Fayetteville Christian School

First of all I was a student at FCS. I attended from pre-k til I graduated. The school was very wonderful and very challenging for me because my mother also worked at the school. The school taughme so many things that now I can look back and say wow I am so glad I attended that school. I know that some people on here have complained about the turn over in teachers but people fail to realize that most of the staff including the headmaster at FCS were all associated with the military and therefore had to move with their husbands. The headmaster is a very kind and loving person. She always has her door open to any students and parents. Thank God for FCS. If I lived in fayetteville my daughter would attend there :)

Having three children who graduated from FCS, I can emphatically say this is a wonderful school on all levels. My kids were well prepared academically, socially and spiritually. It is a great environment and I have found the staff and administration open and caring. Not only did the administrator know my kids names, she cheered them on at their games, chaperoned all the student activities and took them on mission trips. Plus she has an open door policy for all students and parents and is accessible for anyone to come see her whenever they need to.
—Submitted by a parent

I can say that those reporting the administrators are rude or do no not care about the needs of students are seriously wrong. I would assume those saying those saying these things have unruly children and do not like it when they are called out for poor behavior. Myself and dozens of others who are actively involved in the school know the teachers and admin staff are fair and treat all our children the same. But they will not allow kids to get away with misbeahving and will ask them to leave the school. The level of academics is strong but the staff works hard to hard to not exclude those students who need extra help in their work.
—Submitted by a parent

As a former parent/teacher of FCS, I have to say thank you for 14 wonderful years. My daughter attended all the way from pre-k up until she graduated. She was not what I would call a "Favored" child of the staff, but she was loved. She would not have considered herself popular at all. She had some issues in the early HS years that were dealt with very appropriately by the staff. At FCS, parents are encouraged to be involved and I have found that the more you are involved, the more you are heard. My daughter is now a graduate of college and has credited much of her preparedness for college to FCS. She had many wonderful teachers along the way. They believed in her and saw her potential. There was a time when she thought she wanted to leave the school, but we as parents encouraged her to stick to it because we believed that the influence of her teachers would make a big difference. Now, our daughter tells us "Thank You" for the education she received. I also had the privilege of teaching at FCS for 13 years. I loved my job. I loved the children...they were always first. I love the parent/teacher interaction and involvement. Parents were always welcome. I loved teaching at FCS.

It is a great school. The teachers are nice. Excellent teaching. The teachers know you and what kind of person you are. They help you whenever you need help with the subject. They treat you with love and respect. The principal is friendly. You get to know her, she knows each of the kids that come to this school.

My children are enrolled in the elementary program, and both have excelled academically, socially, personally & spiritually. After fighting the public school administration and watching my children fall through the cracks of "meeting grade level", our family has been thrilled with the caring focus of the entire staff, from aids, teachers, office staff and administration. Teachers made themselves available for meetings, after school tutoring, even attending sporting & social events on their own time. Even as money gets tighter, the benefit to my children makes this a priority for our family. We are not employed by the school, and I have not seen evidence to support many of the claims I have read about. Parent envolvement is welcome, and the focus is the kids, and helping them reach their full potential.
—Submitted by a parent

I agree with some other postings that the administration is lacking. I'm sure the headmaster does not even know my children's names and would barely be bothered to come out of the office all year. Multiple levels of conflict exist, many of them about money. Very high teacher turnover. The school seems to be stuck in a rut, once having plans to build, and now barely able to pay bills leaving the facilities wanting. I'm happy my family is moving on. Like all schools, there are positives and negatives, but for the same amount of money there are many other (seemingly better, more stable) options in Fayetteville.
—Submitted by a parent

Very dissapointed of this school, enrolled my child with great expectations but now I am just so sad about the decision of enrolling my child there. As parent you are not expected to question the teachers, lots of unruly children, teachers don't care about all being in the same level, if your child if left behind that's it, conflict between parents, teacher, principal. Agree with other reviews that the school only concern is money.
—Submitted by a parent

FCS is a great choice for both academic and Christian education. It offers a warm, inviting environment for students to develop into the men and women that God is calling them to be. There is an epectation for students to live a life that exemplifies Christ on and off campus. This is fully addressed in the student handbook and enforced by the staff. I would expect nothing less from a Christian school. As both a parent and staff member of FCS since 2001, I find a few of these write ups disturbing to say the least. As in all schools problems exist, BUT if the problem is never brought to the attention of the appropriate people, then it can not be addressed. AND some issues need to be dealt with at multiple levels...There is an open door policy at FCS and parents concern, complaints, and suggestions are always
—Submitted by a teacher

I attended FCS from 2nd grade through 7th. it is a great school in terms of academics, extracurriculars, and parental involvement. However, many of my peers, including myself, felt that many of the "school rules" were way too strict. Let the students live a little and be kids. Several of the punishment methods were quite severe and unjustly delivered. Yes, it is a private Christian school, but the administration could let up on their iron fists.

The staff is rude,my daughter and her teacher were constanly,having conflict and the principle is rude.
—Submitted by a parent

My experience with this school is not pleasant. The administration care more about gossip than the reality. There are not for the children, just for the money and the apperience of a christian school. If your child is behave as they expected, he/she is out. There no christianity on their action. They just treat you like garbage and dipose of it.
—Submitted by a parent

Fayetteville Christian School is a wonderful school. In this school my son matured and grew in a loving Christian environment. All of the teachers that my son had the two years that he attended there were awesome, especially his kindergarten teacher, Mrs. Sunshine. We left this great school because we had to move to Monterey, CA. We are to return to fayetteville and my children will return to FCS.
—Submitted by a parent

My daughter attended FCS since K, shes now in the 6th grade. We've had 1 bad experience with a teacher there. The issue was taking away points from a test grade as a form of disipline. We went to the principal w/this matter, the principal stated she backs up her teachers a 100%. That is the only time we have had a problem there (the teaher is no longer w/FCS). The good teachers there out weigh the bad. FCS has Powerschool, its a great tool to monitor grades. Most parents dont know about their kids grades til its too late. We get updates not always up to date but we get them. I never had a problem with emailing teachers and getting a response. They want parents to be more involved.
—Submitted by a parent

This school has leadership issues. Parents are not expected to question teachers. The teachers do not return emails or phone calls for the most part and teachers are never wrong even if it takes 3 or 4 months to report grades on power school. If you don't work at the school your child will be left out. I would not recommend this school to anyone.
—Submitted by a parent

This school is only concerned about money. They do not inform parent about anything one would say is important. Some teacher's do not return phone nor emails unless you call the principal. I say to myself I am paying for this monthly and they still did not call me after I had phone them. Grades are not current on Powerschool and they seem like they care. The school is all family operated. The teachers bring their children and other family members. If you are not part of the circle you are left out. All instructor know what you have said to one other. Our time at this school was very stressful we had more support at a public school than at the private school we paid monthly to attend.
—Submitted by a parent

I have two granddaughters attending this school, and I as well as both of them, love it. They not only get a Christian education, but are involved in a variety of sports and other extra curricular activities...

Excellent school. The focus remains in all things on raising Christian, well-rounded students in a warm, nurturing environment. With this as it's focus the school produces state champion and scholarship athletes; national merit winning students; and leaders in the community.

The principal and director are biased towards certain students and they do not take the time to listen to the parents concerns. I took my child out because of this. My experience was not pleasant but for all of the ones with pleasant experiences - great! There are better christian schools in the area. No one has time for crazy leaders.
—Submitted by a parent

I have had my daugter at this school since 1st grade she is now in 6th. We took her out in 4th grade for a change. We put her right back for 5th. FCS is fantastic, I can email or call the teachers anytime. Parents are appreciated and recommended to be involved as a lot are. We plan on putting both of our other children at FCS when they are old enough.
—Submitted by a parent