If you're a parent considering a private education for your child, you can find a plethora of information about schools simply by visiting their websites and reading through admissions materials. However, nothing can be more valuable during this process than physically visiting the school and the personal interactions that you have with the teachers, students, and parents of the school.
To help ensure that you are choosing the right school to give your child the best private education possible, we recommend walking through this checklist as you tour the school:
To help ensure that you are choosing the right school to give your child the best private education possible, we recommend walking through this checklist as you tour the school:
- 1) The school has a positive reputation in the community.
- 2) The mission and philosophy of the school align with my child's interests, needs, and passions.
- 3) The school will be flexible in working with our family.
- 4) The school fosters an environment for students to want to become lifelong learners.
- 5) The students at the school are friendly and seem enthusiastic about what they're learning.
- 6) The teachers and staff are experienced and take the personal development of students to heart.
- 7) The school offers a safe and secure environment, and these security measures are evident just from visiting the school.
- 8) Graduates seem to excel once they leave the school, whether it be admission to a respected private high school or scholarships to college.
