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Houston Private School Tuition Surpasses $19,000

Private Schools September 6, 2016 at 1:13 pm

The average private school in Houston now costs $19,079 per year regardless of grade. This amount represents a $700 hike or a 3.8% increase from last year when tuition averaged $18,380. (Photo caption – Emery Weiner school provides financial aid to nearly 40% of students) High schools topping out atRead More

Abercrombie Academy: New on Houston School Survey

Abercrombie Academy: New on Houston School Survey

Houston Schools, Private Schools April 23, 2015 at 2:30 pm

The newest school to be profiled on the Houston School Survey is Abercrombie Academy. Abercrombie Academy is a private, independent, coeducational elementary school. It is located in Spring, on its original campus off Theiss Mail Route Road. The school’s namesake founder, Cathy Abercrombie, opened the school in 1977. Her visionRead More

Kinkaid and St. John’s Ranked in Top 50 Nationwide among Private Schools

Kinkaid and St. John’s Ranked in Top 50 Nationwide among Private Schools

Houston Schools, Private Schools April 14, 2015 at 3:00 pm

Houston is home to many elite private schools. And in its 2015 ranking of “The 50 Smartest Private Schools in the US,” Business Insider affirmed that two of Houston’s schools are among the very best in the nation. The Kinkaid School and St. John’s School are both known for theirRead More

Holy Trinity Episcopal School: New on Houston School Survey

Holy Trinity Episcopal School: New on Houston School Survey

Houston Schools, Private Schools March 26, 2015 at 2:00 pm

The newest school to be profiled by the Houston School Survey is Holy Trinity Episcopal School. Holy Trinity Episcopal School is a private, coeducational school located in northeast Houston just inside Beltway 8. It was founded in 1994 by community members who saw and sought to meet the need forRead More

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Public School Teacher on Why He’s Sending His Daughter to Private School

Best of the Web, Private Schools March 9, 2015 at 8:30 am

Thesis, along with its sister site The Houston School Survey, features both public and private schools. We know that both have their advantages and disadvantages, and when it comes to school choice, every family has different needs. Last week, The Atlantic published a truly unique op-ed on the pros andRead More

St. Pius X Highlights Value of Catholic Education during National Catholic Schools Week

St. Pius X Highlights Value of Catholic Education during National Catholic Schools Week

Private Schools January 27, 2015 at 2:58 pm

With National Catholic Schools Week (January 25th-31st, 2015) in full swing, we reached out to St. Pius X High School to discuss the value of a Catholic school education in 2015. At the corner of North Shepherd and West Donovan Street stands St. Pius X High School. Billed as Houston’sRead More

Presbyterian School Students Benefit from Relationship with Houston’s Museums

Presbyterian School Students Benefit from Relationship with Houston’s Museums

Private Schools, Profile, Recommendations, Travel & Culture January 21, 2015 at 10:42 am

Nestled in the heart of Houston’s Museum District, Presbyterian School is a testament to the value of the arts working in tandem with education. As you enter the parking lot, there’s a bit of commotion as cars, buses, and pedestrians share the road in a hurry to drop off andRead More

Spectrum team members working on the prototype for the 2015 robot

St. Agnes STEM Excels with Computer Science, Robotics

Houston Schools, Private Schools January 13, 2015 at 9:09 pm

As we discussed in a recent article on Marie Curie, women are severely underrepresented in STEM fields. The prevailing stereotypes – and in some cases, the workplace cultures within STEM – reinforce the idea that STEM is a masculine pursuit. But of course, there’s absolutely no reason this should beRead More

New on Houston School Survey: Holy Spirit Episcopal School

New on Houston School Survey: Holy Spirit Episcopal School

Houston Schools, Private Schools, Schools January 7, 2015 at 8:30 am

The newest school to be profiled by the Houston School Survey is Holy Spirit Episcopal School. Holy Spirit Episcopal School opened in 1962 at its present location on the campus of Holy Spirit Episcopal Church. The church and school were founded by the Right Reverent John C. Hines; the congregationRead More

New on Houston School Survey: Veritas Christian Academy of Houston

New on Houston School Survey: Veritas Christian Academy of Houston

Houston Schools, Private Schools, Schools January 5, 2015 at 8:30 am

The newest school to be profiled by the Houston School Survey is Veritas Christian Academy of Houston. Veritas Christian Academy of Houston opened in 2002 at its present location on Ferris St. in Bellaire. It was founded by the current Head of School, Lamia Raad, and parents from the community.Read More

Episcopal High School’s Jay Berckley Espouses the Value of the Arts in the Well Rounded Student

Episcopal High School’s Jay Berckley Espouses the Value of the Arts in the Well Rounded Student

Private Schools, Recommendations, Schools December 19, 2014 at 4:30 pm

How has Episcopal High School managed to earn accolades and recognition locally & nationally? The school’s Dean of Arts, Jay Berckley, would likely use two words to describe EHS’ Arts program’s goals: vision and intention. The view from Mr. Berckley’s office is quaint. The sun is shining brightly and theRead More

Texas Loses Controversial Bid for Federal Pre-K Grant (And What This Means for You)

Texas Loses Controversial Bid for Federal Pre-K Grant (And What This Means for You)

Last week, it was announced that Texas would not be among the 18 states awarded a federal Preschool Development Grant for the expansion of Pre-K programming. The Houston Chronicle‘s Ericka Mellon has more. Pre-K has come to be a contentious issue within education policy; during the recent gubernatorial race, itRead More

Hour of Code Will Bring Comp Sci into Houston K-12 Classrooms

Hour of Code Will Bring Comp Sci into Houston K-12 Classrooms

To most of us who aren’t computer scientists, programming seems like a daunting prospect. We know that our computers, tablets, and phones could not function without vast quantities of code, but we couldn’t write that code ourselves – we couldn’t even make sense of it if we read it. WithRead More

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Campus Development at Strake Emphasizes STEM

Houston Schools, Private Schools, Schools October 20, 2014 at 7:10 pm

This semester is a significant one for campus development at Strake Jesuit. The school celebrated the opening of its new STEM building in September, and another building, Hampil Hall, is being demolished to make way for a courtyard. The STEM building, which is now the largest building on Strake’s campusRead More

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Admissions interview tips from the Interviewer

College, Private Schools October 17, 2014 at 3:09 pm

I recently found myself interviewing prospective candidates for Rice University’s freshman class of 2015. Below, I’ll tell you about some of my interviews and explain to you some things your child should and should not do in his interview for college, high school, or really anything. In general, your child shouldRead More