VanDamme Academy has altered our children forever in the best possible way. My children are more curious about science and this world we live it, they are more informed and thoughtful about history and its influence. They are excited and interested in literature and art. They look forward to learning and are anxious to find out what they are learning next! Gone are the days when their favorite subject in school was recess!!!

I have been going to school here since I was four; I love it! Its definitely a different school experience

After researching schools all over the place, we had decided to home-school, believing that we wouldnt find a school that took the principled, deep approach to education we wanted. After time spent doing that, we found a wonderful course on home schooling by Lisa VanDamme, and were delighted by the methods she described. When she happened to mention that since her start in tutoring home-schooled students, she had since opened a private school, we looked into it, visited, and ended up relocating so that our kids could attend.Even coming to the school with high expectations, Ive been delighted at the wonderful experiences that the kids have had. The teachers are brilliant, and pursue subjects deeply, and in a principled way that promotes understanding a purely mechanical or rote approach. The literature and art programs are better than anything I thought I might find. I have complete confidence that by graduation after eighth grade, our kids will have the best general education possible.

This school is beyond amazing. I am blown away by the level of growth my son has achieved in less than two yeas of attending this school. The staff is wonderful and the students adore their teachers. My son came in to the school not knowing how to read and is now reading chapter books and loving all of his subjects. The no homework is such a blessing to our our family and gives us time to have fun together. The owner of the school is a gift to education and has such a vision of where learning needs to go. Check out her video blogs, and really understand what is behind the foundation of the school.

We are thrilled to have found such a wonderful school for our girls. Our two daughters have been students since Kindergarten and, as VDA students, they have a strong educational foundation and most importantly, a love of learning. The girls are now in 4th and 1st grade and we have been delighted and impressed by the level of dedication each teacher has. Our daughters are EXCITED to go to school, see their friends and teachers, and learn! The teachers and staff are caring, nurturing and highly involved. I believe that because of the small class size and the teacher’s specialization of subjects, our daughters’ thirst for knowledge will continue to develop and they will be more than prepared to excel when they move on to high school and beyond. We are grateful to be part of such an amazing school!

An educational wonderland.

The cost is very high over 15,000 dollars for tuition not including the rest