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Barnhart is a great school and recent changes are making it better each day. The real scoop on tuition: Barnhart s tuition is still lower than the most local schools. Under the previous Head, tuition rose little for many years. This was not realistic, but people got comfortable with it. Tuition now rises a little each year like all schools. Staff losses have been for different reasons but the current staff is thoroughly dedicated. Barnhart has maintained its reputation as one of the friendliest private schools around while increasing academic performance. Children thrive academically because expansion of their intellect is prized over the drilling of facts. Children are challenged to think and learning is exciting. Barnhart kids are perform very well and are accepted into the best high schools. When Barnhart kids graduate they leave with a lifelong love of learning rather than being burnt out at the age of 13.
We too have left Barnhart after several years. Tuition continued to rise, the new Head of School was making way too many changes too fast, there was a nonstop push for monetary donations, and the beloved veteran teachers and staff (many who had been there 20+ years) all left. We will miss the old Barnhart!
My children are thriving at Barnhart since entering in K, 3 and 7 years ago. We see this in their academic performance - due to great teachers and a great curriculum - and in other aspects of their lives - how respectful they are in interactions with other children and adults. Mind, body, spirit isn't a motto at Barnhart, it's the culture. Now as we visit high schools and meet parents and students from other K-8 schools in the area, we see how well-prepared our middle schooler is, both in academics and in maturity. Barnhart is a special school, growing and continuously improving, and there's no better proof of that than the bright and mature children there.
It's our first year at Barnhart. My son entered at 4th grade. What a profoundly positive difference Barnhart has made for him! He is being taught based on his learning style. He works independently now and is excited about what he is learning. His writing, which was always good, is even better. The most gratifying part for me, as a parent, is the way he is challenged and not overwhelmed; treated with regard and kindness rather than demanding pressure; and lifted by positive expectation rather than ground down by unreasonable demands. The new head is creating an atmosphere of gracious rigor. Go Bobcats!
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