I need some information on a good christian based school for my daghter, she is 13.
We had her in private school since she was little. Just recently switched her to public
dont like it at all. We have a problem trying to find something not too far away, and reputable. She will be ready for eigth in September. Thank You
Hi there,
I have some friends whose daughter is 15 and attending the Calvary chapel Christian school in Vista and they are very happy there :)
I believe Tri-City Christian is recognized as a reputable school. It has been around for a long time, I have known many who have gone to school there (including my youngest brother) and my mom taught there for a few years. I don't care for the "school politics" but I think they are good on academics. Calvary Chapel of Vista has a good school - I prefer the "atmosphere" of the leadership there, but I don't know about the academics and how respected the school is from a college standpoint. My niece recently graduated from there and I think she may have had her pick of universities (but she is a genius, graduated at 16 and so on). The school could probably tell you about your child's chances of going on to certain universities after high school, if that is your concern.
I taught at Horizon Christian School in San Diego before I got married and had kids and I think that is, by far, the best school around, and very reputable. But it is a long drive. I wish I could send my kids there when they are of school age, but I don't think I could manage the drive everyday.
My sister has her kids enrolled at a charter school "Coastal Academy" in Oceanside. They do a homeschool arrangement where they are in school 2 days and at home 3 days. It is not a Christian school, but almost everyone who attends there is Christian, and I don't think my sister has had any issues with the curriculum, or she might be able to choose to leave things out. I don't know you if you have to homeschool or if your kids can go to school 5 days a week. I also have a good friend who teaches at their sister school in Escondido, and the school is as close as you can get to a private school without being private.
I hope this is helpful!
Hi B.!
I just moved to this area so I don't know of the schools, but I wanted to share something with you.
I have taught at private schools for my whole teaching career. There are two types of curriculum that I have used and I taught middle school. State of California Curriculum and ABEKA. DO NOT send him to a school that is ABEKA curriculum. He will be very behind. I kept in touch with a few of the parents that had students in my ABEKA based curriculum schools and they said that their children were behind and they would have been further behind if I hadn't taken it upon myself to ditch some of that ABEKA and bring in real life curriculum.
Look for a WASC accreditted school that uses state of California curriculum.
There is a really good Christian school on Melrose Drive in Vista at the corner of Copper and Melrose - very close to the 78. They have been there for years. My kids have gone there for summer school and I really love it.
I taught at St. Patrick's Catholic School in Carlsbad for five years before taking this year off to be a stay at home mom. It is a great school and community of people. My daughter will be starting there next fall. There are two eighth grade classes each with 20 students or less. Give them a ring if you are interested. ###-###-####.
