Kimber Hills Academy

I have two children at Kimber Hills Academy. They are in first grade and third grade. This private elementary school provides advanced academic skills development, diversified learning, and managed class sizes allowing my sons to receive more individualized attention.
Through diversified learning, my children are able to build their confidence. They also are learning how to collaborate and work with other people to achieve common goals. Teachers focus on the fun in learning and use effective strategies. This type of education program encourages student learning. Teachers know how to motivate students to become life-​long learners.
At KHA, we work together as a team. We have good communication with the teachers and feel strongly supported. My children have not only learned a lot at KHA, but they also have had an overall wonderful experience. I know that their time at KHA will be a special childhood memory that will last a lifetime!

I can not say enough good things about Kimber Hills Academy Preschool. We transferred our 3 year old into this preschool from another local preschool/​daycare because we wanted more structure and a Christian environment. She has thrived there for 2 years and I attribute it all to the incredible teachers, director, and environment provided by KHA.
The children are divided into classes based on ages and are assigned one or two teachers (based on class size), yet every teacher knows every child of that preschool. They interact together on the playground and in group settings for different events or chapel time. Many of the teachers have their own children enrolled, so you get the feeling of a family, as opposed to our previous preschool where I felt the teachers were just there for a «job». The teachers of KHA truly care about each child, and love them as their own. Also, many of the teachers have worked there for many years, so there is very low turnover (no changing teachers in the middle of the year, because they just «quit» like our previous preschool).
Academically, it is also a strong program. My now 5 year old can read many words, and knows the phonics of each letter in the alphabet. She is well prepared for kindergarten and I’m sure will thrive based on her preschool preparation.
We are very sad that we won’t be able to continue at KHA for her entire elementary experience (relocation). Our two years have been GREAT and we HIGHLY RECOMMEND this program to our Fremont community.

I was looking for a faith based preschool for our toddler and I am very happy with KHP. The staff is amazing. The experienced staff answered all my questions and relieved all my fears. Everyone from the front desk to the teacher to the director have been incredibly warm and welcoming. Diane the director has been at KHP for many years and makes it a point to know all the students and their families. It’s a safe and warm environment for our son to grow and learn in an environment centered on God’s love.

Can’t think of another school that cares not only for the academic successes of the students but also their spiritual well being. I am learning more and more that education in today’s world should be more about the student’s character/​needs than just meeting an academic standard. Fostering a love for learning is a difficult task — thank you KHA for making this happen for my daughter. Also, my daughter ripped her jacket and the principal sewed it back together — what other school will do that for you? That is the kind of servant’s hearts I want my daughter to surrounded by.

My daughter is in preschool at Kimber Hills Academy. The reviews that I have read speak mostly about how happy and satisfied the parents are. :) I just want to express how happy my daughter is. It is such a good feeling for me (parent) to pick her up and have her say how she had a «good day». She looks forward to playing on their playground; especially the sand box. She loves pizza Fridays. She has even commented on how she had a good nap. The after school activities keep her busy until I am able to leave work to pick her up. Although my husband and I are from a Christian background we haven’t made time to go to church on Sundays. This is another reason I picked this school. I want my daughter to learn about God and I am hoping this will bring us as a family closer to God and maybe even make it our church. It seems to be working already. Can you believe it? After only three weeks she called me into her room and was sitting on the bed with her hands together and her head tilted and said «look Mom I am praying». It is moments like this that make it all worth it!

The Kimber Hills Preschool is a wonderful school. The curriculum is developmentally appropriate and the teachers are very kind, patient, loving, hands-​on and the teachers always keep the parents informed of all classroom activities and your child’s learning experiences. Kimber Hills has been my son’s first preschool learning environment and I cannot expression the satisfaction and safety I feel when my son and I enter this facility. My son is always greeted with kindness and care and I am very appreciative of the staff that care for him. I am very pleased that the school incorporates the learning and the love of Jesus Christ throughout the lesson plan and daily schedules.

We have our three children at Kimber Hills Academy. We hear of many of care ABOUT kids, but Principal Stephanie Louie and her faculty and staff genuinely care FOR every child who attends KHA. Everyone associated with KHA model «We are hear for the kids, the kids are not here for us.» Every class and activity is focused on the truth of our Lord Jesus Christ, teaching the Truth without apology or compromise. The students receive a Christ-​centered education as sthey receive a quality academic eduation.
My Bride (of 43 years) and I are so blessed to KNOW that our grandchildren are attending a school sold out to Jesus…
Blessings!
Bruce D. Johnson
Castro Valley CA

I’ve had two children go to preschool here, and both have had a wonderful experience here. The teachers are very kind, and know my kids, even if they were not in their class. The principal seems to know each child’s name by heart, as well. The school has a spacious and shady play area. The school makes you sign in at the front entrance, and at the side entrance you are required to enter a code at the locked gate. The number of children in each class is a good size, and each child gets adequate attention. Some of the classrooms, however, are a little small, but my child has never seemed to mind.
There are lots of evening events that engage the whole family throughout the year. There are fieldtrips to a local nursery and Oakland Zoo. They have chapel with the other preschool classes once a week, and they have performances twice a year at the auditorium in the evening where you can invite extended family and friends. They have monthly newsletters to keep the parents informed of the events, and also contact through email and website.
They engage the children in a wide variety of crafts and activities each day, and teach character building traits in addition to just pure academics. However, they don’t teach sight words to the kids, but I just did a little bit of that at home a couple times a week to get them ready for kindergarten.
This is a great place to send your kids! A very nurturing environment for little ones. I’m a little sad they only offer 5 days a week and no longer have the 2 or 3 times a week schedules, but they are able to keep their prices so reasonable because of it. Plus, I guess it’s good for the kids to have a more regular schedule in the long run.

My son started at Kimber Hills almost two years ago and honestly I wished I had known about the school sooner, because I would have sent him a long time ago. We tried so many different schools thinking «oh this is going to help him and nothing really worked. He was in the public school for a while and there were so many issues from education standards to bullying issues. I don’t think he would have passed and moved into middle school if I had not taken him out of there. The bullying issues got quite severe and the I decided enough is enough. It started to really affect him in so many ways, and when I interviewed with KHA, it was 360 degrees difference. It was so refreshing to see that the teachers really do care for you and they not only know the student well, but the parents as well. My son has some learning challenges and is in the discovery program and just knowing that they had such a service which they could not offer at the public school was great. The Discovery program teachers are amazing. They are really like family for you –always watching over your student in every way possible and are able to act as a great liaison between your student and the teachers is so comforting. Not only are the discovery teachers great, but all the other teachers that I have come across at KHA are so compassionate about what they do. They are amazing with communication and always keep you informed. This is not something that you get everywhere. Trust me on this. I have always felt so welcomed when I walk into KHA. I probably talk to my son’s teachers a few times a week and I am always extremely grateful for their willingness to have the utmost patience and care for him. Before my son came here, he was different person. After such a short time of coming here, things really started to look up for him, His whole perception and view of things became a lot more positive. Instead of being unsure, he has become a lot more confident. I truly believe that you are a product of your environment. Environment is a huge factor in so many things such as character building, confidence, education, desire to want to do well etc… You see other students who have the desire to want to do well and be a good human being. I am actually really impressed with the students at KHA, even the really young ones. They have a lot of respect and a lot of good values. I often see students holding the door open for parents and saying hello. I know it is easy to just miss these little things but they can make a big difference. Education is definitely very important, but if your child is smart, but does not have any other values what good is it. You really get the whole package here. If you have a suggestion, they are always willing to listen. So be positive and you will get positive results.

I currently have two kids enrolled into Kimber Hills Academy. My son, 3^rd grade and my daughter, kindergarten. I myself went to this school, preschool — 8^th grade. Needless to say… a lot has changed since I went to school there. Both of my kids have been enrolled in this school since they were in preschool. The preschool and kindergarten programs are great. Over the past two years we have noticed a serious decline in what this school has to offer. For the price of the tuition I feel at minimum our kids deserve a principal (no principal for the last three years), P.E. teacher, computer teacher (both not on staff this year) and call me picky but bring back the arts and give these kids an art class! For the last couple of years the school has been focusing on calling itself a 21^st Century school… how can you be a 21^st Century school with no computer teacher? After all this is a private school and we are paying for the services that public schools do not offer. Services have declined, and are actually less than a public school. Tuitions are increasing on a yearly basis… something is wrong with this picture. I value the education and services of a private school and I’m more than willing to pay for it but now I’m unable to justify KHA and feel that I would be rewarding bad management if I continued to keep my children enrolled.
Yes, they have finally restructured within their current staff and have now appointed an individual as principal for next year. That’s great but too little too late. The problem lies in the upper management of the school. The individuals who are making the final decisions regarding the day to day and future of the school have zero academic or business background.
Focus on proper educators, not Mac’s and you’ll see your enrollment turn around.

This school gets 5 stars because it used to be called Christian Community School and I got to spend 5^th to 8^th grade here. I met people here that I still consider my best friends today. This is the most awesome school ever.
Ohh the awkward years. Anyone who went to CCS with me might recall my very stylish blue camo pants I always wore on free dress days-​which we looked forward to as much as I look forward to EDC now at 22 years old. So I looked forward to them A LOT. Mrs. Chinn was one of the coolest, nicest teachers there who was stern but always invested in our educations. If she’s still working there I hope your kids get her as a teacher. And Mrs. Choy was awesome for journalism. Walks to Lake Elizabeth were cool because we got to go to Papa Pancho’s and the coffee shop (now a sbux) across the street afterwards. Field trips were highly anticiapted as well. We had to wear uniforms and go to chapel every Wednesday and our class sizes were TINY (like 30 – 40 kids in our graduating 8^th grade class) but honestly I am grateful my parents sent me here for the lasting memories and friendships. At CCS life was so care and drama free, I miss it! I have no idea what the school is like now that is called Kimber Academy but I still reminisce about the good ol’ days every time I drive by on Mission blvd.

whatever the review says about this school, I don’t really want to know. I think you should read my experience and decide yourself.
Today (April 3^rd, 2012), my daughter had scratches on her face, literally some other kid was scratching her face after her nap. When we picked her up, the director of the school only said, «We will speak to the other daughter’s parents and ensure that this won’t happen again».
By the way, we were not being called right after this happened because they think they can handle the scratches with ice-​pack. The scratches (for sure at least there are 10 scratches on her face) deserve more than just a ice-​pack. There are even red scars to indicate there was blood on her face. After I spoke to the director, I went back try to speak to her teacher, she didn’t want to disclose who’s hurting my daughter at first. Even I already found out who hurt my daughter (now the teacher doesn’t want to tell me???). The director doesn’t want to tell either. Geezzz… it looks to me they have a script in telling parents when situations like this arise.
Just to let you know, we put our daughter here so we can receive proper attention. We didn’t feel this way about what had happened to our daughter. From what I can tell, the teachers (especially the directors) have experienced in dealing with this issue (it means they had encountered this at least many times before). They are so political, don’t get to the point in addressing concerns and care for our daughter.
Think again before putting your kids here. They are not being responsible in what happened. They try to let this cool down ONLY, a bunch of teachers or bureaucrats?
Yes, mistakes or accidents can happen and yes, kids can fight. But please give more attention to us as parents (GIVE US A CALL AND TELL US THE TRUTH, DON’T COVER THE STORY, WILL YOU?) Don’t you have honesty as one of Christian values? Come ON !!! Thumbs DOWN !!

My son goes to 5^th grade at Kimberhills. We pulled him out of the special ed program from Warwick in the middle of the year and placed him in the regular program at Kimberhills Academy. He is surrounded by good friends and the teaching staff is excellent. They also have a very good curriculum. We are extremely pleased and we are moving our daughter from Challenger (also a very good school but very pricey) to Kimberhills next year

My son is in the Preschool program and I love the safe learning environment and that God is made present. Last school year, my son’s teacher continually and proactively communicated with me about how he was doing. I felt like all the preschool teachers, not just his teacher, worked together to understand, nurture and grow my son. I’m very thankful to have him here.