Lee Academy Reviews

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Our Perspective on Lee Academy

Lee Academy has been committed to offering the finest elementary school experience in Ontario since its founding in 1996. This commitment is reflected in the school’s high academic standards, supportive environment, personalized education, and small class sizes. Attracting students from a broad range of communities, Lee Academy operates two campuses, both utilizing the outdoors as an integral part of education. The Lynden campus, placed amid 180 acres of farmland, trails, lake, and forest, provides a vibrant learning environment from JK to Grade 8. The Sheffield campus currently accepts students up to Grade 2 and is expanding each year, with the goal of becoming a full JK-8 school. In addition to core subjects and specialties like French, drama, physical education, and environmental studies, the school regularly organizes off-site field trips, including overnight trips for senior grades, and emphasizes a focus on creative and engaging learning experiences. Parents are drawn to Lee Academy for its combination of academic excellence, individual attention, immersive learning experiences, and its dedicated, qualified teaching staff.

Written reviews

Dive deeply into the real culture of Lee Academy with reviews we’ve structured to highlight only the most valuable insights and opinions submitted by parents, students, and alumni.

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(5) Parent, Jayda Everett (2024) Gr. 5 (current), JK to SK (current) — If you are looking for an environment with high standards and staff who go above and beyond, yo... Excellent communication. The Director is infectiously passionate, invested, and a steady leader. Her positive tone radiates throughout the school. The goal is unmistakably to help students become capable, respectable, contri... This staff has been handpicked to ensure that values and skills align with the school's objectives. And it shows. Both of my daughters have a strong rapport and great respect for all of their teachers. They feel that their ... The best thing about the academic programming is that the goal is truly student understanding and growth. It is not "for show" or to try to impress parents, as we have experienced in another private school. Students aren... YES! There are so many options for students to be involved that I often remind our girls that it is okay to just simply go outside to play during recess. Every sport, music, art, Kids Lit Quiz, chess club, Lego club, student-... Lee boasts a very small student population, which means that all students know one another well and feel a strong sense of connection. There is a clear expectation of mutual respect for staff and students, and it is evident b... Both of our girls love their school and have quickly formed a strong sense of identity around "going to Lee Academy". The uniforms help to promote a sense of belonging. Dinnertime conversations generally revolve around their... It is a genuinely welcoming environment where families are encouraged to be as involved as they are able. Special events such as welcome BBQ, special lunch days, sporting events, concerts, drama evenings, spelling bees, Kids ... Both campuses operate as more of an island in the way that they are situated on beautiful campuses in the country, surrounded by lush nature. The two campuses do come together frequently for events and trips, which is nice in... Apply early! As soon as your child is born, ideally. Take a tour in person. It was not a stressful application process at all, except that enrolment in each grade is limited due to small class sizes. Our greatest regret is ...	all_reviews parent	1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,
(4.5) Parent, Nasr Ali (2024) JK (current) — My son looks forward to going to school each morning and gets antsy every long weekend because ... We are particularly proud of the leadership team at Lee Academy, and not just because they have managed to do a great job with the North campus. The leadership team is extremely accessible and engaged; the responses are timel... We have gone through two report cards and a dedicated parent/teacher review session already, and we are heartened by the effort and detail that his class teacher put into those, and everything else she's done so far! When we l... The academic program is a structured one that, for us, is reminiscent of an IB (International Baccalaureate) program. In JK, the children focus on fundamental social and behavioral skills, as well as language, math and basic s... For our son in JK, we are satisfied with the amount, and quality, of the extracurriculars offered. There are two campuses, so more opportunities for cross-campus events, and both campuses are located within minutes of urban, a... Our son attends Lee Academy North and is part of the inaugural group for that campus. The student-to-teacher ratio is 3:1, which we are confident will increase next year. While it is the case, however, we absolutely love it. ... Our son loves going to school every morning, he actively looks forward to it. He usually has a plan about what things he'd experienced at home, or over a weekend, that he wants to share with his teacher or his friends. It is a... We love that the school makes a genuine effort to engage the parents. So far, we have met and interacted with all the parents either on-campus (meet-and-greet barbeque, school play, parent volunteer days ... etc.) or off-campu... The school is very well situated, amidst farmland and on a quiet well-maintained county road. It is easily accessible off of a minor highway and is a short drive from major urban centers. The children can run and play across t... This was our first experience with admission to JK for our preschooler, and we were happy that the Lee Academy family made it a stress-less (less stressful anyway) and pleasant experience. They promptly answered all of our que...	all_reviews parent	1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,
(5) Parent, Jessica Law (2024) JK (current) — Our son just loves his school! All of his teachers are just wonderful and beyond kind. Each and... The teachers/staff are all well trained and full of experience. They are also emotionally intelligent and practice giving each student the time and space they need when emotions may arise, while also providing guidance as they... I can't speak highly enough about the quality of the education here. As mentioned above, the teachers have years of experience and many methods of teaching the various subjects! The schedule rotates by days 1-4 where the child... The program is well structured-- in line with the Ontario curriculum, however they begin French right off the start, along with other areas of interest as the grades progress. They cater to each child and ensure they are m... Lee is involved in many extracurricular activities. They have had other schools come to campus to compete in Track and Field, while also visiting other schools as well. This also includes volleyball, basketball, soccer, and cr... The environment is much like a family environment. All the kids get along quite well, and despite their differences they all know how and when to give each other some space. They are still learning to communicate effectively w... Our son LOVES school. He looks forward to going each day and recites what will be happening that day or who the star of the day is-- they especially look forward to their own star day! Each month the school holds a special day... The broader community is great. The parents are involved in many ways--some come in to talk about their careers and how they help strengthen the community, some come in to volunteer, some parents tag along on field trips, invi... The school is located in a safe neighbourhood and is quite rural. The kids often watch large farm equipment drive by or work in the fields. They are able to experience the large plot of land the school resides on, along with t... During the application process, our first step was calling the school and speaking to the director (which was seamless!). We then took a tour and asked all of our questions. We as a family really wanted to get an intuitive fee...	all_reviews parent	1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,
(5) Parent, Sarah Dailley (2024) JK to Gr. 1 (current) — My son started at Lee Academy in JK and is now halfway through GR. 1. From his very first day o... In JK when our son first started school, that year I really noticed the importance of leadership that Lee Academy exemplifies. The school staff do a great job of showing the importance of leadership in all the grades and they ... I wish I could rate this higher than 10! The smaller size classrooms that are provided at Lee Academy (16 students) are wonderful. It gives the teachers more time to really work one-on-one with each student and create individu... We were given an academic description of each grade at Lee Academy so we know what they will be learning and focusing on. In addition, we receive 3 report cards for the school year and 2 parent-teacher interviews. I LOVE that ... Yes, Lee Academy offers a wide variety of extracurricular activities from sports, to arts, to music, however, my son has not partaken in any of these yet due to preference. As well, you have to be a certain grade to join certa... You can tell the students feel proud to be at Lee Academy and a part of such a special schooling environment! The smaller school size really helps bring all the grades together, everyone knows everyone! My son has a friend in ... As mentioned earlier; welcoming, supportive, fun, loving, positive, exciting and comfortable. My son LOVES going to Lee Academy and fortunately has never had a bad experience where he's asked to stay home or be picked up. He l... I really didn't know what to expect in regards to the community and parent life at Lee Academy and I was very nervous to meet other parents in my son's class but Lee Academy does a great job of being a buffer and helping to br... Lee Academy is set far back from the road, in a rural country setting. I love the privacy it has. The land it is on is beautiful and they are surrounded by nothing but nature and forest and farm! Depending on the time of year ... Apply your child at Lee Academy once they are born and get on the waitlist. You can always change your mind once it gets closer to school time but they always have a wait list and for good reason!! We got the last JK spot, my ...	all_reviews parent	1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,

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