ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Sunday, August 11, 1996 TAG: 9608090124
SECTION: DISCOVER ROANOKE VALLEY PAGE: 70 EDITION: METRO
Church schools
First Wesleyan Christian School: 3706 Peters Creek Road. 563-2632. Member of the Association of Christian Schools International, kindergarten-fifth grade. Tuition: $2,150 per year. There is a 10 percent discount for second child, 20 percent for third child.
Grace Academy: 2731 Edgewood St. 982-0104. Basic and Christian education, preschool-fifth grade. Tuition: $775 for preschool; $1,338 for kindergarten; $2,499 grades 1-5. Registration fee is $15, preschool; $95 kindergarten and grades 1-5.
New Life Academy: 5745 Airport Rd. 563-4989. Member ACSI. Quality education in a Christian environment, age 3-fifth grade. Tuition: $1,296 for half-day kindergarten; $1,944 for full kindergarten; $2,376 grades 1-5. $100 registration fee. Family discounts, 10 percent discount to members. Karen Turner, director.
Roanoke Adventist Prep: 1716 Oxford Ave. 342-1133. Kindergarten-ninth grade. Individual instruction with computers integrated into curriculum, family oriented. Member Association of Adventist Schools. Tuition: $1,700 kindergarten-eighth grade; $2,000 ninth grade. Registration fee is $150. Members receive discount; multi-student discount. Kent Greve, principal.
Roanoke Catholic School: 621 N. Jefferson St. 982-3756 elementary, 982-3532 high school. College preparatory and Christian education for grades prekindergarten-12. Tuition: kindergarten-third grade, $2,500 for parishioners, $3,100 for nonparishioners; grades 4-7, $2,750 for parishioners, $3,450 for nonparishioners; eighth-grade only, $3,100 for parishioners, $3,800 for nonparishioners; ninth grade only, $3,300 for parishioners, $4,000 for nonparishioners; grades 10-12, $3,450 for parishioners, $4,200 for nonparishioners. Family rate and tuition assistance available.
Roanoke Valley Christian Schools: 6520 Williamson Road. 366-2431. Basic and college preparatory Christian education, kindergarten through grade 12. Tuition: $2,720 to $3,080 for grades 1-12 and $1,505 for kindergarten (half-day).
Private schools
Achievement Center: 615 N. Jefferson St. 982-0128. For children ages 5-13 with learning disabilities. Tuition: $7,155. Barbara Ann Whitwell, director.
Blue Ridge Montessori School: 4249 Appleton Ave. N.W. 562-0424. Uses Montessori principles to work with pupils individually and in small groups. Staff of six. Ages 2 1/2-6. Tuition monthly: $230 up to 4 years, $260 for ages 5 and 6. Joy Taylor, director.
Community School: 7815 Williamson Road (across from Hollins College). 563-5036. Ungraded, experiential curriculum for ages 3 and up. Tuition: $3,750 for elementary school; $4,050 for middle school; $2,500 base cost for extended studies program. Linda Thornton, education director; Marcy Johnson, administrative director.
North Cross School: 4254 Colonial Ave. S.W. 989-6641. College preparatory for prekindergarten-grade 12. Tuition: $3,350 to $6,600. Extended day program also available.
Salem Montessori School: 1674 Roanoke Blvd. 387-1523. Individualized teaching: "Follow the child." Limited enrollment. Ages 21/2-6. Year-round; tuition monthly: $230 up to 4 years, $330 age 5. Valerie Vanderhoeven, director.
The Shedd Montessori School: 3379 Colonial Ave. S.W. 989-3739. Hands-on learning approach for ages 21/2-early elementary. Tuition: $2,100-$4,600 including a $200 deposit for younger years. Gisella Pacho, director.
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