St. David's has been a wonderful place to work, to learn, and to call one's community. To clarify from a previous reviewer, this is an Independent school, and as such, teachers/administrators do not have to be certified by the state. Sending teachers and faculty for professional development that is directly impactful to their students' learning (a prestigious Gilder-Lehrman seminar for a History teacher, or an AP seminar to bring further expertise to an Advanced Placement Chemistry teacher, for example) is simply a higher priority.
Now than I have two children of my own, my husband and I are trying to navigate schools in Raleigh. While we have found many fantastic options, the knowledge that at St. David's my children will be known for their strengths from age four to age eighteen, that they will have options in pre-kindergarten to explore learning in every area from physical education to computer science principles, from art to music, and that as they progress through they will have a solid foundation of service learning and character development has made our choice rather narrow. That my colleagues truly walk out their Christian faith and ethics just continues to clarify our school choice journey. read more