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St. Paul's is a great school! For the first time, my child is being challenged academically. Teachers are superior - caring and competent. The principal only hires the best. Class sizes are low and teachers meet the academic needs of students.
Our Daughter started at SPA this year and we love it. She is being challenged academically in new ways and is loving being part of a small dynamic environment. I searched high and low for a school for my child and feel that St Paul's is the perfect place for any student looking for small classes, involved teachers and parents and a strong academic program. I disagree with the previous reviewer's post about similarity to public school - it is head and shoulders above the PS program in Bellingham in my opinion.
I can't emphasize enough that St. Paul's is a school to be extremely cautious of. While some teachers are excellent and deserve high praise, the administration undermines their ability to create a cohesive learning environment. The school fired an excellent teacher mid-year without cause and brought in a replacement a huge disruption to student learning. While the school purports to be a christian school it lacks compassion for families in need and makes no exceptions in their contracts even with many months notice and in cases of extreme financial crisis or when the school is incapable of meeting the needs of students that require extra services. Some teachers have excellent communication while others wait until the last week of school to report serious learning deficiencies in student progress (thus making it impossible to withdraw students that require special services). Their curriculum is nearly identical to that of the public schools.
I've just read a comment posted on June 17 related to Saint Paul's Academy from a disgruntled parent. I absolutely disagree! I am extremely satisfied with the small class sizes, and careful attention to each student's needs. My two daughters graduated from middle school at St. Paul's Academy and are now attending high school, at Bellingham High School. Regrettably at this time SPA does not have grade 12 yet. My daughters are doing extremely well in public school, due to the fine education, and attention to detail they gained at SPA.
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