Carden Cascade Academy

I took my 3-years old for an initial assessment. The lady who did the assessment told me that my child knew no counting and therefore, they can't admit him. Seriously !!! Do you expect 3-years old to know counting??nnSince I had spend time in teaching my child and I knew that he knew counting. So, I asked him to count in front of me and he counted to ten just fine. The lady was embarrassed and she rescheduled the assessment. Later, my son told me that the teacher was not nice to him and he didn't like the way she treated him. If you don't know how to be friendly with a 3-years old then you are in a wrong profession. 150$ wasted in the assessment only to learn that the school staff is not friendly with kids. Stay away from this school!!

Since at least one other reviewer posted on their enrollment experience, I thought we'd do the same. Our child is enrolled in Carden Cascade this fall, and none of our paperwork was lost. In fact, we were given both electronic and hard copies. Our questions were answered quickly and professionally.nnWe are very excited for our kid to attend this school. It has one of the best student-to-teacher ratios in the state. In addition to the great class size, the small school size is a huge benefit in our eyes. We think that more schools should look into the back-to-basics approach that the Carden Method uses.nnIt is true that small schools will have trouble affording extensive science facilities, but they do have Lego robotics, and interested parents with STEM schools can help overcome this challenge with other after-school offerings. After graduating Carden Cascade in 8th grade, I imagine many will pick their child's high school based on strength in science, technology, engineering, and math.nnMore than one of our son's friends from his daycare are enrolled in Carden Cascade this fall, and if things work out as well as we think they will, we'll continue to recommend it to others. I'll update this review if my impressions change, but I don't think they will.

I love this school! This is my 7th year there and I have two children there. The focus is on perseverance, good manners and kind behavior. Academics are very strong and each child gets to learn at her own pace. I love the fact that they have PE and Mandarin three times a week and have superb music and art teachers. My children love to go to school every day which is certainly not what my husband and I remember from our school days!nI especially appreciate the year round calendar and the extended care. These are very convenient for working parents. The extended care has many actives like yoga, soccer, taekwondo, chess and dance.nHaving been at the school for so many years, I understand where some of the bad reviews are coming from - there were some issues with the administration some years ago, mostly due to growing pains, but those were resolved.nThe school is bottom heavy with fewer children in the higher grades. This can be a good thing or a bad thing depending on one's child I think. Personally I love the 1:1 attention my children are able to receive.nIt is a very joyful and happy place and I feel very privileged to be able to send my children there.

I went to Carden for 4th, 5th, 6th grade. When I entered the school I could not read, write or do any sort of math (And I was coming from one of the most expensive private schools in Portland). Unfortunately I was unable to attend for 7th and 8th At Carden. However when I transferred to another private school I skipped 7th going straight to 8th.nnI eventually won an ROTC scholarship to Gonzaga University. I was a successful Army Officer with one combat tour and moved into civilian life. I am now a General Manager controlling roughly 40 million of a 100million company. I also was a major contributed in the companies growth from 25m when I joined to 100m in five years.nnMrs. Baker gave me the tools to catch up to my peers and then remain ahead of most of them since then. I could not speak highly enough of Mrs. Baker, and the Carden Curriculum.

I called there just to ask some questions. The office staff was rude and impatient with me on the phone. Why would I send my children there if they cannot even be civil over the phone?