Desiderata School

Our son successfully graduated from Desiderata when the public school wasn't a good fit. I recommend Desiderata for anyone who doesn't want their child left behind. This model allows students who excel in a couple subjects to advance at a faster pace, while getting extra help in those subjects they are struggling with.

Desiderata is a wonderful alternative school with excellent instructors. We highly recommend it!

Wonderful staff that really care about all the kids.

We are so grateful to have found Desiderata for our son, He has been truly accepted for who he is, strengths and weaknesses. He has some mild developmental delays and would have been swallowed up and spit out by public school. It is so refreshing to send him to a school where we don't have to worry about him being overwhelmed by huge class sizes and know that will get the individual attention that he needs. I can't say enough great things about this school. If you have a child that doesn't fit into the standard brick and mortar of public school for whatever reason, I would highly recommend contacting Desiderata to see if he/she would be a fit.

Our experience is with the elementary and middle school classes. Our student has attended Desiderata School for the past 1.5 years. Desiderata is not a traditional school environment. This is what makes it work well for us. Our child is considered twice exceptional (2E - gifted in some areas, and special needs in others). 2E students are often very hard to teach in a traditional public school setting. Desiderata offers an alternative educational setting for a variety of students that have been less than successful in the public school or home-school setting.

For us the low student: teacher ratio, environment flexibility, caring teachers, peer acceptance, and assignments assigned at skill level vs. grade level, has allowed my student to thrive. Our child actually likes school now, opposed to before when going to school was a constant battle at home.