Chase Collegiate School

565 Chase Parkway

Waterbury, CT 06708

11 Reviews

School District
Grade

PK-12
Type

private

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Submitted by parent on August 25, 2024

This school is not diverse at all lacks the education of understanding different backgrounds & the challenges certain families face everyday will criminalize your child before child even reaches high school. There’s no diversity advocate for the students there’s no real support for children of color. This school lacks accountability for not fully educating and teaching students the right way instead of criminalizing and destroying their records. Pipe line to prison for children of color beware.
Submitted by student on January 14, 2022

As a student who attends Aces currently, I do agree that this place is great! It has a really great S.T.E.A.M (Science, tech, engineering, and, math) program. I also enjoy the fact that we can walk around on campus to get to each class. The breakfast and lunch is great too! Also, the pond is a great place to take some selfies. We are also allowed to have REC. They have 2 fields and a playground. For me, it feels like I am attending Hogwarts when I am in this school. It's fun, big, and educaitonal. And the best part I have made lifelong friends there! I really do hope you try and apply!
Submitted by parent on April 20, 2019

As a parent of a student here and as a wider community member, I am so pleased to call Chase an academic home. So happy that we have many more years there!!
Submitted by parent on December 07, 2016

Please don't send a child with a learning disability here. They have 1 (overwhelmed) student support person who largely services multiple grades alone. That is a complete joke for the tuition cost. Class sizes are very small but not by design...enrollment is dangerously low. After spending a year there, I now completely understand why. When you fail a child with a disability in a class size of 8...it's not the child, it's the teaching/administration. Same child just made honors at another private school with great support. Thanks, Chase, for the very expensive lesson on how to look for schools that fit us better.
Submitted by parent on June 19, 2016

The school sits on a beautiful campus, and that is great. My huge concern is the lack of diversity in the teaching staff and administration. We heard great things about the school program, but when we visited my kids asked me where are the teachers that are not white? We are a mixed raced family and it is very important for us to have our kids on an environment that they see both kids and teachers of many backgrounds and skin color.
Submitted by parent on September 09, 2015

My children love Chase Collegiate School! The school community is very nurturing and the teachers are wonderful. Design thinking and innovation are implemented into the curriculum and their innovation spaces are quite impressive. I am thrilled that my children are being exposed to this at such a young age...I have not found another school that has truly integrated these concepts into their curriculum. Do not wait to check out Chase Collegiate School, exciting things are happening there!
Submitted by student on March 29, 2015

I went to chase for all of my high school years. Don't get me wrong the student body was amazing, and I made some lasting friendships, but the way the school is run is terrible. There is a huge turnover in heads of school and of faculty members, the faculty is disjointed, and especially in the math department, they promote useless teachers like mrs. Tokarski to be heads of the department. In my four years of school, I never heard a student say that they enjoyed her class, but somehow, the least popular teacher, with no previous experience, got the promotion. How does that work? If you are looking for a great student body, than chase is the place for you, but if you are looking for a school that is run well, I would look almost anywhere else, including publi school
Submitted by teacher on March 19, 2015

Not a good place to work. Instead of firing you in person they will leave a note on your door saying pack your bags. It does not matter if you have worked here for 60+ years they will fire you to save money no matter how many people like you. Some of the teachers and staff are very cold and anti-social it seems. Alot of co-workers do not even have degrees or experience for the job they have, I don't know what kind of deals were made. Used to be an excellent school but has been going downhill ever since greedy people took the school over.
Submitted by other on December 11, 2013

I LOVE THIS SCHOOL!!!!!! I came to visit this school four years ago and as soon as I met the kids and the faculty, I immediately knew that I wanted to come to Chase. The teachers are absolutely amazing! Whenever I have a problem, ( inside or outside of school) Every single one of the teachers will take time out of their day to talk to me and help me through the day. If you did really bad on a test, the teacher for that class will take at least an hour to go over the whole section with you. The students are all very nice and there is never any huge arguments. Everybody is friends with everybody. This school is the best. The school's saying is "Confidence, Courage and Compassion" and I think that they have all three. I hope to graduate from this school. Chase isn't my school though, it's my family.
Submitted by other on November 17, 2013

I LOVE CHASE!!!!!!! This is my second year at chase middle school and honestly couldn't be happier! The staff is beyond caring and dedicated and it really shows! The sports and academics are top notch and you will love each and every second. I've made so many new friends and have so many best friends! The culture and background of the school is amazing!!!! It's not just a school were like one big family thats very close knit! Plz come and see for yourself!
Submitted by other on July 22, 2013

I graduated from Chase Collegiate School in 2012 and couldn't be happier with my experience here. I began attending Chase in middle school and was not prepared for the level of involvement and dedication that was expected of me from everyone, teachers, classmates, and coaches. I continued on to the upper school and slowly but surely, came into my own and began to excel and even surpassed what I thought I was initially capable of. This is the wonderful thing about Chase though, I found what I loved and watched so many of my classmates do that same! I now attend a top university and feel completely prepared for (nearly) everything that is thrown at me. I attribute my success to the guidance and challenge that Chase provided me.