St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic School, Tucson AZ

The best decision I made for me and my family; very loving, caring, understanding and God fearing staffs.
My kids love the school and I am so at peace having them here; we used to be at basis but I love it better here due to the love of God shown by the staffs and the environment is so peaceful…. Best decision ever!

We sent both our children there from pre-k -8th grade. We have found out that the education they received was excellent, instilling a love for reading, which by 8th grade they were 3 grade levels above in reading. They were also part of the band, which was a very important part of their lives. In addition, the masses and religion classes helped build them into well-rounded, ethical christians. I would strongly this school. If finances are tight, CTSO scholarships can help you pay for tuition like they did for us.

Doesn't know how to handle harmful jokes students make (racism and harassment), students, grades, or even who to treat kids with kindness. Many teachers yell at young students and don't do anything about bullying problems or students skipping class. Overall they need more peaceful control with the students and punishing them if they say a harmful joke.

SEAS is such a huge part of my family. What can I say this place is near and dear to my heart. Mrs. Shadnix, welcomed my baby boys into this school and now Mrs. Dixon has taken over and continued a successful learning experience. But honestly it is so much more than just the academics the friends my children and I have made throughout the years is so near and dear to my heart. The parents here and the wonderful students here are the most loving, caring, hard working people I know. They want to see this school SEAS continue with success. My oldest started in 2011in kinder and is now an 8th grader and he is the most well rounded kid I know. He cares about his peers, his teachers, the school staff and the priest all who help guide him in his spiritual, academical journey. He is an altar boy who serves his church, began his Scout journey with Cubscouts in Pack 209, Began his sports adventures here and received his Sacraments all at SEAS. He continues to grow in his faith, and loves the knowledge he has received throughout the years. SEAS has helped my husband and I give an excellent foundation for my sons future I’m so thankful we chose this school and am so proud of all the staff helping my child to succeed and grow him into a fine young man. As for my other son his journey will continue at Seas for a few more years and I know that he too will have a success strong foundation. He too has followed in his brothers footsteps, became an altar boy and serves God all thanks to Deacon Jack whom helped train my Cubscouts Den to become servers. His enthusiasm and love for God overjoyed the Scouts they found it enjoyable to serve God and remember a Scout is reverent. He has is learning in 5th grade had to trade classes just like high school. He also has learned to be in front of an audience by either being in a play, dancing or singing this too I believe is such an important skill to build their confidence and not be afraid to speak in front of others and every year since Pre-K all SEAS students learn this skill -it’s not to intimidate but to build strong leaders. It may seem small matter to many but is a hard skill to learn when older so to us we found this amazing. Building confidence through fun. SEAS may seem like an unattainable dream to send your children to private school and on top of that a Catholic education but believe me it is attainable you can make your dream a reality and the staff will help you make this happen all you can do is try and God will open so many doors for you. I can personally attest to this. God wants you here, the staff wants you at SEAS and believe me your children will want to be here. Thank you SEAS for helping me grow strong young faithful, men who have a love for God and respect for their teachers and friends and will in the end have a solid foundation to become future leaders of America.

Reflecting back on my five years going through this school, I have realized several things.
1. No focus on how well an individual performs. There is no advanced classes for lower grades, they fail to cater to people who are gifted, and hurt the education of those who are slower, so a student who has an outstanding amount of talent in Language Arts, will be placed in the same Language Arts class as someone who has extreme difficulty with the subject.
2. Horrible teaching of technology. In our time, knowing how to use computers is an absolute must, and they fail to teach that skill correctly, if at all. Through my 1st through 5th year in S. E. A. S the "technology" class consisted of only typing, and a single time in 5 years we created a power point, which took a whole quarter due to lack of know-how in the students.
3. Forced ways of acting. I believe that separating 6th graders and above from 5th graders and below is near vital for a child's development. In S. E. A. S the 8th graders are in the same school as the Pre K's. This causes a way that they are forced to act, and suppresses their personalities.

Overall this school may teach base subjects sufficiently, many current skills and the most major skill, on par with math nowadays, tech.