Erie Day School offers is an amazing community offering an incredible education for my son. In a…read moretime of funding cuts for other schools they are offering an excelling liberal arts program while still offering rigorous curriculum. My son gets gym daily, lab based science, studio based art, and a foreign language and he is only in elementary school! They offer Toddler through 8th grade. We love the wonderful loving close nit community on a beautiful campus. The class room sizes are small and the teachers care about every student. I love Erie Day School.

Bemus Point Central School District is full of qualified professionals who truly care about…read morestudents and their success. From Administration to teachers to support staff, you can find dedicated and compassionate individuals everywhere while on campus. At the elementary, which is where my experience comes from, you can rest easy knowing that your child(ren) are getting a sound, research-based, and data-driven education that focuses on individual student needs.

There is a new spirit of hope and energy sweeping over St. John's. The interim pastors bring a…read morefresh message. If you appreciate fine organ music played on an historical instrument, you will not be disappointed.

Well, it's been a long time since I was a student here, back in the late 70's and early 80's. I was…read morea student here from third through fifth grades. I can say I received a pretty rigorous education here. Back then, thing were more laid back education-wise, as there was no Common Core, but the teachers made sure we knew out arithmetic, could read and spell, and had neat hand-writing, including cursive. Everyone was grouped in the same class, regardless of academic level, except for reading, where we were divided into three levels. There were two classrooms in each grade with about 25 students per class. For third grade I had Miss Claire Dunham, for fourth grade, I had Mrs. Grace Hassett, and for fifth grade I had Mrs. Delores Westling. Our principle was Robert Block. At the end of our third grade year,, I volunteered to cleanup the science kit for Miss Dunham. She was grateful and actually sent me a thank you note to my home address that summer. I felt special. For fifth grade, Mrs. Westling had a reputation as a strict and academically focused teacher, as opposed the other fifth grade teacher, Mr. Bruce Ford, who was know to be fun and easy going since he was younger. Regardless, I liked Mrs. Westling, who was really a nice teacher and wanted to ensure you succeeded academically. She was also fun once you got to know her. As for Mr. Ford, there was a rumor among the students at that time that he was dating Miss Lynn Lamattina, a young fourth grade teacher year. I took at as a mere rumor at the time and brushed it off. Well, when I look the teachers up a few years ago online, I see that they were married, lol. I guess we students knew things back then despite our age. Mr. Ford was a good guy who taught us well too, including a bottle cap game he used to play as a child in New York City called "skully" or "scully". I also designed the route for him for his ice cream truck, which he did in the summer and after school for extra income since I new all the city streets as I loved studying maps. I even volunteered once or twice in the truck as he rode around town. In fifth grade in 1980, I got to write a letter for our city's centennial anniversary time capsule, which was to be sealed in the cornerstone of city hall and to be opened in 50 years, and then again in 100 years. Artifacts from the time were placed in the time capsule. It will be exciting to see the contents again if I can be there in 2030. There was also a student-run project for lunch period called "Penford" (named after Mr. Ford and another teacher who was no longer there), where fifth graders sold ice cream to the other students in the lunch room/gym. We had fudgesicles, strawberry shortcake ice cream bars, drumsticks, and vanilla ice cream cups, ranging from $0.15 to $0.25 each. One time Mr. Ford called us in and reprimanded us because someone (not me) left ice cream in the freezer cart after we packed it up after lunch. He also reprimanded us when he drove us after school to a bank to open an account for the ice cream project, since none of us said thank you after meeting with the banker. But he wanted to ensure we were responsible, and was a good teacher. We had a ceremony at the end of our fifth grade year to celebrate us graduating from elementary school. We each received a dictionary with our name printed in it. All the parents were there. We spent much of the day playing games at various stations in the school. Looking at the school from Google Maps Street View, much has changed since my time there, with new handicapped accessibility for the building, a pull in area for parents to drop their kids off and a parking lot in the back (it used to be just a large play area for the students). I remember fondly my time at this school.

As a Christian kid who grew up in the public school system, I would have never considered sending…read moremy own kids to a private Christian school for their education. When I moved to Brantford, before having children, I was hired part time to work at BCS. It was at this time that I gained a huge respect and admiration for this school. The staff are amazing- intentional, caring, and see each child as a unique individual with immense potential both academically and socially. They work hard to meet Ontario curriculum standards while presenting it through the lens of God's truth and creativity! There are tons of opportunities for students through a variety of extra curricular activities - sports, fine arts, book clubs and chess clubs and more! Even just the playground space for recess is amazing!! Students with academic and social struggles are well supported and the admin and teachers work alongside parents to make sure the experience is positive. While I am no longer a staff member there, I know that there is no better school that I would choose for my three kids to attend. They all love going there! The cost of tuition is well worth the fantastic education they are getting!!

From the owner: Brantford Christian School is a vibrant Christian elementary school which serves students from JK -…read moreGrade 8.

I wanted to make sure I reviewed this as I send my son here and he loves it. I can tell day after…read moreday he is learning. He comes home telling me about his day and all hes learned I trust this school not because its where I spend my money but its the feeling I get while I get walk my son in and how the staff makes it a point to know his name even if he is 3. I never believed I would send my children here but it just turns out that investing into the future is not really that expensive. Villa Maria Academy is a Catholic, co-educational, secondary school established to further the mission of unity of the Sisters of St. Joseph. Through Villa Maria Academy's leadership, gospel-centered environment and commitment to academic excellence, we empower young people to recognize their God-given uniqueness and talents, to acquire knowledge and skills for success in a global society and to be leaders in creating a future of optimism, generosity and confidence. Founded: by Sisters of St. Joseph in 1892, 118 years young and the oldest of 3 Catholic High Schools in Erie. Affiliation: Villa Maria Academy is college preparatory Catholic school of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Erie for students in grades 9-12. Students from all faiths are welcome to attend. Accreditation and Memberships: * Accredited by Middles States Commission on Secondary Schools. * Member of National Catholic Education Association (NCEA) Number of Students: 300 Student to Teacher Ratio: 12:1 Tuition and Fees: * Total Tuition for 2011-2012: $6,995.00* (All freshmen receive a Tablet PC included in tuition) *Additional fees apply for seniors, athletes, non-Catholic students, and families choosing a special payment plan. Admission: Acceptance to the freshman class at Villa Maria Academy is based on the results of the mandatory Entrance Exam, elementary school transcripts, elementary school disciplinary record, and recommendations from the elementary school teachers and principal. Transfer students are accepted based on the transcripts, disciplinary records, and recommendations from the teachers and principal from the previous school. Non-Discrimination Policy: Although Villa Maria Academy is a distinctly Catholic school, it welcomes students of all backgrounds and does not discriminate against any qualified student on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, national origin, disability, or age, as required by law, in the administration of its educational policies, admissions procedures, financial aid/scholarship awards, and/or any other school administered programs. Class of 2011 Statistics: * 76 graduates * 96% attended a four-year college * Over $3.5 million in merit-based scholarships