Summit Academy Cincinnati Elementary

My daugther started 7th grade at Summit this year. She is new to the school and loves it! She comes home motivated to make good grades and talks with me about what she has learned! That never happened in her old traditional public school enviroments. I wish I would have discovered this school years ago! Her teachers were impressed with how quickly she transitioned into the Summit "model" style of learning. Traditional elementary and middle school models were a struggle for her especially with 30-32 students per class was just too much. So the combo of small classes (14 max) and Summit Model has made a huge difference for her. They teach social skills, Theraputic Karate, Music and Arts. You can tell the teachers really enjoy working with the children and are passionate about setting the kids up for success. I'm a dvocate supporter of this school.
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Our daughter will be starting as a 9th grader at their Transitional High School (grades 8-12 now moved to their own bldg, a former Catholic school with great new gym & other remodeled facilities!), so we don't have personal experience to relate yet, but we're all very excited about her prospects for success there, after discouraging experiences thru 6th grade in public school & homeschooling (with part-time classes at a K-12 learning center) for 7th & 8th. I am so impressed by the attitude & dedication of all the staff I've met there so-far. Their philosophy and approach focus on the strengths inherent in every student, and helping them find and use their gifts toward achieving success in whatever vocation or higher education they pursue after graduation--including acquiring college credits at state expense during their Jr & Sr yrs. Emphasis is (refreshingly!) on students' individual learning styles/needs, NOT state test scores!
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Since my child has been there, he's excelled and this is a shock since they've moved him up a grade. The staff has made our family feel welcome and the teachers are great at what they do!
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After two years fighting the public school, and every day dealing with new things in a discipline journel, interpersonal conflict with other students, and poor preformance in math and reading we enrolled our son in Summit. Summit specializes in students with ADD, ADHD and Aspburgers. Our son started his first year nearly a year behind in math, and a half year behind in reading, and by the end of the third quarter he has finished third grade reading, and third grade math and he is only in second grade. His report card now has no N's in behavior, and this is a first! Growing up with ADD and ADHD my self I wish that this school had been around in my day, that being said we are so elated to have found Summit. Almost every day he comes home to say school was great! Call them now!
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Summit Academy what a great school ! My child was struggling with learning. The staff made it more fun for her to pick up learning. The teacher's there are indeed the best I have seen and it was an honor to get to know some of the staff there. What a awesome School.
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This school is a godsend for children with adhd and/or asperger's syndrome. If you have and adhd or asperger's child who is struggling in a mainstream school, please, please, please check out this school. As a part of their curriculum, they offer therapeutic martial arts, outdoor experiential activities camp, boy scouting, social skills classes, o.t.. The academic classes are designed to keep their attention, and each student's learning style is evaluated and attended to. Class sizes are very small, 15 students max, and each class has a teacher and a degreed aid. This school has been life changing for my son.
--Submitted by a parent