If you are looking for a school that equips children for the tools they need in an increasingly…read moreunstable world, this is it! And they do it , while providing a fun, caring and strong community for all. Westside school moved into a permanent home a few years ago and hired a new head of school a few years before the pandemic. These changes have supported the school into a solid place for a child to learn and be amongst others. The balance between academics and Social emotional skills is good and the school has a wealth of talented and dedicated teachers and staff who care about education, the world and making positive change. There is nothing better than seeing my child run to school every morning. We have been there 4 years and I was hesitant to go to an independent school at first. I didn't grow up rich and was concerned. This is truly a great community of people who want to make a difference in the world and value children being seen for who they are.

I feel grateful that my children have the opportunity to be part of the Westside community. Great…read moreteachers, great learning and the other parents are cool too. I'm truly impressed.

I have 3 daughters enrolled at this school and we couldn't be happier! Warm and caring staff,…read moregreat organization and fun learning environments for all 3. We've never been more excited about school!

I have nothing but great things to say about this school where my children attended…read morekindergarten-8th grade. I was able to observe the foundation of inquiry, compassion and community the k-5th grade experience provided for the further growth opportunities presented in middle school. These kids are smart, grounded, actively participate in their own learning and are 100% ready for high school academically and socially. Don't let the small middle school fool you! Students thrive socially in school and out. Furthermore, WSMS offers field trips, experiences and out of state travel for all, (not just a select few that have means) teachers and staff that care about all students and their educational path (not just those with parents that are able to volunteer) and a strong educational, service and community foundation that carries into adulthood. I want to be a Montessori kid

it is a great school I guess but also I mabe friends there and the people in that school they're…read morenice and sweet supported some do but some are toxic friends for what I made, I'm going to graduate in 2008 but the some goes to what other people say it is sometime truth about the school problems and other stuff but my friends and my prima. mi prima le encanta esa escuela tantísimo pero yo no me poquito pelo me encanta comida/ their food is really delicious, but they're really expensive to buy and if you buy a pants or sweatpants, or candy other stuff that you love! but it is like expensive. Idk how to say It. but I hope school. Don't be mean being nice make friends don't be rude and last, but not list don't be stressed out. Try to be calm and talk to your teacher or your friends if you help‍‍

This school suffered bad publicity due to public judgement without the complete details of the…read moresituation. There are many current staff members here who are openly gay and they are not fired nor condemned because they maintain respectful of their environment. This is a really good school and my kid thrives here. This is a welcoming environment and teaches love, service to the community and respect. In any other workplace, if you "sh-- where you eat," you will probably get fired no matter your sexual orientation. Keep it in your pants until you get out of school grounds and no one will care!

I went to this school and it sucked the Rome trip was honestly stupid I got blamed for something I…read moredidn't do and they didn't let us do anything fun if you want to pay 28k just for the school then 3.5k just for the Rome trip. Then they just ask you for money. The worst thing is that we learn Latin. Why did I go to this school? Idk. We have more latin classes than we do social studies which is just absurd considering only the smart ah people are going to do latin in highschool. Waste of money, they never get anything cool for playing sports or anything outside. We kept asking for a basketball hoop on the west blacktop but they never gave it THEN some kid idk who, asks for a freaking gaga ball pit. Also if they ever redo the field so it's not an ankle trap... contact me!. Small ah school, horrendous latin program, waste of money. Some of the teachers are really nice though! SOME.

Chief Sealth has SO MUCH POTENTIAL. For the opportunities that are given to students, so few…read moreactually take advantage of them. Programs and Opportunities: -IB (International Bachelorette)- A program in the Junior-Senior years where you can get an IB diploma by having a full IB schedule. IB is similar to AP in the sense that it has harder course work. IB credits can be transferred internationally, being good for a student that wants to go out of state. -Trio Program (college prep) -Upward Bound (college prep) -College Bound (college prep/scholarship) -clubs (a lot of clubs) -Language classes (Japanese, Chinese, and Spanish) -Music Program -YMCA programs -Neighborhood Healthcare (super important for low-income students/ students that need to do things discreetly). The one thing that bothers me the most at Sealth is, nobody has spirit. Spirit is something that has a huge impact on the way you experience high school. I'd say less than 15% of the school dresses up for spirit days, participates in pep assemblies, and attends dances. It makes for a very lame high school experience. The teachers are the people who have the most spirit. You can go to ANY other school, and they will have at least double the student spirit than Sealth. Garfield is a perfect example. As for sports, Chief Sealth quite frankly isn't the best in sports. The sports that do have a lot of potential are usually overlooked. Luckily, some sports have been receiving more recognition, like wrestling. Quite honestly, the school spends too much money on some sports, not going to say which ones. The athletes are sore losers a lot of the time, so sportsmanship could be improved. On to teachers, the teachers at Sealth are pretty good. I'd say they all have super different styles of teaching. Out of all the teachers that I have had from Sealth, 3 have actually bothered me. The thing that all 3 of these teachers exhibited was passive aggressiveness. Being passive aggressive is just such a bad approach to teaching, students don't feel safe sharing their questions or concerns. There are some other teachers who some may think are crazy, but those "crazy" teachers end up being the most influential and kids take the most away from them. The last thing about Sealth: they recently put in a new rule. If you're a running start student or part-time student, you're not allowed to be on campus unless it's fifteen minutes before your class. This rule is dumb, there are so many other reasons that a student might need to be at their high school campus. What if a student wants to get their FREE/REDUCED lunch? What if a student needs to talk to their counselor? What if a student has nowhere else to go because they live far from the school? Whoever implemented this rule obviously has no idea about students' outside lives/circumstances. The high school should be a safe place where the student can work on their homework and eat lunch, even if they are a few hours early. They're still apart of the school, they're still enrolled at the school. The thing is, this rule was created to prevent running start kids from coming and wandering around the school (which rarely ever happens), but the school can't even control the kids that have full-time schedules at the school. There are always like 20+ kids just wandering the halls and skipping. Worry about the kids in the school first.

Some good teachers. Bad councilors and scheduling. Ive given feedback and idead how to make…read morescheduling fair and consistent but principal and councilor dont listen to parents.

EHS is the best school I got a good memory here after graduation i reaching my little goal in my…read morejob get good experience hope everyone try their best in EHS make your dream come true .

This school has not meet my educational expectations and lacks knowledge of how to educate students…read moreand is filled with vilonce and neglegent students that have no motavation to learn. I do not recommend going into this sort of school if you want to make over 80 thousand a year wich is over the normal range of yearly income for a mid class family

I'm a 73-year-old recent widow who was looking for a new activity. I hadn't sewn in over 50 years…read moreand didn't even own a sewing machine, but I decided to sign up for a class with Katie. What a great decision. Katie is a wonderful teacher, sewing machines were provided and I quickly fell in love with quilting. The class was welcoming, encouraging and I enjoyed learning a new skill. I'm now working on my second quilt, with the goal of donating to hospitals. This experience has given me a relaxing activity and a new chapter in my life. I am so grateful that I took that first step, and I highly recommend this class to anyone-especially those who think it's too late to try something new.

Katie teaches children. My 12 year old granddaughter has taken 3 classes and has has sewn a basket…read more& 2 zipper pouches. They are beautiful. My granddaughter is so proud of what she has made and really enjoys going and learning from Katie. I took sewing classes at middle school in the 1960's and I'm so glad Katie is teaching the art of sewing to kids.

I just checked their website - thank God most staff are gone. The previous principal, Eve, was a…read moredonkey. She had no idea how to do her job. There were a few teachers who were GREAT, but are no longer there. All in all, let me put it this way: just because it's a private school does NOT mean it's good. When my kiddo went to public school, she was much much happier and really grew as a person.

My wife and I are not Catholic, but we tried two other much more expensive private schools before…read morediscovering how wonderful St Bernadette is. When we began to bring our boys there two years ago, our family was one of several who had moved from another nearby Catholic school. Contrary to the other one, the teachers at St Bernadette are surprisingly motivated and serious about teaching; and students are there to learn. Teachers are constantly interacting with parents, and parents are involved. Students pick up on this attitude, so the atmosphere is calm and focused on instruction, rather than behavioral correction. One can feel this when entering the building. In the other two nearby private schools, (one of them also Catholic), the battle to correct disruptive students was hopeless. In other schools, teachers admitted to deleting large portions of the syllabus in order to make up for time wasted on kids shouting out in the classroom. At St Bernadette, classrooms are calm, and students are divided into smaller groups based on learning speed. One of our boys even receives advanced level work packets prepared specially for him by the mathematics teacher. Unlike other private schools, we're not constantly hounded to keep contributing money. Every few months there are terrific ethnic banquets prepared by parents to foster a loving spirit of community.