morebeen getting harrassed and bullied. I am so frustrated with this school system

My daughter is a student in the lower school at Harford Day, and I have been very impressed by the…read morecaring, nurturing teachers that she has been lucky to have since she entered the school in K-Prep. Her teachers know her strengths and her weaknesses, and work hard to meet her needs. There are plenty of hugs available on a bad day, and high fives on a good one. That is priceless.

From the owner: Harford Day School is a private independent day school in Harford County, Maryland enrolling 300…read moreboys and girls in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. Harford Day is known for a challenging academic program, emphasis on building strong character, and preparation for achievement in top high school programs.