"It genuinely takes a village, and SK is a very big part of my son's."
testimonials
Cliff D. (parent)
"My father was having a GREAT time last night listening to Oliver teach us about what he is learning in his Explorations class.
Omega!
Sets!
The restaurant table was covered in drawing paper. Oliver quickly took his crayons and drew me the symbol for Omega. Then he told me he learned about sets. He proceeded to draw this: {1, 2, 3.....} and explained to us that it meant that the numbers would continue in this pattern in this set 'forever'.
He's only five. Six in May! I'm amazed and thrilled with his excitement for learning math."
Karen G. (parent)
"Joanna [Hastings, our head of school] has the ability to look into the souls of children and reach them on a personal level. What Joanna brings to a classroom you can’t learn in any teaching college … it is a gift with which you are born. I’ve often said that, if we could bottle the unique qualities that make Joanna the phenomenal educator she is, we’d solve many of the ills of our educational system. For Joanna, teaching isn’t an occupation or even a lifelong passion—it is the essence of who she is.
The same innate characteristics that make Joanna the outstanding educator that she is are the ones that make her an exceptional leader. She manages faculty and staff with finesse and forges cooperative relationships with students and parents that are meaningful and lasting."
Ann G. (parent of alum)
"Both girls had a fantastic time [at summer camp]. I asked them what their favorite parts were and each said different things. One liked the fossil park and whiffle ball the best, while the other enjoyed bowling most. For them, the camp was just like school —they love going in the morning and it is hard to get them interested in coming home at the end of the day! SK continues to be wonderful for them!!"
Susan M. (parent)
I heard this from a third grader on the playground: "What are we doing in Latin today? Translations? Yay!" I knew then that we were at an amazing school.
Linette L. (parent)
In my 5 years at Summers-Knoll I learned many things, all of which I can see in who I am today. Before I went to SK, I didn’t know what I was missing. In the schools I went to before it, I was treated like the average student, like the hundreds of students who had gone to that school before me. Summers-Knoll helped me realize that I was unique and independent from everyone else, and allowed me to realize who I really could be. In this way, Summers-Knoll made learning fun.
E. Dean Young (alum)