To whom it may concern,…read more My name is Randall. Iam a graduate of Provo Canyon School of about 15 years. I spent 18 long months at Provo Canyon School and it was THE best thing that could have ever happened to me. From the age of 13 I ran away from home, was arrested several times and did things I hate to even think about. Deep down I just needed help. Provo Canyon School changed my life.Provo Canyon School Saved my life and Provo Canyon School saved my family. Simply put, regardless of what mental or physical struggles i was facing while at PCS I was expected to meet the schools high expectations. Hard day at school, so what. There are rules to follow as an individual and as a team/room/unit. Homesick, yep that sucked and on top of it I still had to be obedient individually and as a team. If your kid decides to make life choices like run away from home, do drugs, and break the law. Then your child is capable of graduating from Provo Canyon School like I did. In fact, when they are crying and complaining on phone calls that," hey this place sucks, they arent treating me well." Yada yada yada, then its time for you parents to pull up your big boy pants and say, "well son I wish you wouldnt have made the very choices you did to make it into Provo Canyon School. I hope you obey the rules and learn to be a team player fast so you can graduate and come home to us. Talk to you next week kiddo. Love ya! " The worst thing you can do as a parent is rip your kid out of this program prematurely. Remember, your kids big boy pants got him in here. Not you! So let him in there as long as PCS will keep him. As hard as the program was, I still call it home for 18 months of my life. Iam sooooo thankfully my parents had it in them to let me be there as long as it took. I am thankful for the roomates that I came to trust and care for while i was there. Iam thankful for the teachers and therapists and unit leaders. I have been back to visit several times over the past 15 years and while I was in the program I got to see graduates return to the school on occasion also. May God bless everyone that works for this program. It works. It saved my life and one day I will donate money to it. Randall #7 - Unit 6 Hoooyaaa PS - Do they still call Unit 4 - "Helmets" 1?1? lol :)

My name is Ricky Schmidt. I went to Provo Canyon School- Boys Campus in November 2025 I was there…read morefor four months, and every second there was horrid I started my treatment by getting there early on Thursday November 20th and was barley given any time to say goodbye to my family before the took me through a series of magnetically locked doors, they wouldn't even give me time to hug my mom or my aunt they took me to a room where I met with a nurse practitioner who spoke extremely broken English to the point where I could barely understand a word she was saying so I doubt she got everything on my file correct. From there I got sent to what is called Stabilization which is the dorm you get sent to when you first get to the school however it is also the dorm that all the kids who are in trouble get sent, I was sat in the hallway on the floor (yep, they wouldn't even let me sit on the stools in that hallway because I wasn't "checked in yet" ) for thirty to forty-five minutes before my therapist came to meet with me for the first time. Now before I continue I will say that there were a few good things about the program one of which was my therapist Lui who was by far the only therapist on the boys campus who did anything at all to help the kids there and actually gave a damn about his patients. Anyway after I got the orientation questionnaires filled out with my therapist we headed back to the dorm, but I ran into my mom and aunt in the hall because they were getting a tour and I finally got to give them a hug, after that we did head back to stabilization where I had to sit on that floor for at least another hour and a half before the nurse and a staff came and took me into a bathroom and made me take off all my clothes behind a screen but the nurse wan looking over the top of the screen at me the whole time then they handed me a pair of bob Barker clothes that smelled like they've never been washed before and sent me to the rest of the group. Once I got into the main room I was greeted by the smell of piss and feces which hit me like a brick wall they made me sit at a desk that had caked on food and other gunk all over it then the manager of the stabilization dorm called me over to his desk which of course was spotless and made me go through yet another questionnaire then he gave me a handbook (which I found out later was outdated by at least ten years) a notebook, a cheap deck of cards and a black crayon because they don't let the stable kids have pencils. I wont get into all the details of everything but I will say that the staff there are very verbally abusive to the kids they are trained how to properly do restraints but the choose to do things their own way which usually results in people getting injured, while I was there a staff actually punched a kid in the face and the facility said that they would hire that staff again once the kid discharged. Fast forward to right before I left, me and a couple of other boys got into to trouble and I ended up being the only one who told the truth and the other boys weren't too happy about that so the decided to jump me which somehow resulted in me getting sent to stabilization where I just got jumped by more kids and the beatings didn't stop until they sent me home before I was ready because they "couldn't keep me safe". This place is absolute hell it is no place for a child if you love your kids please please do not send them to this place it will only make them so much worse and you risk never seeing your kids the same again.

My child has been attending this school for three years and I can't say enough good things about…read moreit. The students stay with the same teacher from kindergarten until 6th grade which greatly decreases first day fears. The teachers also get to know your child and their specific needs. The education philosophy is also a huge plus for me as they focus on emotional, cognitive and social development using a hands-on approach. Overall, I think this school is amazing, I couldn't imagine sending my child anywhere else.

If you have children with special needs that require IEPs, just do yourself a favor and STAY AWAY…read morefrom this school. Their special Ed department sucks! Students progress aren't being monitored properly. When my child attended Treeside (2018-2019) I didn't receive progress reports for quite a while. I ended up bringing an advocate with me to a meeting with the whole team do to that reason. Let me just say how defensive everyone in that meeting got just because I was advocating for my child. From stuff like: "If I had a magic pill I can take to get it all done" or the principal saying "we do what we can". Those are no excuses as to why I wasn't being informed of my child's progress. It was very uncomfortable for me as a parent having to hear such thing from them. Now their cafeteria is a hot mess . I was always there every morning with my kids & I can tell you that there isn't always staff watching the kids other than the cafeteria ladies. There are kids running , throwing balls etc. I was even shoved by a few kids while in there. The Cafeteria ladies are very sweet , but I think the school makes their job harder by them having to be the ones to remind the kids that it's time to go to class, line up or simply having to discipline kids themselves. Their carpool lane is a NIGHTMARE , man that still needs a lot work. It scares me that one day a child will get hit by a car. Save yourself the trouble!

This school is super gray great teachers good cafitera food and kids there are super nice.read more

My three children have been going to Timp Academy for two years. I am very impressed with the…read moreschool. The Principal is wonderful to work with. The course work is challenging, but doable. My children are making great progress. previous to going to Timp Academy we went to a private school, which was known for being academically rigorous 1-2 grade levels above. Timp Academy is providing results beyond their private school. So far all of the teachers have been wonderful. Be prepared to give your children some assistance with homework.

Fantastic faculty, staff, and administration. I love the curriculum and the great learning…read moreenvironment. They foster a love for learning and my kids love it. I highly recommend Timpanogos Academy! @timpacademy #welovetimpacademy

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This elementary school is a gem. It is full of caring and trained teachers and not too big or too…read moresmall--but as goldilocks once said--just right.

This is an impressive elementary school. They are a Leader In Me school and have received many…read moreawards and recognition in this regard. When you walk into the school, the principal and office staff are standing in the lobby greeting parents and children as they enter. All the teachers are standing at their door with a student leader to great each child with a verbal welcome and a handshake before entering the room. They start the kids day by treating them as little adults, empowering them to behave as such. The school goals and standards are posted everywhere, along with how they are doing in regard to those goals and standards. They set high standards of their teaches and the kids as well. They focus on the 7 Habits of Highly Successful People written, coached and practiced in ways that the kids understand. This is the back bone of their approach to education and it works. The principal is loved by the kids and he loves them. I think his leadership of the school is what has made them so successful.

Our son went to Art City Elementary when we moved to the area, and we were put on the waiting list…read morefor the local charter school. We liked the school, but assumed the charter school would be better. We accepted when our name came up on the waiting list. My son was assigned quite a bit of home work at the charter school for a first grader. And they were completely inattentive to his IEP where he needed help with his stutter, never getting into group therapy. He wasn't happy there, so we returned to Art City Elementary for second grade with Ms. Roylance. We mentioned his need for assistance with his stutter, and within two weeks, he was attended to and has one-on-one time with a speech therapist. The ladies in the front office know my kid by name and my voice on the phone--and I'm not heavily involved, I'll admit. I'm not on PTA. I just had a baby, I'm not in the school all the time. I'm so impressed with this school. My son is very happy and safe there.

We spent a whole year after COVID looking for a school that would work with my 2E (twice…read moreexceptional) autistic and ADHD son. Arches Academy has been everything we looked for and more! All three of my children attend now and love the interactive learning, Singapore Math, field trips, and small class settings that make for the best friends. I'm so grateful we toured, did a trial day, and enrolled! I would give it 10 stars if I could

My daughter attended arches for several years before moving on to a different school. She had an…read moreIEP that the school worked with us on and worked with my daughter so that school was a good experience for her. Letting her feel comfortable in class and learning at the same time. She was able to blossom and grow, participating in the musicals and and other activities allowing her to express herself in a safe environment. I appreciate the staff and administrators for the work they put in with my daughter. It was a blessing to me and my family.