Both of our children attended this school, and we could write volumes how wonderful the dedicated…read moreteachers and administration provided for an outstanding education. Highly recommended.

My family moved here in 2020. I brought a junior high student and a high school student to BCS…read more They were quickly welcomed and felt part of the family. They are involved in sports, drama, etc. and love the activities and their classes. Bethesda is solidly Christian, but it has an open enrollment (meaning, you don't have to profess Christianity to enroll). Each student does, however, have to abide by a code of conduct, which keeps a morality on campus that you will not find elsewhere. The staff and administration love the students and love God. They are there for the right reasons. There are many Christian schools out there, but this one has stayed true to God's Word. We could not be happier here.

My last year of high school at a public school was much better! I wish I would've gone to public…read moreschool for my whole high school, because I missed out on a lot of valuable programs while at Bethesda. I'm glad to have the background of Christian education (because now I actually care about my religion), but they definitely turned me off to Christianity for a few years because of their strict and superfluous rules. I still love most of the teachers at Bethesda but that horrible "steering committee" has to change!

This a wonderful school. The teachers truly care about the students. It is a Christ centered…read moreschool. The academics are challenging.

My son just started kindergarten here and we all are absolutely in love with this school!! The…read morestaff is so friendly and have always made us feel safe and comfortable and my son loves them all which is very important. I love how they are teaching him the knowledge he will need when he's grown and out in the world but with the goodness of God so he'll grow into a man to help the world be a better place!

This school used to live up to it's claims of meeting the child where they are, educating the whole…read morechild, fostering their individuality, etc. In the past few years I have experienced a tremendous decline in their ability to hold true to this, sadly. I give it an average star rating because these days is just a costly version of any typical, yet capable public school with the addition of arrogance in their approach.

All three of our children attended The Orchard School. We are very pleased with the education they…read morereceived and so are they. I've often tried to sift through all our years and determine what they most learned/received at Orchard and if I had to pick one attribute (and there are many), I'd pick confidence. They are all confident public speakers. For example, when my daughter was a junior in high school, she won an award that required her to speak at a dinner with over 400 people present. I tried several times to get her to practice and review her speech in advance, knowing that the previous recipient had a professional speech writer. In frustration, one evening she said, "Mom, I went to Orchard. Don't worry." She delivered a flawless speech without notes. They are all confident about their ability to learn. Orchard likes to say they help create lifelong learners and they do. Each of our children knows how to learn and they like to learn. They are all confident expressing themselves to anyone. In high school, their teachers observed that unlike many shy teens they were not afraid to ask questions and advocate for themselves or for others. And, this has continued throughout their college and post-graduate years. Orchard invites and teaches children how to respectfully approach adults. At Orchard, education is not just about science, English, history, etc. While these are important, it's also about helping develop good people and preparing them for the future.

Went to a basketball game here vs Crispus Attucks. The first parking lot we entered, we tried…read moreseveral doors and did not see the gym entrance, it was annoying since it's so cold. We had to go back in the car and drive around, and then we saw the gym entrance. The parking lot is small, we had to park across the street. The snow made it difficult, they didn't pave the parking lot well. Entrance fee was accepted by card or cash, I didn't get the amount because my husband paid. The concession stand is right outside the entrance after the entry table. They do take card for concessions, but they charge an extra fee for each item if paying with card. The hot dogs are beef, the popcorn didn't have much flavor, and they offer variety of chips. Prices are fair for the items, but that extra charge is inconvenient. The gym is large, and there's plenty of space for spectators. They had a dj at the game which makes it lively. This game was so close and really good, went to overtime but unfortunately gw fell short.

I've been trying to leave this school ever since sophomore year . All that school is known for is…read morenasty food , fighting , gossip and behavioral demands that are more likely unnecessary . We cannot order food or it's taken away when the food there is disgusting. Barely have any teachers , selective teachers that did care about the students left bcs the school was too much . Roaches ,hair n food. Guns & easy access to the school . Dean swain doesn't care about the kids she just want to address unnecessary things like hats and hoodies speaking of that i was jumped there over some bs and was lied upon but even after that they wouldn't let me leave they gave me false hope saying I could transfer to tech . My hair was pulled out of my scalp & dean swain had no sympathy whatsoever kept putting words in my mouth about the incident. Do not send your kids here