I'm currently in this school, teachers are great and most staff too. im not sure how much I like…read morethe food but it's okay. Rumors do go around the school and the most I've heard about is about some people who work here are pedophiles, which I'm not sure I believe but it is a major rumor around the school. my favorite teachers here are Mr. Killebrew and Ms. Carroll, the school provides period supplies and you are allowed to get a break from class every once in a while, also in the counseling office there is a staff who gives you a free sticker once every week which I think is pretty cool. overall it's not the best school but I think it's okay, there is many things that are good about it.

I am currently sitting in a gym at this school, watching a basketball game. It seems that no one…read morecares about the mask mandate. They have a table set up with masks and it is unmanned. It's so frustrating for schools not to protect the children.

What a wonderful educational opportunity in a community with a lot of excellent competition! Seven…read morePeaks is the only preschool-8th grade IB option in our region and the continuity of care, growth, and support provided there is incredible! The potential for academic growth, social-emotional support, and individual nurturing is incredible. There are so many things that make Seven Peaks special!

My children are thriving, they love school, and as a mom, I feel connected. I can't say enough…read morepositive things about Seven Peaks School! The strong academics, individualized student attention, and supportive community make Seven Peaks the best private school in Bend. I would recommend Seven Peaks to any parent.

Good school if you have 6th grade then take none of the music classes if you can they are all bad…read moreand lunch ladies are rude. And there are a lot of furies

0/10 would not recommend…read more Bad teachers, they just yell at you, do not take Spanish 2 if there is Ms Wellington teaching, just don't. absolutely atrocious learning. Only good teacher is Ms Cramer. Cus shes chill.

One of the worst places you can send your kids they do not read the charts and take kids that they…read morecan't handle they put kids throw degrading and abusive and strip them of there rights honestly this place needs to be shut down and the authorities call on them. when I was there I was crying and screaming in pain for days had a fever and it still took 3 days for them to get me to the emergency room then to another doctor where I figured a kidney infection they force us to talk about are tram and why we are there in front for all the other students and tell them a story about the reason we need treatment and if it's not good enough and we don't pass we can move up a number which means we can't leave the premises or call our parents all so I was there for sexual and was only there for a month before they kicked me out for having symptoms of sexual abuse trauma which they knew I had it and told me if they could help me with those I spent $8000 getting out there to be there for less than a month for them to kick me out for said they could help me with this place is bull shit it's a trap don't do it.

There's a lot more to say. I'd like to mention the isolation students would be forced into for…read moreweeks at a time. They would be kept in a separate room alone and staff would bring a meal to them. How does that not negatively impact the developing brain of a teenager? What about HR? I personally spent up to six days at a time on HR. When on HR we would have to be silent all day and stand away from the group. During meals we would get our meal last and sit at a separate table facing the wall. In total I probably spent two plus months of my time there in silence. That's nothing compared to some of the other girls who were on HR for longer periods of time more often than myself. There were no therapist, psychologist, psychiatrist or counselors. How could one call themselves a therapeutic boarding school when no one on the staff is licensed or certified? You lied to and manipulated parents. Rick Odell told my dad that I couldn't survive on my own and I won't make it without them. He also told me that he was going to get custody of me past my 18th birthday and keep me there as long as he saw fit. All that mattered was keeping students there as long as possible to make the most money. I remember all these activities that were promised upon admission. Then when it came time to do something that cost money we were told that the academy can't afford it. So that snowboarding that was always talked about to my dad... I think I only went 2 or 3 times in the three winters I was spent there. I of course went more when my dad came to visit but like I said the times the academy paid for with the other students, yeah that only happened a few times. Oh and the equine program, that cost extra to participate in. I should also talk about the pathways program. I can't even count all the times we ran out of food and when we called to ask to get taken grocery shopping we were told they didn't have the staffing for it. So my mom would have to order food and have it delivered to the house for myself and other students. So the money my parents paid wasn't enough to ensure I could eat? I should have called CPS. What about the $25 a week grocery budget given to us. $25 for breakfast, lunch and dinner for a week. How is that enough? And we couldn't just go to the academy to eat because again, no staffing to pick us up so we could eat at campus. We had no money because pathways wasn't given an allowance for some reason so we couldn't just go to the store and buy food ourselves. Was this your way of maintaining control? We are slowly waking up and acknowledging the abuse we suffered at your hands. And we will no longer be silent. You can't force me to sit in silence for days at a time anymore. I will keep talking.

My daughter attended kindergarten and first grade here. Unfortunately, we had to move to Anchorage,…read moreAlaska for second grade. We are almost finished with the school year here, and I must say we talk about Trinity almost every day. In fact on the way to school this morning, my daughter talked the entire way about her kindergarten class and how much she loved it so! Mr. McKim is amazing with those little kids. He is fun and funny without compromising the learning environment. Somehow, he always maintains control over the class, while maintaining their respect. First grade was also an amazing year for my daughter. Mrs. Clift has such a beaming love for Christ that she radiates of joy. Just to be near her is a blessing. She loves on her class in such a way, that I truly believe directs any student in her class back to Christ. And her love for teaching is astounding! For the planetary science series, she came to class dressed up as an ALIEN from each planet! My daughter LOVED being in her class, and NEVER wanted to miss school for any reason. She would act as if I was punishing her when I had to keep her home from school when she was sick! Honestly - we knew Trinity was a good school. But we had no idea HOW BLESSED we were by the environment and teachers here. We miss it so much. And wish we could duplicate it wherever we go. Trinity, we miss you. And we wish we could come back! You instilled such a love for learning in my girl, that even though this year has been tough on her, she will always remember. Now we know what GOOD teaching REALLY is.

From the owner: Anchored in God's Word, Trinity Lutheran is a forward reaching school where academics are rigorous,…read morediscovery is encouraged, and students are prepared to exercise their gifts to impact the global community.

I can best summarize the sentiment of this school by a single comment I've heard made time and time…read moreagain from parents, myself included: "I wish I had gone here." This school is a truly incredible place. We've been a part of Cascades Academy now for 3 years and have two boys going here in the lower school. From the moment you arrive on the beautiful campus, you feel right at home and like you belong. There is such a strong emphasis on mission and purpose, so much engagement from students and faculty, so much to be a part of! I remember during our tour some years ago we came on a Tuesday late afternoon, after school had been released for the day, yet still the classrooms were bustling with kids who had chosen to stay later and work on projects with teachers and classmates. Kids who wanted to be at school!! I grew up going to a small school with intimate class sizes and I so badly wanted this for my own kids. Having that personal relationship with your teachers and classmates is so important and seems hard to find today in many school settings. I also value the learning approach here: kids learn by doing, with hands-on experiences, not by staring at a screen all day. There is so much intention set towards ensuring kids get the most out of their education in every capacity, and beyond just classroom education there is emphasis on emotional growth and intelligence. Teaching kids self and social awareness, helping equip them not just to be better students and pupils but better humans in our world. The community is top-notch, for parents and kids alike. The school wants to create an environment that everyone can be a part of, and this has a ripple effect on the kids in the best way. The parents have created a special bond with each other and it feels like there is such a strong support system and feeling of being a part of a "village", raising our kids and doing life together. I wouldn't trade our time here so far for anything, and I'm looking forward to having our boys continue their journey all the way through 12th grade.

Sometimes it's health to leave…read more On hearing how vile the rumors were on our leaving, and the pecking order established that relied on our being at the bottom, I am glad we were spared the worst of some of the other things we have learned have happened at Cascades Academy. We started out with 4 new families. Of those, at least 3, maybe all 4, left due to severe bullying. (One new child bullied to fit in.) We didn't get the worst of it. We were allowed to leave as the school was not prepared to make accommodations for my son's heart condition. My child was being bullied and I had asked about it and been told it wasn't happening. I am very grateful to a teacher there, for writing me a hand-written note letting me know how severe the hazing was there for the newer students in his class. It was only first grade but still, lines were drawn from Kindergarten. We saw this teacher again, the following semester as we left to an alternate school and he was there. The teacher told us he had been reprimanded for "not having boundaries" by Cascade Academy -- for writing us a letter and expressing concern, for saying in the letter the bullying wasn't an accurate reflection of who someone is and to stay strong, to know oneself despite the hazing. I told the teacher how much my child had loved his classes, and how much the letter had meant to us at a hard time. It hadn't been a lapse of boundaries. It had been a moment of humanity. It allowed me to believe what I knew was true, and to believe myself enough to take action and leave when other solutions couldn't be found. A student had tried to lead my child to a trail and told him "We are playing a game called 'get lost.'" This student waited for 15 minutes until recess was over, for him to literally "get lost"... based on comments the child's parents said, about our family's car not being nice enough, a Nissan Sentra and then a Subaru Outback. I knew the family didn't like us as they had made other comments along these lines. I also knew the director, Julie, felt protective of them, as though we were bothering their sensibilities for existing. It was enough for me to introduce myself and say something the group didn't know about me, an opener... that I had sang in Prague once on stage, for Julie to identify me as suspect, a narcissist, and to feel protective of the Mom who wanted us to get lost... as though I was pushing this other Mom too far for existing. Over the years, since leaving, other parents have told us some of the things said about us, undermining our character in vicious ways. I can understand why other new families did not speak up, or why they waited out the end of the school year despite harsh treatment/ hazing. I am sure that being locked into a contract went into this, as well. My child's teachers didn't take seriously when my child's backpack was thrown in the pond... or address it or even notice it was sopping wet. My child saw another student who was new have his pants pulled down at Halloween... and other boundary violations against this other student from the class. Sometimes witnessing harm can feel profound. The student who was causing the harm (against the other new student) had a teacher as a parent... much went unaddressed. The school suggested my child, a first grader, go outside on his own for air breaks for his heart. He couldn't feel temperature at the time (after his surgery) and there was snow on the ground and chill in the air. He often didn't wear boots, or a coat, without being prompted after surgery (due to not feeling the cold temperature.) I brought up that the doors automatically locked on closing. If he was locked out, not dressed for winter, the only way back into the building would be to circle the school and use the intercom to try to get the front desk staff to open the door for him. I knew it was not a solution for us. There had been times I had used the intercom and no one had come. The school was unconcerned and said he could wrap on the windows of an adjacent building. I had many meetings about accommodations with the nurse and Lower Ed. Assistant Director. I proved my child had a medical condition. Staff saw his epi-pen as contra the pandemic, as though we were bringing it in due to being conservative, which we are not. When communication didn't extend to teachers, I asked for more. The school used our parent-teacher conference to ask if we had guns at home, (nothing else,) as though we were suspect due to my advocacy for medical needs. I found out other parents of color or other parents from the country had had this same meeting, and were made suspect as we were. I said we didn't have guns at home but it is often an issue of country vs. city for some and we understand folks are different. Cascades Academy wouldn't address problems of abuse, emotional violence, damage to personal property (and being.) We said 'no' and we left, on realizing health was not possible and witnessing the worst.

It's brand new, smells brand new. Never been to the old one but this is very modern and just…read moreawesome. Came here to chaperone a group of 4th graders and we all had fun and learned a lot. The staff makes learning exciting. ThLooking forward to going back again in the near future. Note : The new location is at 1500 sw chandler avenue bend | oregon | 97702

From the owner: Provides hands-on science education for students in K-12th grade as well as professional…read moredevelopment for teachers.