One of the Best Decisions We Ever Made
By Dan Murashige, Bridgedale Academy Dad
Our son Joey is now in his second year at Bridgedale Academy. My wife and I believe our decision to enroll him has been one of the best decisions we ever made.
There are many reasons we believe this but I'll discuss just a few.
* Bridgedale's Response to COVID last spring
For one, when last year's shelter-in-place COVID lockdown happened, most schools, and therefore most parents, were woefully unprepared. Like everyone else, we were in a state of shock. Yet the Bridgedale team confronted the challenge aggressively with zero hesitation, transitioning overnight into full-time, 5-days-a-week Zoom classes.
And as a result Joey and his Bridgedale classmates didn't miss a beat. They stayed totally on track academically all the way through the end of the 2019-20 school year. It was truly amazing.
And to my knowledge, it was unmatched by any other schools, public or private, in Illinois.
* In-Person for the 2020-21 School Year
We are now ten weeks into the school year and Bridgedale is teaching in-person, with carefully-instituted, intelligent, comprehensive COVID safety protocols.
The fact is that the boys at Bridgedale Academy love going to school.
* Great Teaching Staff and Small Class Sizes
The Bridgedale faculty is truly professional and the small class sizes enable them to address and understand each student's personalities and needs.
As a parent you get feedback and insights on your son you would not normally receive.
* Classical Curriculum combined with Great Athletic Training
The experience and leadership of (Bridgedale Headmaster) Mike McPartlin and (Bridgedale Academic Dean) Christina Di Pauli give my wife and me complete confidence in the excellence of Joey's academic and athletic education.
Bridgedale's classical curriculum, with such an excellent teaching staff, combined with the athletic training from such outstanding coaches, make it a fantastic school and a perfect fit for our son Joey.
In my opinion it is a rare opportunity for young student hockey players.
Dan Murashige appears by permission. He is Vice-President for Products Development with Production Products, Inc., a company that has been providing labor saving machinery and innovative products to HVAC duct and sheet metal fabricators worldwide for over 25 years.
Dan's son Joey, an 8th grader at Bridgedale Academy, is a skilled, smooth-skating defenseman who plays with the Sabres organization.
At Bridgedale we are committed to the development of our young student-athletes. In this time of challenge and uncertainty due to COVID-19, we are proud to be offering our academics and on-ice and off-ice athletic instruction in person. We continue to help our student-athletes develop their physical and mental skills so they can perform at their best when it matters most, no matter the arena of life that challenges them.
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Mike McPartlin, Headmaster, Bridgedale Academy
