My Nonprofit Reviews

One-of-a-kind school. A refreshing alternative to what seems like a binary solution: Public or outrageously pricey Private schools. A deep and practical culture of collaboration and equality permeates everything the school does, from how students learn and interact with people to how teachers teach, run the school, and interact with their community. Students (my son included) emerge with the life skills and self-confidence they require to thrive as individuals who know how to be an active and engaged part of a larger whole. If anything, Synergy is the gold standard. My son, now ten years on, still holds his K-8 school as the benchmark for how people should collaborate but frustratingly don't - something he witnessed in high school, college, and grad school. What's even more phenomenal is that Synergy has been doing this consistently for 50 years now. Educational trends, fads, methodologies, you name it have been championed, derided, and then revisited countless times in this country; through all that, Synergy has remained true to its core founding beliefs and proven right. Many institutions talk about educating the whole child, but Synergy actually delivers; my son and his classmates are the proof.

Our son has been at Synergy for 6 years now. We were happy when he got in, but are ecstatic now. Synergy is not just a nice, safe school. It's a nurturing community that relentlessly and remorselessly brings the best out of every child. I don't know how they do it, but they make my child • want to do more than is asked of him • do things, like speak publicly, without fear or being self conscious • feel that he's part of a community, wherein his contributions are required and his uniqueness is valued. What my sons is learning exceeds education. He's acquiring life skills that I had no idea could be taught in school. I think what makes Synergy tick differently than any other school I know, is the fact that the teachers run the school - and manage all administrative functions. Because of this, there is no hierarchy in the traditional school sense, instead there is a refined system of management as a team - and it works extraordinarily well. So well that: overhead is reduced making tuition costs reasonable; diversity (in every respect) is a fact and not a goal; and community is not a catch phrase but a way of participating that is a practical preparation for life. Don't take my word for it, visit the school and talk to a Synergy kid, chat with a teacher, quiz a parent - then you'll know what the Synergy effect is!

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