Fremont Christian School

My son went to FCS for 7^th and 8^th grade only and it was a complete waste of money. He would have been much better off at the public junior high. In fact, I think this school did more harm than good for his self-​esteem. He was a very confident and popular kid in the public school but struggled in this area at FCS. The decision to put him in this school was not for a religious education but in hopes of giving him an edge academically. When my younger child was in junior high, she went to the public school and thrived. She got all As in 7^th and 8^th grade, took advanced placement classes and got very involved with STEM. While both children have different learning styles, FCS is not a good option unless your motive is for the religious aspect but even that area concerns me… Stay away from this school.

This a long awaited review, but I want too see how things went as the year progressed. My son attends preschool here part time and he enjoys it very much. I have seen him grow, and make friends and learn a lot academically. The teachers are great and so are the ladies that work at the front office in the preschool office. Now, on too reason why I gave them three stars. application process was pretty easy but really your going to charge me 89, just too file out the application and its non refundable?! What if my child was accepted for some reason (but from the looks of it, the accept everybody). any who, when my son was accepted I had too pay for first month tuition plus potty training at the time (my son is fully potty trained now). There was some mixed communication through my applying process about potty training but it was cleared. But what really upset me was when I went too the office too pay first months statement I was told I wouldn’t have too pay potty training YET. The lady in the office (never got her name) was extremely rude. instead of talking to me, she was talking at me. Very unprofessional. I was so turned off I was ready too walk out and say forget it if this is how I will be treated after Your miscommunication, but I let it go in hopes that not all the stuff is like this. My son has been going here since July 2015. his first day here, they didn’t even know what class he was in!!! WHAT THE FRENCH! I was told he was in three different classes but I got it I figured out before I left my child there to make sure he was safe and ok. This school seems a little disorganized at times. I feel like they are more focused on how many kids they can get in rolled too their school. And once they do that, your kind of forgotten as parents who pay big bucks for are children to go here. its all about for THEM NOT US AS PARENTS. like really who has open house in the middle of the school year 4 TIMES. seems a little ridiculous to me to have that many open houses with in a year. over all its a pretty good school, I’m just not sure if its worth the price that I’m paying. They offer financially aid if you need it, but not for preschool. I’m a young single parent and struggling college student and cant quit understand why they don’t offer financial help for preschool. My son loves it here, so I will continue to keep him here for as long as I can. but with in the year or so I will probably have too put him some where else.

This is the most amazing school I have ever experienced. This community of teachers are the most caring and loving people too. Trisha Meyer who is the Superintendent, always has time for parents to address any and all challenges your children may have as they grow into young adults (although any teacher will help too). I have experienced working with her when I wasn’t in agreement with a situation at school. She not only listened to me, she followed up and made sure that we were all satisfied with the results. Fremont Christian allows and understands they are a big part of your children’s lives not only in school but for years to come. The teachers treat your children as if they are their own. Miss Moro is a teacher that cares deeply too. She’s there every step of the way to guide your child to success. She won’t give up. She loves her students so much! I’ve experienced her amazing love for her work. If your looking for a loving caring and VERY academic focused school — look no further than Fremont Christian!

My kid has been to this school since Pre-​k. I wish I pull him out a few years ago. If your priority for your kid is education, you may think about it first. Education is not important here. Any public schools out there has better curriculums. It is too slow as a private school. You are better save those tuition for extra after school programs or other private schools. Those are more challenging. Also they consider extended care as educational too, where they hire people who watch your kids do not have proper certificate or training. They report bad things about you kids for extremely minor things that little kids do after school. Many kids leave every year. I don’t know about high school, but elementary and day care are not so good.

My daughter attended preschool here from 2 to 4.5 years old, and her experience here prepared her well for school life, giving her a solid foundation, strong social skills, and confidence to transition into pre-​K and Kindergarten. We loved it here and only left earlier this year due to a relocation!
When she started the day after she turned 2, she was understandably anxious and confused. Her teachers were so caring and loving, holding her at times to comfort her and assure her. She was also potty trained within 6 months. We didn’t have to do any work. One day, she just came home and knew what to do!
They have a lot of fun field trips and special on-​campus events throughout the year, including a science fair night where the kids get to show off their numerous projects. Everyone here makes you and your children feel welcomed, from the front desk staff to the amazing and cheerful teachers, as well as other parents.
Some of my friends have asked whether there is a heavy emphasis on religion. While the Bible is discussed in the classrooms, everyone, regardless of religion, is welcomed. And in the preschool classes, the teachers are really focusing on respect, kindness, and politeness.

I have a doctorate degree & wanted our child to also one day have the opportunity to obtain the highest education possible. After interviewing and getting accepted to about ten private schools, we knew FCS was our #1 choice. FCS is an academic wonderland that inspires children’s desire to learn.
Mr. Lam is my child’s 1^st grade teacher. His classroom is very organized, clean, and a happy environment. We could tell that the kids are learning a lot from him.
At open house we noticed: The written projects were nicely done and much of the kids writing skills improved drastically from what I recall from their kindergarden abilities. I have never seen the triangle project with writing and a photo, the pop-​up is cleaver. We enjoyed the book and science projects!
Grade K, we had Mrs. Ball. Kids developed solid reading and writing skills. She gives students interactive tools to learn math concepts.
After school program is awesome. The children have an option to take an instrument, art, chess, and other programs. Our child developed great habits during this top of the line activities. The ladies who help the children are fantastic.
Office Staff: Everyone is very supportive and loving towards the children. Very helpful and resourceful. The principal and superintendent are hands on and available, from the top down it is an excellent place.
FCS creates an environment for children to succeed.

Man. Teachers here are nice, I love all of them they deserve 5 stars. But one lady in the office screws everything.

Our 2.5 YO girl is attending FCS (pre-​school). We chose this school because it is not too large and has a great teacher to student ratio. But it was after joining that we really noticed the differences that we feel separate this school from others. We have not placed our kid into other schools, but our comparison is based on parents’ feedback of other schools and what we observed of children’s behavior when visiting other schools during while school shopping.
Favorite things we like about this FCS:
1.) The kids here are very polite, they say thank you when you open doors for them and they also hold doors open for you when they see you. They say good morning to the staff and even say hi to my daughter with a smile. We were so over focused on academics and program statistics that we didn’t really think about this criteria. Of course, how do you even gauge if a school is good at teaching manners and being polite?
2.) This school has some exclusive programs that was really surprising. We were told they have a NASA Space Engineering program for High School students. FCS is 1 of 12 schools IN THE WORLD that are part of this program. Recently, the HS students went on a tour at Google to see the Google Glass project. Exclusive programs is nice, but I think these two examples really grab the kids’ attention (it grabs mine at least) and feels relevant. It doesn’t apply to our girl yet, but I would be excited if she were able to join some of these activities.
3.) We get regular feedback emails about our child’s progress in pre-​school. All the cute and embarrassing moments. Some schools have this as well, so not an exclusive, but one we like having.
Overall, we are just happy with our girl’s progress. She’s happy there, she likes the teachers and comes back singing songs and saying her hellos, byes and giving hugs. Being in pre-​school, it’s hard to tell if the stats they advertise will apply to our kid as she grows. But so far, definitely happy with the staff and our daughter’s development in this school.

What I love most about FCS — they really teach the kids so much more than academics. They teach them how to make a difference in the world even while they are so young. I have 2 kids there and they get more excited about Operation Christmas Child (sending shoebox presents around the world) then their own Christmas gifts. Not to mention my 4^th grader has straight A’s and is always challenged, gets to take part in band and and drama with concerts and Broadway-​quality productions. My kinder thinks school is the happiest place on earth. Parents are involved. Teachers are caring, organized, and just wonderful. Security keeps strangers out. Every year there is growth and improvement. Great place to send your kids.

Have to agree with the review from Cristal K-​6 was Great. The secondary campus and the upper management staff are not in this for the kids. I am amazed at what I have seen here since Jr high. NOT IMPRESSED at all. Whats sad is they don’t see it or hear what everyone is saying. I think it could be a great environment, but there needs to be some serious changes top down. For what people are paying I don’t see it any different than our free education system.

I am a previous student of Fremont Christian. I have attended this school since Pre-​K up till freshman year. I left in 2010 after my freshman year. Overall this school is alright for PRE-​K THROUGH 6^th GRADE.
For elementary school, I enjoyed many memories I had, and many teachers were the bomb! (Mrs. Abellon, Mrs. Lamm, Mrs. Garcia, to name a few). The uniforms were pretty awful and Wednesday unforms were just bad for the girls (checkered dresses?). The rules were really tight among the childcare staff & most of them weren’t even friendly to the kids; they were really harsh on all of us. I honestly remember only 2 or 3 childcare staff being very friendly. But the curriculum was alright, although I would’ve enjoyed a stronger one that could build the foundation for future learning; I struggled all throughout my school years because I didn’t have a strong foundation for learning.
Also, on a negative note, the kids treat each other as superior and inferior beings: the older kids «bully» the younger kids and the kids usually are show-​offs. Also, everyone knows everyone (for it being a small school), so teasing does occur often — I was in fact one of the kids who was teased a lot., and the staff didn’t do much to prevent it. So OVERALL, elementary was ALRIGHT (curriculum), but was also bad due to kids’ behavior and the kind of adult care that was being displayed.
For Junior/​High School, these years were the years when FCS began to deteriorate. There were a whole bunch of new teachers by the time I got to 7^th grade. But at least I got to have some awesome teachers during my Jr. High Years (Mrs. Ricafrente, Mrs. Garcia). Jr. High was pretty bad because we had less privileges than the High School. We were also under tighter security and we were in more constant trouble because the teachers would see us doing something that was «unchristian.» And if we did get in trouble, we wouldn’t get a verbal explanation, we would AUTOMATICALLY get a detention right there. That was just absolutely ridiculous. And the kids were even worse at this stage: gossip going from one end to the other, and judgment and dirty looks from your own fellow peers; this did not produce an inviting and encouraging atmosphere. But the curriculum was alright: Bible instruction wasn’t very academically challenging (just seemed like an extra class), English and Math courses were alright, but History and science were the bomb! So OVERALL, Jr. High, academically, was challenging enough to get me semi-​ready for high school, but on a personal level, fellow peers were never encouraging towards one another and it all just seemed like competition among everyone. PLUS, cliques were everywhere, and the popular gang always knocks down and discourages everyone they come upon.
For High School, I only stayed for my Freshmen year, but my freshmen year was pretty bad itself. The cliques still existed and the school just seems like a social hierarchy — with the popular ones at top, and the studious kids at the bottom. Most of the high school is just like the Junior High section above^, but we had slightly more privileges. We didn’t have to go to after-​school childcare anymore and we had slightly more freedom. The band and choir program are alright, just wish we could do more competitions against other schools. The academics are good, with the school offering some APs and honors English classes. But I just wish they could offer more AP classes and have a stronger fine arts program: one that can be competitive. Their athletics are pretty cool and everyone on a team works really hard (I played volleyball during this time, and we worked our butts off). The teachers in this stage are better, but also, there are new teachers who just suck in general and don’t even teach at all! (I won’t name names). So OVERALL, the high school students are still show-​offs, popular-​savvy kids, and jerks who don’t contribute to a learning atmosphere, but the academics are good, though the fine arts program should be involved more locally with other schools rather than across the state.
This school is a 11k+ school, academics are alright, but the students are suck-​ups & attention-​wanting jerks, so my recommendation is 2-​stars and you’re better off sending your kids to public school and save the money. I appreciate all FCS has done for me in my school career, but honestly, I am glad I left. I went to James Logan High School, and got SO INVOLVED there than FCS. I was in the award-​winning marching band, Forensics (debate), played Varsity Badminton, and challenged myself academically by taking more AP classes Logan offered than FCS. Through all this, I was able to go to UC Berkeley. But the 2 things I wanted to accomplish in high school were 1) compete in fine arts, which is what I did at Logan through marching band, & 2) take AP classes that I REALLY wanted to do (Statistics, Calculus BC, Physics, World and US History, Government, French, & more) but sadly, FCS didn’t have much APs.

I have had two of my three children graduate from FCS with one to go! I can speak of over 20+ years experience with FCS from pre-​school through high school.
** The academics are the BEST they have ever been. 95% of graduates go on to college and close to 70% are eligible to attend a California State University.
** J Term will start for the 2013 – 2014 school year.
** Raising the bar in the Athletics Dept. with the hiring of a new AD effect. July 1^st.
** NEW FOOTBALL PROGRAM for the 2014 – 2015 school year. The FIRST in the schools 45 year history. Visit
for more information.
** FCS International Space Station Micro Robot Experiment has returned to EARTH!!! The Soyuz TMA-​07M spacecraft is seen as it touches down in a remote area near the town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan, on Tuesday, May 14, 2013.
I am very excited to see God’s BLESSINGS continue to pour down on FCS. I would never send my kids anywhere else!

All of my children have attended Fremont Christian Preschool. The environment is loving and nurturing. The curriculum is age appropriate and engaging. It was so exciting the day my three year old took a piece of paper and wrote his name all by himself. I didn’t even know he was working on that. It was a great feeling. My kids were and are in great hands.

This preschool has been a «home» to my three sons (ages 3,5,7). The teachers are amazing, always greeting my boys with hugs and smiles. The administration and office staff actually know each student and family. The playground offers a safe place to play with the «spongy» ground, slides, tricycles, and a canopy. I have tried the lunch they serve and it is pretty yummy. Classrooms are spacious and bathrooms are clean. By the way, teachers are very helpful and supportive with potty training process, both for the kids and parents too. The religion aspect mostly focuses on respecting others and being thankful, which are wonderful values for preschoolers.
I attempted to switch schools thinking I would find the same «love» at another school but always found ourselves back at FCS. The price we pay to have happy, smiling boys and peace of mind when I am at work is priceless. My youngest son can’t stop singing the songs he’s learned. When we came for a visit before enrolling my youngest, my oldest son said it best, «This is where all the fun begins!»

My daughter is in her 2^nd year at this preschool. It gives me peace of mind to know she is in such great care. The teachers and office staff are all so warm and friendly, and I can see they really care about the children. My daughter has a food allergy, and I chose this school partially because it is a nut free campus. They are very careful about any food in the classrooms, and take careful notes of food allergies. My daughter loves school, and has learned a lot. They are even adding languages to the curriculum, which is great. The Kinder prep program is another bonus. Great communication, and amazing programs and activities, including fun and educational field trips. What else can I say?

Our son is in Pre-​School and he loves going to school. The teachers are all very loving and caring… great school. Thanks

My son was there for one year. We were planning from elementary all the way to high school but that changed the end of the first year. All the really good teachers have left or planning to leave. Loved the teacher my son had but was very disappointed with the schools treatment of their teachers. Tuition is pretty high. Not as high as Stratford or Challenger but it’s up there. Seems every time you turn around, parents are leaving disappointed.
Be careful before signing and turning if your money. Read the fine print. I signed up my 2^nd in but when I went to withdraw him, I got this from the superintendent: According to our long-​standing policy, we do not refund application, registration, technology or first month of tuition fees for first year K-​12 students. In other words, I lost my money.
I will never refer FCS again.

This is an Awesome School !

Great school with good education goals. they just finished building a really nice high school classroom building. The staff is very nice as well

If you want to know that while you are at work, school, etc., that your child is in a structured, loving and wholesome environment, then Fremont Christian Preschool is for you.
Here’s why:
–The teachers genuinely love the kids. They hug them when they get hurt, console them when mommy or daddy leave, help them fall asleep during nap time, and are just genuinely great.
–There is structure. Kids love structure. My 3 year old tells me that after the morning snack, that it’s circle time, and then they do this, and that, and then lunch and then nap time.
–Not over the top bible studies. The kids learn «that Jesus loves them» but it’s not overboard.
–If your child is 2 but not potty trained, they will help with potty training! (for an extra charge of course).
I have nothing bad at all to say about this place. Some may say it’s a bit expensive, but to me, so long as I know that my child is taken care of it’s well worth it!!!