The Children’s School

Change is hard. TCS has had three inexperienced, short-​term heads of school in a row and we are not impressed with the newest one. After one year, incredible teachers and staff people left because of cuts to their hours and paychecks with added work or disagreements with him (two terrific people left mid-​year). The new head is unapproachable and rigid, we have a rude and unhelpful business office, a communications manager who can never get us publicity even though we have great stuff going on at school (we just found out she was promoted to development director even though she has no experience), an admissions director who can’t fill all the open spots of our declining enrollment, and a middle school director who is a tech guy. This school would be so awesome if we could just get the right head. Our kids love their teachers and coming to school, but it gets harder each year to justify $ 20,000 per kid when we are dealing with such an inexperienced administration and frustrated teachers. We will be moving our kids next year if things don’t get better.

My children have attended TCS since they were both 2 years old. We have been at the school 5 years now and I cannot say enough good things about it! Our children absolutely love to go to school and they love learning. I have been so impressed with every teacher we have had — they are warm and nurturing and understand each of the children in their class. They also challenge them academically and socially. I have seen so much intellectual and emotional growth in both of our kids and I owe it to TCS.
The preschool years are play-​based, but every item in the classroom and every thing each teacher does is preparing these young students for intellectual rigor as they go through the TCS program. The students in my daughter’s class that are entering second grade this fall are incredibly bright, curious and many are well ahead of their grade level. Because the class sizes are small, the teachers are able to individualize the curriculum to challenge each student. We also love the new Head of School — he knows every student by name and greets them all at the gate each morning. He is strengthening the communication and the curriculum at the school and is poised to take the school to new heights. We love TCS and we are so glad it goes through 8^th grade!

I wish there were more than 5 stars to give.
Our children (3) have been at TCS since their toddler program, oldest is in middle school now NMY.
We have been at TCS for 10 yrs in total. Yes, lots of changes at the head, but what doesn’t change is the wonderful way the staff mentors our children, even though they all have their own unique way of dealing with things, the messages are consistent. Teaching and office staff are always willing to listen to any concerns that arise and find a better solution. We had to unexpectedly pull some of our kids out for 1 year and saw effects of attending a school with no social emotional curriculum, drowning in the overflow of huge student to teacher ratio.
Our kids LOVE school! They can’t wait to go and are mad if I pick them up on time! Their eyes sparkle with joy. They know that they are not a # in line in the class, and that their teachers actually know them and care and respect them. I can’t say enough about the integrated social emotional curriculum and academics. The kids are having so much fun learning and exploring and being respected as a human that they think they didn’t learn anything. BRILLIANT, magical. You will feel it the minute you walk into the gate.
Parent community is a dream. Every one is welcomed, loved and respected. TCS is the best Village to help me raise my children.

My three children are students at The Children’s School. My oldest, now in second grade, is in her 5^th year at TCS. I cannot say enough good things about the school. The teachers care about each individual child and students develop close bonds with their teachers and peers. Class sizes are small.
As a parent, relationships are easy to build with teachers, administration, and the other families so the school really feels like an extension of our family. Truly, it has been our home away from home.
The project-​based, emergent curriculum provides a beautiful blend of standards-​based academic instruction and enrichment. Children are encouraged to take risks utilizing creativity and innovation. Students learn how to collaborate, problem solve, resolve conflicts, and self-​advocate. The classrooms are lively yet peaceful, have natural lighting, and wooden materials.
Schedule a tour! You cannot help but feel the joy on campus. You will see children engaged and actively taking part in their learning. TCS is a magical place.

TCS is truly a magical place… the community, staff and administration are amazing and seriously the best. We have been with the children’s school for the past 11 years and its been the best years of our lives. Our boys are so happy and honored to be part of the TCS family. We love it!!!

Thinking about TCS get the facts: There has been significant change in leadership and staff which reflects the significance of the issues this school has been facing. There is no clear direction and no consistancy across the classrooms, no teacher accountability. Some teachers there are really great and if you are lucky to get them you may be happy the get them. Social curriculum is not consistent throughout all grades so some teachers do a wonderful job while others fail miserably. We were very supportive of this philosophy and had thought we found the perfect school for our family and were very disappointed in the reality. Recommend you do your homework before investing in this program.