Making the decision to give my child the gift of time through the St. Paul CDS Bridge Program was truly one of the best decisions I could have ever made for my son.

After having my oldest child complete kindergarten in public school a year  prior, I knew what challenges and expectations lie ahead. I felt in my heart that he just was not ready for all of that. After careful consideration and open communication with his prek 4 teacher we knew the Bridge was the right fit for my son’s needs.  My son needed an environment that provided him with a smaller class size. The Bridge did just that and more. With a 9:1 ratio he received the attention that he so needed. Mrs. Michelle was able to provide support as needed, and yet challenge him in ways that he could confidently grow. Mrs. Michelle lovingly pushed him and held him accountable in the most amazing ways! The Bridge showed my son that he could do hard things, and it fostered a love of learning that is still evident in him to this day. The smaller class size was also ideal for working on social and emotional skills, and it helped my son blossom in those areas as well.

Through structured play and hands on exploration he learned how to deal with friends, play games and follow rules that were challenging, and work through conflicts in a productive way with the guidance of his wonderful teacher.

The Bridge curriculum provided my son with support in his writing, phonics, reading, math, and science. It also provided a Christian based education, and an opportunity to attend chapel weekly. We enjoyed all the extra curricular activities that happened throughout the school year as well.

The growth we saw in him was truly outstanding. He was reading and writing, and had strong math skills by the end of the year. This foundation put him above grade level upon entering kindergarten, and years later he is still performing above grade level on academic skills tests. Having strong academic and social skills was essential to his success in transitioning to public kindergarten.

The foundation laid at St. Paul CDS was vital to my sons early childhood education. It will always be a special place to our family. We are forever grateful to the amazing staff for pouring into our children. Both of my boys continue to have the fondest memories of their years at Red Roof.

My wife and I have been fortunate enough to experience the success of the Bridge program at St. Paul Christian Day School for both our children. Our oldest was born in June and youngest in September, the option to give them the “gift of time” was a no brainer.

The Bridge program is a structured, organized intellectual curriculum that offers your child the opportunity to grow behaviorally and socially while providing a strong foundation to prepare them for kindergarten. The program reinforces Reading, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies to promote success when entering Kindergarten.

Mrs. Michelle is and will be one of the most influential teachers that my children will have experienced. She has the gift of balancing an educational curriculum while reinforcing appropriate social development. We cannot express enough gratitude and praise towards her and the St. Paul Christian Day School for the development we have witnessed. 

Hi my name is Chrissy and I have been blessed to have at least one of my three children at St. Paul Christian Day School or Red Roof for the last 7 years.

One of the reasons we picked Red Roof was the for the option of the Bridge program for my boys with summer birthdays. Both of my boys ended up attending the Bridge program but for different reasons. My older was academically ready for Kindergarten after his Pre-k 4 class, but socially he was very
reserved. He preferred to sit and play with rocks over the other students. After talking to Miss Michelle, we decided to put him in Bridge. It was the best decision we could have made. The Bridge class not only challenged him academically but gave him time to develop his social skills. He went from being one of the most reserved children in the class to being comfortable working with and helping other students in class. He also started asking to stay after school to have more playtime with his buddies.

I was amazed with the growth I saw in my older son though the Bridge program. At the end of the year, he was able to
read, write a dictated sentence, do addition and subtraction problems using ten frames, learned how to create a scientific hypothesis and draw conclusions, among many other skills. But most importantly he had found the confidence to interact with his peers in and out of the classroom. He was more than ready to take on Kindergarten and adjust to the new social setting.
My Second son was a late August baby and would have started kindergarten at 4. He was born with a charismatic, bright, and fun personality and he loves to make people happy which could sometimes distract the class. However, he is very hard on himself when he makes a mistake. Our second did well in
Pre-k 4 but by the end of the day he was tired of sitting. We chose the Bridge program for our second to give him the opportunity to work on self-control, increase his confidence, and work on his academics.
Our boys were in Bridge one right after the other. One thing I noticed right away was how Mrs. Michelle tailored the class to the student’s needs. Once again, we saw the same growth in academics with our second son. But more importantly, Mrs. Michelle helped my second work though some of his self-doubt and to this day he still says the phrase Mrs. Michelle taught him “I can do hard things.”

We will forever be indebted to Mrs. Michelle and the Red Roof School for not only getting the boys prepared for kindergarten but for helping them grow into confident boys who are willing to try hard things.

The St. Paul/Red Roof Bridge program was such a blessing for our three boys (now in elementary school). Ms. Michelle creates an element of excitement even around seemingly mundane topics and truly helps children develop a love of learning. Our boys grew in their understanding of numbers and letters and we felt that they were much more prepared when it came time for kindergarten. The Bridge is often called a “gift of time,” and that’s exactly what it was for our boys. So much so that we hope to eventually have our youngest in the program!