Quest Academy

My son attended Quest Academy for his middle school years 6^th-​8^th grade & our biggest regret was not having him there sooner. Most of the parents agreed that if Quest offered a high school program, we would have stayed. The reason for this was because QA created a safe & loving environment where the children could be accepted for who they were & be taught from brilliant teachers with a unique curriculum. My son was very balanced on the social spectrum, enjoying friendships he made with all his peers of many personalities. We had a very tight class of kids that still get together for alumni events & parties two years after graduating. With gifted students, it is true you will have some that are so brilliant, yet struggle in social circles or some that can handle being very social with their peers. I only wish I could’ve had such an amazing experience growing up in a school like that as a child. My son is now a happy & successful 10^th grader at a private high school and says that Quest was the best school days of his life. Please send me a message if you have any questions about sending your child to Quest!

As an alum parent with my child now in 12^th grade at a public high school, I can only marvel at the excellent preparation. Said preparation certainly applies to specific academic knowledge, but more importantly my child loves learning and thinking about the knowledge he is acquiring. This joy in learning and thinking and caring deeply is a testament to the untiring efforts of Quest Academy faculty to make the learning authentic, rch, and highly engaging.

I have heard so many parents whose kids went to Quest later say, «It’s a school for the gifted in the pocketbook.» It’s really a school for kids who don’t fit in socially anywhere else. It’s ridiculously expensive but how much would you spend to have your kids have a friend, if they can’t make any otherwise?
This school can not compete with all the resources of the local public schools.

Quest is for a school that markets itself for gifted students. I think that it does well with students that are gifted in math, which is very quantifiable. I do not find Quest to be as effective with a child who is gifted in less quantifiable areas like creative writing or art. For the creative child, I believe the school looks primarily at technical competence (in areas like grammar) and undervalues artistic and creative skills, which lowers that child’s sense of competence and esteem.

Speaking as an alum, I loved Quest. The teachers interact with the students very well, they are very nice, and they are great at teaching. They also help build character and knowledge on the outside world.