We are the family whose children were ousted from CCS after attending since kindergarten. Our oldest was permitted to graduate last year, but this year our two boys (grades 11 and 8) were forced out -- separated from lifelong friends -- because the leadership needed to appease those angered by a parent movement that only began because leadership refused to listen. There were pride flags in classrooms and teachers responsible for showing borderline pornography in the high school just as a couple examples, which sparked outrage and families kept leaving so parents wanted to stop the exodus. My husband, a beloved CCS teacher for 19 years, was also unceremoniously transferred on the basis of a false allegation from a (now terminated) historically unpopular staff member. Other families, too, have had their memberships revoked and were blocked from the AGM last year. At CCS, parents and staff who speak up will be punished if they do not "kiss the ring". And many know whose ring that is. While some leadership and staff have changed over the 3 years since parents started organizing to pushback as well as vote, nothing meaningful has. These "crumbs" were given only to pacify parents while the progressivism that has infected the school for over a decade continues. Parents, be careful. If you raise a concern, you will be pressured to fall in line -- and your children may be the ones who pay the price. Parents may pay to keep the lights on, but CCS operates as a closed ruling class of whiny progressives, and those who enable them out of pure cowardice. Respect and trust should not be given blindly -- and neither should your tuition money. Save it as well as the confusion in your child's faith and enroll your children in a public school or hope to be very fortunate if your children can be accepted into a SOLID Christian school that actually has a long wait list like our youngest was (thank the Lord). We don't miss this school one bit (I feel relief in fact) but our boys sure miss their friends. That's the ONLY reason we wanted to stay and fight for its soul. If you want traditional BIBLICAL Christian values, transparency and genuine partnership as a paying member, you will not find it here at CCS. read more

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My kids went to this school for years. We were very unhappy with the direction of the school and some of the staff. Super disappointing to think you are paying for quality christian education and you are in fact getting nothing more than a main stream liberal view. We did not feel that the staff took our kids best interest and well being to heart. We were nothing more than another number there and a tuition payment for them! read more

I went there for 2 years about 10 years ago and agree with the above poster - stay away! It certainly looks like nothing has changed. There are always hidden costs to everything because they are working on some kind of project and their managerial skills are absolutely atrocious. On top of that, there is definitely intolerance towards anybody who is not a member of a certain church. Anyways, like I said, I went there 10 years ago, and out of all of the people I went there with, half absolutely hated it and would never recommend it to anyone (these are people who wound up going to university, travelling the world, etc. btw) and the other half wound up marrying each other, moving a block away and sending their kids there... read more

I have been very happy with my kids' high school experience. As a family, we all think the principal is amazing!!. Very much present and approachable, who loves the students, and has their success in mind. The teachers work hard! They all have very different personalities and expectations which I think is great prep for the 'real world.' My kids say, "the teachers are awesome." They feel the environment amongst the students is fluent and accepting. We are thankful for all the school is trying to do with the resources they have. read more

While there is still a teacher here who can never fully see me just due to her nose being stuck that high up in the air, all the other staff I've dealt with at the elementary school have been wonderful, kind and caring. And while I take no joy in the reason (death) for the business/transportation office changing who's in charge, I weep with joy at the improvements in communication, efficiency, and consideration from that office. I only wonder why it couldn't have been done far sooner. When someone is no longer capable of doing their job, for whatever reason, either let them go, or at least get them some more help. To leave more responsibility on a person than they can handle is NOT kind. Please remember that in future. read more

Attended this school from 1978-1985. Was the biggest waste of money my parents spent on an education. I agree with the first poster about uppity people. Obviously it hasn't changed even after this many years. The teachers then didn't care, let students fall through the cracks and blamed the students for their failures and always made a point of letting parents know how disappointed they were in students that didn't do so well in class, yet didn't do anything to help the student improve. If you are questioning whether or not to put your kids into public school, I would suggest that you do not hesitate to put them in public school. I know for a fact that many of the graduates in my class, when they wanted to attend U of C or Mount Royal College, they all had to do upgrading because their level of education didn't meet the standards of the College or University. Many of the grads ended up going to Calvin College to complete their education and even then the diploma wasn't worth the paper it was written on. I went to a public school finally for my grade 12 year, fell so far behind because I couldn't keep up with the rest of the class. Had an assessment done by the Public school board and was told I was 3 levels of education behind the public school system. If that doesn't make you think that you are wasting your hard earned money on a second class education, then I don't know what to say. When my kids were ready to start school, I couldn't believe the people at church trying to convince me to send my kids to the Christian School. It was the easiest decision and without hesitation to send my kids to public school. read more