My son has been attending 8th street since kindergarten and I am so thankful we chose this school…read morefor him. He's now in 3rd grade and is so advanced. The curriculum they use is advanced, he can read and write in cursive and is taught in a wholesome, nurturing environment. One of my biggest shoutouts to 8th street is that every staff member knows every student; not something you'll find in other over populated schools. We love our school and hope that we can expand into high school!

Parents, please be aware. This school appears to be driven by money and popularity rather than what…read moreis best for the children. They charge for nearly everything and seem more concerned with image than student growth. Despite using "Christian" in the name, it is absolutely not God-centered. The title feels misleading and used to attract Christian families, but Christian values are not reflected in practice. Students who do not maintain a 4.0 are discouraged rather than supported. The school also claimed it would become accredited, which never happened.

Pretty great school to be in! Students, staff, and teachers were all kind and cared for all of…read moretheir students that are attending at GRMS, well most of them but still overall good. They have a counseling office for students who need help for struggles at home and school and it's super easy to get with them by picking up a counseling slip at the office and they will get with you Asap during class to talk about what your dealing with at home and/or school. school even has assembly's, One assembly that they do here is about kindness week where we learn more about kindness which encourages are school to be kind and be helpful to other's making a great community for the school! During the week after the assembly we receive a paper talking about acts of kindness we can check off for rewards such as ice cream, bracelets, Our name on the wall as thanks for being kind, and lastly have socials! This school goes by trimesters and we get socials every trimester! Each trimester lasts about 6 weeks.

Our son attends West Gresham Elementary. Our son has been…read moreconstantly harassed and threatened many times over the last school year. We have complained and even coached him to ignore the name-calling, racism, and harassment. After today's incident, we are filing a police report. #1 Most recent incident occurred 10/30/19 3:00-3:20pm (Bus drop off home) We called at 530pm and left a message on the school line. He had an incident with the Caucasian woman, bus monitor on his ride home from school. He is a self-manager, which grants him the duty of being a bus monitor. According to what I was told is as followed: My son stated that he was doing his normal bus duties to make sure the kindergartens were seated. This lady grabbed his armed and told him to sit down and she was going to put him to the front of the bus. He pulled away and explained that he was making sure the little kids were in their seats. Upon exiting the bus she made a comment "Black kids these days" #2 1 week ago he was pushed into the mud by a kid that was bullying him. #3 - School has a record of this 4 weeks ago he was hit on the head (Kid slammed the door) in his face and he fell to the ground. An incident report was filed, I was contacted by the nurse. However, this child was upset because my son was chosen to be self-manager by the teacher. #4 - School has a record of this In the Spring (I believe it was April/May), he threatened to have his throat slit by another child. The school filed a police report but I did not press charges at that time. #5 Almost daily he was bullied and called racism & homophobic names on and offsite school premises. It occurred so often we honestly stop keeping track because we had no physical proof, as parents we could only provide him emotional support. We are requesting the policy and process necessary to escalate this matter of safety and concern. We are requesting the school district investigates the West Gresham school of racism and safety for my African-American child, as if they do not want him there then the district needs to transfer him to a school that is more diverse in educating diverse children.

We have now been at this school for three years and we could not be happier. We left our…read moreneighborhood school mid-year because our son was being bullied and despite numerous conversations with his teacher, the counselor, and the principal little to nothing was done. When I picked our son up from his shadow day at FMES, he said it was the best day of his life. Within a week he was more joyful than he'd ever been at our neighborhood school. Three years later, he has some of the sweetest friends and is the happiest I've ever seen him. This past weekend (end of spring break) he said he was missing school because he is really enjoying math. Our younger son has ADHD and is also thriving. The options and flexibility really work well for him. FMES feels different from the moment you walk through the door. It's a very warm and welcoming community. Having taught special education in public schools for twelves years it was tough for us to make the decision to switch but we could not be happier. The love and care our children receive at FMES protects their innocence and joy, giving them a wonderful childhood.

I love FMES for so many reasons…read more When our needs were not being met by the public school system, the amazing teachers at FMES helped identify what our kids needed almost instantly. I'm not a fan of all Montessori pedagogy, but they have such a wonderful blend of taking the best parts, and being flexible where it's not working. The leadership was incredibly thoughtful, patient, and communicative in dealing with the pandemic. I felt respected, heard, and most importantly, that our kid's safety AND education were being put at the forefront. Lastly, the environment is open to all sorts of people. The religious components are opt-in. We were literally in tears of joy after the tour, feeling that we had found a match for our family. Four years later, we couldn't be happier, and now have FOUR kids enrolled. That shows how happy we are!