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Parent Testimonials and Letters |
I know several families have faced the uncertain decision of leaving your child or children entrusted to CHBCS versus transferring them to a public school during these difficult economic times. I was personally faced with this decision four years ago and that is why I decide to write my personal story.
With one child at CHBCS and another one getting ready to enter K5, I decided to transition my oldest child to an "A" school for third grade. I felt he was given a good foundation from PK4 to 2nd grade at CHBCS and would transition to public school with little or no hesitation. Of course my son did not want to leave his friends, teachers, and staff at CHBCS that he had grown to trust and love. I wanted him to have a full year at public school as his little brother would be joining him the following year and entering kindergarten. We knew at the time there was no possible way to afford the tuition for two children in private school. We had prayed about this and felt we were making the right decision for our children.
Needless to say, I cried the first day of dropping him off at public school. I had taken him from his safe and secure daily life and pushed him into something that I never expected. Keep in mind, I had visited this school on several occasions and felt very comfortable enrolling my child at this school. I decided to meet him for lunch on the first day and was amazed at the behavior of the children in the lunch room. Not to mention the lack of adequate supervision during this time.
When he arrived home I was excited to ask, "How did your day go?" It was amazing to hear a nine year old child describe the lack of respect the children had to the teachers and the amount of children with no manners. My son described how the teacher would step out of the room and the entire class was disruptive. My child did not understand this as he was accustomed to constant supervision at CHBCS. I even remember a conversation of my son telling me how a child decided they did not want to stay at school therefore the child left and the teacher had to run after them.
The following day, my husband decided to meet him for lunch and to his amazement he was astonished to the amount of children that were out of control during this time. It was at that moment my husband realized we had made a terrible decision and how this decision had affected our child. Without hesitation, we made a phone call the next day to enroll our child back at CHBCS and with the Lord's help and prayer we would find a way to keep both of our children enrolled at CHBCS.
My husband and I could not have made a better decision at that time. CHBCS has become an extended part of our life and we will have everlasting friendships with the staff, families, and children that we have grown to love and respect. With prayer and support from our CHBCS family, our oldest son will be entering 8th grade and our youngest son will be entering 3rd grade for the 2009-2010 school year.
My family has been blessed in many ways and is thankful for the decision we made four years ago today. I am proud to be part of the CHBCS family.
In Christ Name,
Mr. and Mrs. Robson
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