Odyssey Day School

Odyssey Day School is a small Independant school that provides an individualized, creative model of educating students. My son has been at Odyssey since preschool and will graduate this year. He has grown into a confident, outgoing young man with excellent critical thinking skills...as he says, "I am so ready to go onto High School!" Odyssey is a school that offers competitive, quality education within a caring, nurturing environment!
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We have 3 kids at Odyssey, one in pre-K and 2 in the elementary program. The public school we transferred in from was academically very good, but somewhat institutional and cut to the basics due to the town budget (the kids only got music or art for half the year, for example). As soon as we transferred to Odyssey the kids were happier. The teachers are so warm and caring and their education is much more individualized. My kids get more challenging work, their assignments engage their creativity, and they work more collaboratively than they did in public school. The collaborative projects in particular allow for social learning, which I find extremely valuable. Overall we've been so happy with this school!
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I have 2 children at the school. One in the elementary and one in the preschool and both love going to school. The teachers are incredible at helping to instill a love of learning an fostering an incredible sense of self-confidence. The academic program is experiential and hands on plus, the teachers are able to alter the curriculum to help with developmental issues (on both ends of the spectrum). Gifted children and children with learning disability co-exist in the same classroom without disruption (and they actually learn how to help each other learn!)
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If you want a well educated child without the pressure cooker environment of other private schools. My child was reading Sheakespeare in 5th grade, yet only thought it was a great story. I really appreciate that they can teach so much without making kids feel overwhelmed.
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Needs a new leader My son, who went to Oddyssey for 4 years prior to kindergartne, loved all his teachers and loved going to school. The teachers instilled a love for school which was the most important factor for staying at Odyssey. The "leader" of the school, L, is non-existant. The previous leader was always there, knew the names of the students and parents She even stayed late a few days and made herself available for those parents who picked up late. The current person has never been there when I pick up, I don't even think she knows who I am or who my children are. When I've contacted her about anything she is slow to respond, if at all, and does nothing to resolve any issues. Her newletters which should be about the children and the school may as well have been her personal facebook page.
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My son has been attending Odyssey for over a year and my other son is starting shortly. My son is in the preschool program and I have been so happy with the teachers and staff, I can't say enough. Don't judge a book by the cover with Odyssey. It is a wonderful caring school and we have been thrilled with the preschool program. I think it is too small for elementary but excellent for preschool and preK.. Love it!!
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We can't say enough in the way of positive comments about this little gem of a school. Our granddaughter spent all eight of her elementary and middle school years at Odyssey Day School and experienced tremendous success in every academic area. She's a popular high school student now and is in the top 10% of her class academically, thanks in part to the patient and knowledgeable staff who helped her work to her potential in a caring atmosphere. We really liked the school's sense of community and enjoyed many opportunities for socialization with other families. We found Odyssey very affordable thanks to tuition assistance, but even if we hadn't qualified, we would have found a way to send her to Odyssey. All in all, five stars.

Are you kidding? the tuition is exhorbitant. There are other schools in the area with better academic reviews and they cost 1/3 of oddysey's tuition.

My two children have gone to Odyssey from preschool (younger) and kindergarten (older) through 7th grade (younger) and 8th grade (older). This is definitely a quality school! Even though the classes don't always seem as structured as the public schools, the information is there and the learning happens. My older son applied to three prep schools for high school, and was accepted at all three. This speaks very highly of the preparation that he received at Odyssey. And I love the informal, intimate atmosphere. Every teacher in the school knows my kids, and the students all know each other as well. It's one big happy family!
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My daughter has attended Odyssey for two years now. I could not have found a better school for her to attend. Education is above & beyond with many additional extra options for the children from Spanish, Theater, Music, Insturmental to many educational field trips & small classes. You know the saying 'You get what you pay for?' At Odyssey you can expect just that. Students don't have one teacher for subjects they have several all specializing in that catagory. My child truely benefits from attending this school. Offers educational classes for Infant, Toddler, PreK, K, 1-8th grade a major plus for the students no change up of schools until High School the way Educaton should be. The students are encouraged to exceed & excel in all areas. Head of School making changes that clearly Upgrade the childrens edcuation. Students & Parents have a say here. Doesn't your child deserve the best?
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