transferring into a religious school

Posted on: 15 July 2021

Many parents pay close attention to the quality of education that local schools can provide for their children. When they are not satisfied with what they find at public schools, parents might look for alternatives to which to send their students.

Their choices often fall on schools that are privately founded and funded. Parents may choose a private school for a number of advantages that cannot be found in publicly funded and operated school districts.

Smaller Classroom Sizes

Private school administrators have the freedom to limit the number of students that they admit each year for enrollment. Many of these schools have smaller classroom sizes as a result.

When parents want to provide their children with a higher level of one-on-one attention with their teachers, they may opt to send their children to private school. The smaller class sizes mean that teachers have more opportunities to work with students individually. Students learn better, and teachers can focus on making sure each student masters lessons before moving on with the next lesson. 

Better Funding

The typical private school also sustains itself on private funding that parents give to it. Because parents have a vested interest in the success of the school, they may be more generous in their donations. They may even provide more funding in a single year than what the private school needs on which to operate.

This ample funding means that students benefit from better and newer resources, including textbooks, computers, and visual aids. There is also more money with which to hire paraprofessionals to assist in the classroom and improve the learning experience for each student enrolled there.

Religious Based Teaching

Finally, if the private school is affiliated with a particular organized religion, such as Catholicism or Judaism, it may incorporate religious-based teaching into its curriculum. A Catholic private school may even start its day with a Mass that all students are expected to attend each day.

This element can be particularly important for parents who want to educate their children to understand and live by the family's shared faith. They avoid the obstacles that befall public schools that are not permitted by the government to incorporate religious lessons it their curricula. 

A private school can offer students and parents unique advantages. Students get more one-on-one time with teachers and access to better learning resources. Parents may appreciate having their religious beliefs incorporated into their students' daily lessons.