We love MGNS! We started with a couple of years in Toddler Time and decided to stay with MGNS for…read morepreschool. We really like the play-based classes and ​the teachers are wonderful! There is lots of family and parent involvement which makes a wonderful community to be part of.

As a former alumni I feel the need to counter balance the one other former lakeside student and…read morecurrent Yelper. This is not a private school in the sense that you are paying money to get your kid(s) a better education. The education standards here were on par with or lower than area public schools. This is a private school in the sense that you are paying money to shelter your kid(s) from new people, ideas, or experiences. When I graduated and moved on to UW- Madison I was disappointed to learn many of my public school peers were way ahead of me in terms of college credits. They had the options to take classes that transferred for college credit in a wide range of studies. No such option at lakeside at the time. If you choose to send your children here be aware that the faculty is selected more on a blind allegiance to all things Lutheran and way less on actual ability, credentials, or suitability to teach. Many of them graduated from oddball Lutheran colleges where saying you believe is all that's needed to graduate. In my time a teacher was caught viewing pornography...during a class...in front of students...and not fired. I had an algebra instructor who did not understand the subject matter he was teaching and could only work through formulas following the teachers manual exactly. As soon as one variable was moved in a way the book did not show he was lost. My English instructor thought there was only one possible interpretation of each reading assignment; the one given in the instructor copy. When pressed to defend or elaborate on the instructor copy interpretation....there was a blank stare...followed by a verbatim re reading of the instructor copy. There was a religion teacher who would never have been able to keep his job in a public school. Here his erratic and occasionally self harming outbursts were just brushed off as him being a real zealot for the faith; when the man clearly had some mental heath issues. We had a vice principal that was obsessed with the idea of teenage gangs. We were sheltered Christian school kids going to a private school in a tiny town surrounded by farms; but this guy somehow saw evidence of gang activity everywhere. One of the star football players got caught with a bunch of pot in his locker. That would have been a suspension at a minimum for anyone else. His infraction was quietly overlooked because winning the upcoming football game was more important. This is a place to shelter and hide, a place where horizons are limited. This is not a place to develop and expand a young mind. I graduated a long time ago but family obligations dragged me back to lakeside once more for a recent graduation. The commencement speech could be summed up as 'don't forget gay marriage sucks'. Not words of wisdom or encouragement, just one last shot at the society they see as changing for the wrong around them....proving nothing has changed at lakeside.

A great place for a quality Christian education. There are great facilities with an awesome staff…read morethat truly care about your children and their education and more importantly, their faith.

I asked my child, a student here, to review the school. "In general, a good school - the recess…read morefacilities are good, the nurse is gentle, the kids are mostly decent. The down-side is that there is never enough time for lunch, we are too rushed in the cafeteria. Some of the mean kids get away with bullying. Some of the teachers need to be more open minded about diversity."

As a single mother of 4 that works the graveyard shift, I can truly say that the ag academy family…read morewas a blessing to are family. The help that would be needed would require a lot. You would not only need someone that is qualified and experienced you have to be able to trust that your children are safe in every way. Now any parent will also understand that this is not an easy task. AG academy is that safe place for our family it became a home away from home. My youngest was prepped for grad school so once he began, he was advanced. with that being said all of my children begin to excel in reading and math and also social skill improved. My Family and I are forever grateful to the AG Academy family.

My 4yr old son had his first day today. The facility is warm and comforting with lots of toys,…read moresensory, big parks with a splash pad as well. they have an app that you can download to view pictures of your child, see their meals and nap hours. they also have bus services for the kids!! Absolutely amazing!