We had our two children at Raintree 6 and 8 years, respectively, and while we very excited in the…read morebeginning, I strongly recommend against families using this school now. Raintree seemed wonderful in the beginning, clean facilities, great staff, wonderful food that you could even order to bring home. Our children appeared to be receiving an excellent education, and despite no standardized testing, we were told they were doing wonderfully and we believed it -- eagerly paying tuition to give our girls the best we could, like many other patents. Then, in 2022, the teacher's aid for our youngest daughter's class was accused, and now convicted, of molesting several children in her preschool class. This is a horrible event that can occur anywhere, but it was the school's response that was the damning part. Raintree did not respond as they should have. Imagine if the principal at your child's school found out that an employee was molesting a 3 year old, and when the employee began confessing... the principal advised the molester to stop talking to the police -- because, the owner of Raintree did exactly that. Further, the owners essentially ignored the parents of the victims, and they didn't want to talk with any parents about these events. They did eventually implement changes to policies that should have never existed -- no longer were very young children left alone in dark, curtained rooms for nap time, with a single teacher/aid, and fortunately no longer were aids/assistants allowed to work under the direct supervision of a family member. We asked for further changes, such as cameras and for our children to not be undressed publicly for swimming, and as parents we started a PTO to suggest further improvements for our children's safety, but the administration resisted all of our efforts at changes. The original core group of parents who founded the PTO left active involvement out of frustration, or left Raintree entirely, and the organization quickly became little more than a coordinating unit for volunteer opportunities. (citations to articles confirming details above: https://www2.ljworld.com/.../special-prosecutor.../, https://www2.ljworld.com/.../mothers-testify-about.../, https://www2.ljworld.com/.../recent-filings-shed-more.../) The second reason I would not recommend Raintree to anyone is the academic quality. Several years ago, two of our close friends removed their children (one in 1st, the other in 3rd grade) from Raintree, moving them to the public schools. The public entry testing indicated both children (from different families in different classrooms) were very behind for their grade levels, scoring in the 20 to 30 percentiles in reading and math. At first we still thought our own children were fine, but then we noticed our kids didn't know the math we would have known at that age, they couldn't read a clock, and they were very poor readers when we checked out library books appropriate for their ages. When we had our girls tested, one tested under the 40 percentile in reading, 30s in math, and the other was in the 30 and 20 percentiles, respectively. This was finally what pushed us over the edge, and we left two years ago. Leaving Raintree has been one of the best decisions we have made for our children. We feel our children are far safer in the public schools, the administration at the public schools are far more communicative with us as parents, and the education is much better. After nearly 2 years of hard work by their teachers, and countless hours of at-home tutoring, they are both in 80+ percentiles in every subject. Finally, we don't feel cheated anymore by Raintree. I resent Raintree for making me think we were doing the best thing for our children, and I regret ignoring the many warning signs and "drinking the Koolaide" that this was a good environment for our children. Our children are certainly far happier than they ever were at Raintree -- even they understand that the education in the USD479 schools are superior, and they greatly enjoy the far broader range of afterschool and inschool activities. I am far more impressed with the steps the public schools take to keep our children safe. The staff and administration are fantastic. The one time one of my children was bullied on a Friday, the principal called us Saturday morning, talked over an hour, talked with the families of the "bullying" kids over the weekend, and by Monday everything had been resolved. I advise any family to carefully consider their decision to send a child to Raintree. I strongly suggest you take advantage of the wonderful schools we have available for free (or really supported by our rather high property taxes) and say that $12-15k/year tuition for their future college or trade school education.

We sent our children to Raintree from pre-k through 6th grade. My family is so grateful to have a…read moreschool like Raintree Montessori in our community. We moved to Little Rock, Arkansas for two years when the oldest was in lower elementary. No Montessori school in that city came close in comparison to Raintree Montessori. We are more than satisfied with the education our children received in this caring, inclusive, nurturing, and positive learning environment. Both have graduated from college with honors. Our investment in their early education paid off with both students receiving academic scholarships. There can always be issues no matter the school. We simply work together to solve them, keeping the child's best interest in mind. We liked Raintree so much that I chose to work here. Now I help other families discover this amazing place to educate children.

I went here for one year before I moved to Chicago; I can honestly say this is a great high school.read more

The owner is very rude hot headed and likes to bully people. We recieved several rude emails during…read morethe weekend one time non stop .she is getting to old to do this kinda of work and its showing big time shes realy forget full she has yelled at my wife a few times on the phone could not believe it now s hgv e threatened me with her lawer saying I broke our contract. And this is all over because I didn't want to buy batteries for a tablet that my sons to old for I dont recommend this place its been hell here I'm glad to be moving on from the emotional abuse

From the owner: Kid's Choice Christian Daycare (KCCD) is a Christ-centered childcare facility that has been in…read moreoperation for over 20 years. Located in the heart of Lawrence, KS, KCCD offers: * Affordable, Low and Competitive Rates * Innovative Services and Programs * Age Appropriate Childhood Education * Recreational and Educational Field Trips * To and From School Pick Up * After School Childcare * Nutritional Meals and Snacks * Outdoor Play Area * SRS Family Friendly We strongly emphasize early childhood education for children not yet enrolled in school and take the extra steps necessary to enrich the learning experience for children enrolled in kindergarten through sixth grade!

This school's administration and many of its teachers are not good to the kids. My kids very…read morebullied by Bigger staff and several teachers. Lots of blatant hypocrisy exists. It is not where you want your kids to go. It is worth driving to KC to takes them to Heritage Christian School.

From the owner: Veritas is a K-12 Classical Christian School that specializes in growing great leaders - one…read morestudent at a time! 1. Small Class Sizes - individualized attention and learning resulting in highest ACT scores among area high schools 2. Christ-Centered Teaching - raising our next generation of leaders with a Christian foundation, including strong mentorship by teachers 3. Extensive Athletics and Fine Arts Programs - opportunities for all students to participate in sports, band, choir, art and academic programs 4. College Credits - Dual credit classes offered so graduates can earn up to 24 college credits and save families up to $41,000 in college expenses. Visit the Veritas campus and you will experience the strong sense of belonging among students, interaction with all ages of students, strong focus on academics and college preparation, and unique warmth and caring attitude among families and faculty. Growing great leaders - one student at a time!

What a lovely place! I recently took a bead making class here and it was thoroughly enjoyable from…read morestart to finish. It was difficult picking just one class because there were so many of them I wanted to take. Lawrence Arts Center has so much to offer all age groups. My class was a human hodge podge of ages and experience. The building is stunning. You are immediately taken in by the color collections and the great use of space and light of this building. Everywhere you look there is alluring and interesting artwork. Even the elevator interior is adorned with colorful sunflower art. This is a happy place, a very happy place. The classrooms are spacious and light. They have all sorts of cool equipment for the students to create their artwork. The instructors are all very knowledgeable and experienced in their craft. I was very impressed with the accommodations provided. There is ample parking and a parking garage is located across the street. There is no issue with access. All in all this is a terrific asset to the city. If you have some time on your hands and find yourself downtown, this is the place to be!

I'm not a particularly artistic person, but we stopped in here on our trip to Lawrence. I was very…read moreimpressed with the building, sleek and clean. I was also impressed by the sheer number of programs they boast here from theater and singing, metal working, pressing, painting, sculpture, etc. Many of these can be seen on display in the galleries about the building. They also have early school and learning centers attached. It makes for a very cool place for the arts crowd to gather.

This school may have been amazing at one time, but the overall energy in this school now, is very…read moreinstitutionalized. The principal is nicknamed the 'Trunchable' for obvious reasons. After talking to former students, I found out that at one time, it was quite the school to attend. My children suffer more discipline at this school, than any school i have ever experienced with any of my other children at other schools. The site for the school states: " I enjoy this part of the day so much, I often say all we need is a coffee pot and some chairs and we all would linger and visit longer. Creating that family feeling continues through out the day."~Nancy DeGarmo These are the words of the principal, yet nothing could be farther from the truth. I have experienced nothing but all three of my children crying before school, because they do not want to go. Our last school had them ready before it was even time to go, and they came home happy and excited to go back. I have never seen my children act this way at New York. The custodian of the school lunch room is often degrading to the children, and makes it uncomfortable to enjoy the meal. If your children go to this school, I ask you to go have lunch with them and experience it yourself. New York Elementary School needs to reevaluate their staff, and the system they are using to encourage children to become amazing individuals. As far as I can tell, everyone is working just for the paycheck.