Parents treat private school like investment, looking for returns in education and values.

 

It's not unusual for students to struggle when they enter high school.

 

Many area private schools stress that students reap lifelong rewards from extracurricular activities.

 

Private schools offer families choices of traditional and nontraditional curriculums, along with alternative educational approaches.

 

A student stands by the steps of a pre-Revolutionary War plantation home, on the campus of Oakland School, waiting to meet his new teacher.

 

Parents of children who have special educational needs will find several private schools in the central Richmond region that offer these programs.

 

For the 733 private schools in Virginia, accreditation through the Virginia Council for Private Education (VCPE) and its 11 member organizations has its pros and cons.