Valley New School

10 East College Avenue

School District

Appleton Area
Grade

7-12
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:17
Type

charter

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on June 15, 2018

As a parent, I have sent 4 of my children to this school from 7th through 12th grade. My daughter is currently in college and because of this school growing her into a well spoken, leader, driver and compassionate student has already has a position in her field of study after she graduates as well as compensation while she attends college. Valley New School teaches our children how to manage their time, use resources wisely, take leadership roles and grooms their project management skills rather than sitting at a school and reading textbooks and taking exams. Yes, there is some of that and so much more. By the time students graduate from Valley New School the are armed and ready to take the next step in their life whether it be attend college, tech school or get into the workforce. It is a great school and the advisers truly care about their students.
Submitted by other on March 11, 2014

Valley New School is amazing! I am a current student here, and wouldn't change VNS one bit.
Submitted by parent on November 17, 2013

As a parent do you wish you could be more involved with your child s educational process? Do you wish you could assist with what they learn and where they get their information? Do you want your child to be better prepared for the work environments of the future, where it will be more important to know where and how to gain knowledge and less about having all the facts memorized? Then Valley New School is for you. Students learn from a variety of subjects and in a variety of different ways. Students work at their own pace and learning style for each subject. So, if your child is accelerated or delayed in math they can work with a program that moves as quickly or slowly as they are learning, or choose from a variety of math classes offered at traditional schools in the district or create their own plan. Many students are admitted to their first choice of colleges by planning their own education because they have learned how to demonstrate their knowledge. They have great communications skills from many interactions with sources outside of the classroom, event nights in which they demonstrate their knowledge, and the reports and papers they write for each project.
Submitted by other on September 17, 2013

If you want your children to work the fast food chain for the entirety of their life send them here. Children attending Valley New School sit behind a desk all day doing whatever they feel like.Students choose their projects and the literature they read for the year. This means if your child is lazy they will end up reading something far from educational. There is one science class taught at the school every year.This class is taken by ALL grade levels 7-12.If your child is advanced in the sciences he or she should not be going here.Most students striving for a better education end up taking the majority of their classes at other schools while attending VNS. The teachers or rather advisors who "guide" the students through there projects don't have the ability to properly edit the students papers. All of the papers I have seen have had a tremendous amount of errors. this school at the and of the day is not worth looking into, you will end up wasting your time.
Submitted by student on May 09, 2008

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