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| - Sending my daughters here was the worst mistake I have made in regard to their education. They attended one year, then we transferred to another school. Even if they had liked it there, I would not have had them return. However, it is the only year in their high school years (or elementary for that matter) that they both HATED going to school. At their new school, they are both on the Gold Honour Roll and love school, once again.
Linden's "Open House" is a sham. You see all sorts of interesting activities and think, wow. Well, that's the only time you'll see these activities going on.
There is a disproportionate amount of girls who do not fit in the regular school system, so they end up at Linden. So you aren't necessarily getting a better education even though you are paying for it -- a lot of class time is wasted dealing with those girl's behavioural and/or emotional problems.
Some of the things my daughters had to do were unreasonable. For example, for English they had to read 5 adult novels written by a female Indian author -- and she didn't mean First Nations --- which would have made sense. The teacher, of course, was from India. I can understand one novel; 2 is pushing it --- but what about Canadian Authors or the other countries in the world ?
I know it's a feminist school --- but they jam it down their throats in almost every single class. Unfortunately, some of the teachers were anti-male and made inappropriate comments in the class -- completely unethical and unprofessional.
Then there is the regular "All School" assemblies, where the elementary school and high school get together to "mingle" so they all feel like one "family." What BS! A grade 11 student does not want to hang out with a grade 7 student, nor does a grade 9 student want to hang out with a grade 2 student. All the activities are geared towards the younger students. Total waste of time.
My daughters did not find the school "supportive" and did not feel that the teachers made the effort to create a bond. Most of their teachers complained about how poorly they were paid. Most were there to get experience, then get hired in the public system. As a result, there is an extremely high turnover in staff. There is one exceptional teacher, Martin, who teaches Spanish -- my daughters loved his classes.
The school itself is a dump. Mismatched and old furniture / desks. I made the mistake of thinking they must put their money into equipment & enrichment activities. WRONG. It's a depressing & dark environment -- and the class rooms are small and confined. Not an environment conducive to learning.
Look elsewhere if you want a good private school!!!
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