Hi all. I am a mom to three and all three of my kids attended Quest. I had kids enter in K, 1st, and 4th grades. One of my kids graduated from this school. We recently moved out of state due to a job situation, so the other kids won't graduate from Quest.
This school was really great for us. We had a bad experience in public school with promises that were not kept. The faculty at Quest really "got" my kids, each of whom are very different. One child skipped a grade and they were extremely supportive. Another needed learning supports (2e) and they were extremely supportive too.
When I did my research, I visited Science and Arts and we decided it wasn't for us.
Now we are in another state. Public school teachers in this (high-achieving, NY) suburb are not engaged, and we are looking out of district again. I probably sound like a commercial but I can't imagine I would find a school that really understood my gifted kids like the one we left.
One thing you might check into is the availability of carpooling partners. I lived 30 minutes away and I carpooled with another family for one year.
Thanks for posting your experience - it's good to know that Quest skips kids when needed. Their ability to deal with some the the challenging behavior issues that sometimes comes along with highly gifted kids is also really good to hear.
Do you mind if I ask where you lived (what town) that was a 30 minutes commute? I haven't had a chance to drive down there in morning rush hour traffic. Mapquest says the trip would be 30 minutes from Libertyville, but I'm pretty skeptical.
That's a good thought on carpooling - it'd be a good way to connect with some local gifted families too.
