University Christian School

Following a recent tour of the campus, as a parent of an upcoming 3rd grader, I must say that I was totally impressed with what we saw. Excellent security and safety measures were in place and the staff and teachers were very helpful! I haven't found a more reasonable, quality, private education in Jacksonville. We look forward to starting next year with University Christian School.
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This school is not the place to send your children if you want them to get a good Christian education. Even though this school says it is a Christian school it does not support its claim. Horrible education and the faculty are not doing there job right. I go here and I am not satisfied with my education.

I have been a parent at University Christian School since 1999 and this school has been so wonderful to me and my family. They have provided my kids (3 of them) with a very safe, structured family environment that I always feel welcomed in. My oldest son has since graduated and is doing great, my other son is a Junior this year and has had the opportunity to experience the Online Academy as well as in class instruction and has enjoyed having the diversity of curriculum instruction, and my daughter is a 6th grader who is absolutely loving the Bridge Academy! Thank You UCS for all that you are to our community!
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I feel as if the facility is being run like a business and not a Christian school for children. Public schools cannot throw children out, unless they perform seriously violent acts, but they have to take them back with behavior interventions. It is my understanding that Christians show patience like in Numbers 14:18, Peter 3:9, & Romans 2:3-4. Where were the behavior interventions? Suspending 4 y/o does not teach them how to change their behavior. My daughter is a 4 y/o and I feel like this school is teaching her that people will give up on her & turn their backs on her when she needs the most guidance & has the most need. This school is teaching her that teachers don't care enough about her to help her learn how to modify her behavior. Have you heard of the saying "It takes a village.."? I also feel like the school gave up too quickly when my daughter challenged their authority.
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UC has a great academic structure! I have been very pleased with the Elementary, the Bridge Academy, and now Middle School. I am excited to see what is in store next year!
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University has changed drastically over the years. The focus on academics is obvious in the choices their students are making in regards to college attendance. Their focus on a true experience with Christ has produced a number of students now leaving choosing to be a part of full time missions work. My oldest child just recetly graduated. We have been here through the ups and downs. The school is definatly headed on the right path. It was a great value for my dollar and gave my children the opportunity to be involved in excellent sports, arts and club programs with great teachers and coaches who were very good at their profession and loved my kids.
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I have three kids who attend University Christian for the last four years. My daughter just graduated and received a full scholarship to college. My son just finished 10th grade and tested for the College Placement Test and will start his college courses this summer. He was told by the FSCJ instructor that his Math score was the highest that she had graded in Duval County. I also have an upcoming 6th grader. UCS has implemented the Bridge Academy for 5th & 6th graders. They are separate from Elementary and Middle School. This program is wonderful because it prepares him for Middle School.
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My husband is a graduate of the school and he wouldn't have our children anywhere else. The class sizes are small and the parent teacher communication is outstanding. Our son is looking forward to the Bridge Academy and all it has to offer. It is our goal to have them at UC until they graduate. The upper school has many dual enrolment classes and extra help in taking the SAT's. We have been very pleased so far.
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I am looking to send my son to a Christian School next year. I have been very happy with the info I have received and to see that ALL of their teachers are required to have a BA or a BS degree. Some schools do not require teachers to have a degree and allow them to teach our children by only having a teaching certificate. This school is tops on my list right now. Happy hunting...
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Some of the teachers are very good, but overall this school is a huge disappointment. My oldest started in k-5 and graduated from UCS. I have since withdrawn my other children. This is NOT a college prep school (the highest SATs are barely over 1000) and it is certainly not christian, unless you define Christian as the complete absence of compassion for those who are less than perfect. So, what's the point?
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