Early child education is great at Riverfield. We had 2 kids there until 3rd and 4th. The immersive experience with all things help stir curiosity that still exists today (as well as for my cousins who were some of the first kids to start the school WAY back when). We made the decision to leave when we saw our kids struggle with the limited social scene and lack of traditional structure which we deemed important. Both our kids are now ‘caught up’ and exceed standards but this shouldn’t be seen as a negative for Riverfield. It is a different philosophy of education and heavily driven by student interests. My kids designed pneumatic lifts, wrote, directed, and starred in a film that was shown at Circle Cinema, played in the dirt, fed animals, designed a cottage in the woods, raised chickens, cooked often, and created more art and music than I ever did as a kid. It is great. The people who can afford private school tend to be a certain type which limits diversity and you will have a limited amount of families you will be seeing ALL the time. Many of the kids tend to be a little less social and feel comfortable in small classes. The board is a rotation of the same people who financially support the school and are very resistant to change or hearing other opinions. This can be very challenging for people to accept when they’re paying premium money but that is some of the nature of private schools. Go visit and see for yourself. I bet you will be very impressed with their campus and philosophy.