New Hope Christian School

I was excited to bring my child here. I referred my friend so her child could go with my child. She and her child toured the school, and they didn’t like it at all. The kids are out of control, no structure, bathroom is adult bathroom, they wouldn’t show the playground (because it’s small).
So I decided not to take my child there. I informed the school my child would not be going there anymore. Judy was quick to answer when I was enrolling her but as soon as I decided i wasn’t going to put her there, she took long to reply. I informed Judy my child isn’t going there anymore, she didn’t reply. I emailed her again a week and a day later saying, «Waiting on your response,.» She apologized for the delayed response and asked the situation so she can address it and that the refund will be eligible after 90 days. I answered it and Judy never replied.
I patiently waited for over 90 days. I came here to get my refund. They don’t remember anything at all. I talked to Leka, she didn’t help one bit. Not only did she not help she lied. I asked for Judy and she said Judy isn’t here. A few minutes later Judy interrupts us and says whatever and I’m Judy. I said, «Thats disappointing.» Judy took me in another room and we talked. She barely remembered anything.
I thought this is a place where they follow Jesus and spread his word and be more like Jesus and humble. Far different than the church I go to which is Saint Joseph. I’ve dealt with other preschools and this school is the hardest to get my refund back. The other school gave me back my refund easily but this school is something else. The most I waited for a refund was two weeks and this one I’ve waited over 90 days and I still haven’t gotten my refund. The worst school ever.

We transitioned our lil’ tyke from another pre-​school to New Hope Christian School (NHCS). At first, we were quite skeptical since the school hasn’t been around for a long time and most people we know in our social circle was just as surprised about New Hope having a school as we were! But because we wanted our son in a private Christian school and close to home, we took our chances. Ms. Judy was very welcoming, and immediately made us feel «at home». She answered the million and one questions we had, like a champ! His first day of pre-​school was with Ms. Fujioka and Ms. Lita at the Kapolei Campus; the experience was nothing short than amazing as we couldn’t believe how much he was learning in 1-​year! From Bible verse memorizations to daily homework being sent home to condition good habits; we can’t express how happy we’ve been with the academics NHCS continued to provide. Naturally, we enrolled him for Kindergaten and the curriculum never ceased to amaze us! By the end of 1^st quarter, our lil’guy could write his name in cursive, has memorized 10 Bible verses, and is beginning to read. We feel so blessed to have Mrs. Balauro as his teacher this year and the rest of the wonderful staff who commit everyday to investing in our child’s life. We couldn’t be happier! Humbled.

Love everything about this school. It’s clean, the teachers are great, the tuition is reasonable compared to all the other schools on O’ahu and my child is learning so much. Very happy so far.

I would not recommend this school. The learning environment is terrible when compared to other pre-​schools and the schools leadership is lacking because the teachers are not properly trained and equipped to teach. The school is not accredited and there is a reason why it is not. We sent our daughter here because it was a Christian school but we didn’t have a very good Christian experience. After 2 months of sending her to the 4 year old program our daughter didn’t want to attend this school anymore and she would wet her pants at night. Our daughter came home one day saying that her teacher pinched her, this was after her teacher admitted to leaving our daughter in 10 to 15 minute timeouts crying. The teacher admitted the lengthy timeouts and said it was because our daughter was disruptive and manipulative. Till this day the school has not given us an explanation of what happen in the pinching incident. They told us we needed to speak to their attorney which has left my wife and I very disappointed (what happen to building strong relationships that this Church and its Pastor stresses?). We ended up leaving this school and she now attends Seagulls Ocean Pointe preschool. This Seagull school has a great learning envrionment and our daughter told us last night that she ‘loves her new school’. In the morning when we drop her off at school she runs to her class. This is a far cry from New Hope school. When we dropped her off at New Hope school she didn’t want to go to school. Seagull is not a Christian school but I believe that New Hope school was not very Christian either. Children deserve the best learning environment and education is just as important as a so called Christian school. New Hope school is a babysitting service and not a school where children are taught well. I’d recommend you send your child to an accredited school that is being held to a higher standard.
p. s. If other people have had similar negative experiences at New Hope School please contact me at
. The churches leadership needs to know in order for this school to get better. Thank you.

This is one of the best pre schools I’ve found. The staff is so caring for their students. They made me feel that I could trust my daughter there all day. She comes home from school with all these new things she learned and she’s so happy.
The facility is clean and safe. The classes are huge. The curriculum is well structured. The tuition is affordable. And the location is very convienent. I would recommend this facility to all families with little ones ;)

THAT’S MY CHURCH. i do the keiki zone at NHL, and we use the preschool rooms. they’re all so organized, they have good lunch plans, safety is definitely first, and they have a fully equipped staff. no room is understaffed. kids always have new artwork on the walls, and i think that’s a great thing.