My husband and I were happy with how our children, Matthew and Emma, were doing in our local public schools. They were both excelling academically and socially. My husband, a product of independent schools, had raised private schools as a consideration, but we felt satisfied with the education our children were receiving. However, we eventually came to realize what was missing at our local public school. What attracted us to Peck was the Upper School curriculum and how it is intentionally designed around building the specific skills that are critical to develop both from an academic and character perspective in preparation for secondary school. Even though our son Matthew only started at Peck in sixth grade, we felt his growth in three years exceeded our wildest expectations. Here are the five reasons we wish we had considered private school sooner:
