Bethany Christian School

This is by far the BEST Christian school! I attended this school preschool-​8^th grade when I was younger and now my daughter attends. She’s in 1^st grade now and started there in preschool. The staff truly cares about the children and the parents. They are faithful on teaching God’s Word. I love when my daughter comes home talking about what new thing she’s learned about God and hearing how well she’s doing on memorizing her Bible verses etc. She always comes home with a smile. The staff does as much as possible to keep u up to date on what’s happening at the school and in your child’s class. It is worth every penny! They have a tuition assistance program for those who are struggling and qualify for the extra financial help. I highly recommend this school. It is like a family! I could literally go on and on saying how wonderful Bethany is. Knowing my daughter is safe, loved, and happy to learn new things and see her teachers and friends makes me a very happy mom.

My child has been with Bethany since last August. I can’t believe how much he has learned and grown both academically and spiritually. We really appreciated the kindergarten teacher Mrs. Tam and her assistant Mrs. Meredith for their professionallism and patience. It was a great experience to work with them.

Bethany Christian School has been an excellent school for our four children. When looking for a small school, we were immediately drawn to the strong sense of community that the Bethany administration and staff exudes. We were in search of a school that spanned from preschool through 8^th grade. It was important for us to find a school where the teachers would truly «know» our children. Academically and spiritually we have found Bethany Christian School to be fantastic. The teachers are wonderful and it seems clear that they feel called to teach at Bethany where they can nurture a love of learning in their students. Bethany also has a longstanding history in the San Gabriel Valley and is dually accredited. The area surrounding the school feels safe, quaint, and is within walking distance to the small downtown of Sierra Madre.

Our family has attended this school for 5 years and we love it! The teachers and staff are committed to the children and genuinely care about them. The class size is small so the children get a lot of individual attention. The parents are very involved and are always willing to lend a hand in the classroom or wherever help is needed. The administration and ptf is always looking for new ways they can improve the school and make it even better. Most importantly their focus is on a Christ centered education and they are always trying to teach the children how to live in God’s image. We are very happy with this school.

My child was attending Kindergarten at this school and after a short while I noticed a change in her demeanor. After a 2 weeks of attending this school I found out that she was afraid of another 5 year old girl in the class. My daughter explained to my wife and I that this girl had dug her finger underneath her nail, bent her fingers backward and grabbed at her stomach. I spoke with 2 other parents who made complaints about this same child bullying their children.
I spoke with the teacher who on the first occasion stated that she would speak with the parent. On the second occasion I spoke with the Kindergarten teacher about the bullying she stated that since the incident happened yesterday and since my child did not speak up the moment it happened nothing would be done. Since her teacher was unwilling to help, I had to take control of the situation myself. I spoke to the parent and the child myself, and that seemed to end the touching for approximately 1 week. Yesterday (9÷24÷2014) this girl touched my daughter’s private area till it hurt.
The girl told the school that my daughter (the one getting bullied) touched her area first. We had a conference with the principal, the kindergarten teacher and the head of the pre-​school program. During the conversation they tried to make it look like my daughter was to blame. The kindergarten teacher stated we were the first to make a complaint about the bully which was a lie. She didn’t account for the fact that I spoke with 2 parents who told me that they told her about the bully. She recanted and stated oh yeah that was a long time ago when in fact the school had just started in late August.
To make a long story short I stated that I will not have my daughter in the same class with this bully. The principal replied with, I can’t kick the child out of the school for something this insignificant.
9-​24-​2014 was my daughters last day at Bethany. We left the school knowing that the bully has a older brother in the school and also attends the after school program. It equals approximately $ 2000 a month for Bethany. They picked money over morals and ethics.