I brought my kid to the school. One of the teachers grabbed my son's and banged on the table…read morebecause he didn't know a question and whenever she came into our class, she said well I did the same thing to a student.

One of the best AISD elementary schools located in desired Circle C. Kiker Elementary is a blue…read moreribbon school rated 10/10. Top elementary school in Austin. Teachers are really great and administration really cares! The only concern I had is that it looks that more and more people are moving here and school need to expand its facilities every year.

My experience at Parkside was challenging. The admin was changing over and there was little…read morecommunication, and more than a bit of aggressive interactions with admin. We had a new teacher who was enthusiastic when the students were perfect, and utterly overwhelmed and clueless when the students had challenges. My son has ADHD, and despite telling me they has experience with 2E kids, the teacher thought my son had severe emotional problems when my son would self sooth by going in a corner to be alone for a bit. They also did not communicate in any way the depth of the problems my son was having in school. I finally realized the extent of his issues when I began attending daily to see for myself. They were often rude and childish in response to issues or complaints. They had a history of keeping teachers even after multiple complaints of abusive behavior. Their insistence on parent interaction was amazing, and the singalongs were fabu. But it doesn't make up for the severely subpar teaching, the reusing of the same curriculum every year, the nasty admin, and the overall confusion of vision with a high price tag. Do not recommend this school beyond kindergarten at all!

Our daughter is three and a half, and she just finished her first year of preschool (Primary) at…read moreParkside. We couldn't be more pleased to have her attending this special school. From top to bottom, it's an excellent program with marvelous staff and leadership, and a wonderful community. Some of things we love most about Parkside: it's uniquely and authentically Montessori, which was important to us when we were looking at schools. The teachers (called guides) are loving, creative, and thorough in their teaching methods. We were blown away when barely a month in, our daughter came home singing about all the continents of the world! The 12-acre campus is beautiful and well maintained. The kids get lots of outdoor time and often take hikes together as a class. They learn to value and sing about nature, including our new favorite song, "Chlorophyll" written by the founders. Music is a big part of Parkside life, and at least 1-2 events a week are organized around it (parents are invited to participate as well). We've enjoyed all the opportunities for families to get involved at Parkside and we've made some great friends already. Even through the craziness of the pandemic, Parkside staff led the way with through health protocols and regular communication with Austin Public Health to keep the kids safe and allow school to continue. In short, we've found Parkside to be an amazing, friendly, beautiful place that is nurturing our daughter to her full potential. We highly recommend it!

My daughter just recently started preschool here. I am absolutely impressed with the school,…read moreprincipal and of course our teacher Mrs. Sibert. She is truly one of the best teachers (this far ). She has in just a short period of time helped my hips grow so much. Really enjoying my home district school!

Ms. Sharon Sibert is my grandson's pre-k teacher. My grandson has great language skills but he is…read morenot good at writing and drawing. Three months ago, he could barely hold his pen properly, but within three months, Ms. Sibert miraculously taught him how to draw pictures, write his name, read simple sentences and write alphabets. Every time when we see him he shows us brand new skills he learned in a very unique way, usually rhyming or singing when he writes or draws. Ms. Sharon impressed me the most is that she answers parents' questions promptly all the time though she has 17 kids to deal with on a daily bases. When she communicates with parents, she not only points out the progresses the child made, she also patiently educates the young parents the most effective way to deal with kid's unwanted behaviors. For the last three months, I was wondering how in the world my grandson has learned new things so fast. I just find out recently that she holds a master's degree in education! My grandson is so lucky to have started his education with such an expert! It is like Ms. Sibert has a bucket full of water and pours into my grandson's tiny cup! I am very confident that under Ms. Sibert's protective wing my grandson will flourishing in no time! I am hoping when my granddaughter starts her preschool, Ms. Sibert could teach her also. I want to thank the school administrators also for their vison of assigning their very best teachers to teach the beginners! I agree with the other teachers that Cowan is a hidden gem! Hope more and more parents could realize that! Dr. Ping In Austin

The teachers, staff and parent involvement make this school. My kids really enjoy the…read moreextracurricular activities that are offered including hip hop club, art club and track club. We are about to undergo a major renovation which will only enhance the positives already mentioned.

I knew as soon as I step on this beautiful 25 acre campus this was the place for my daughter to…read moreattend. After interviewing 15 schools Austin Waldorf School was it. Kim made us feel right at home when we came for a visit. My daughter told me in the car on our way home mom this is the school for me. She never liked school and wasn't eager to go to school. It was like pulling teeth. When we found out 2 weeks before school started that my daughter got accepted there were tears of joy and happiness from her and I. We knew this was the perfect fit for her. She is so eager to learn and super excited everyday to attend Austin Waldorf School and wants to graduate here. My daughter has blossomed and has grown so much here. The teachers really take their time with the kids and love them as their own. I never experienced the care like they do at Austin Waldorf. The community here is so welcoming. We drive over an hr to get to school and it is well worth it. I cant say enough positive and inspiring words for this school. We made the best fitting and perfect school for my daughter. Thank you Austin Waldorf for this opportunity to teach my child!

Waldorf is such a wonderful education. Unfortunately if the teacher is not great (or going through…read morepersonal crisis and has a large and demanding class) your child will suffer. Steiner's view was to nurture the soul of the child and unfortunately Austin Waldorf is seeming more budget focused and the teacher for our grade certainly really let us down and did not even have the care for us as a family to speak with us directly. I would avoid this particular Waldorf.

This review is based solely on Ms. Arthur's Pre-K class. She is very patient and kind to all her…read morestudents. She keeps them busy with crafts, learning activities, science, classroom pets and many more activities. My son had a hard time learning to share and communicate his frustrations in the beginning of the school year. But now he loves to share and help others. And has learned to verbalize his frustrations instead of throwing fits or hurting others. He'll have the occasional bad day but for the most part, he has made a huge improvement from the first week of school. And I thank Ms. Arthur for that. I could tell she didn't want to say he was "being bad" so she'd say, "he made a couple bad choices today, but we talked about them." I will be sad to see him leave her class this year. But I'm sure she will leave a positive impact on my son's education. He is off to a great start already! And they have Brighter Bites here!

This school had 6 pulled fire alarms and a terrible 5th grade teacher for me. DO NOT GO HERE!read more

The school needs better food, better posters, and less make sure you behave thingsread more

Joslin is a really nice school! I'm just always surprised when people haven't heard of it. What…read moresold us in the school when we were moving from NY, was pre-k teacher was Mrs.harris! Hands down she is awesome teacher who cares about her students! I love how she has fostered a sense community with among the parents. Til this day I'm still close to parents who no longer with school. Mrs. Branch is another great teacher for kindergarten and had increased my daughters' live for the sciences. She is another teacher who is invested in her students and I like that! Joslin does have a great staff all around. I appreciate that you can eat breakfast and lunch with the kiddos. I also love that they offer hands on gardening education where the kids will tend to their grade level gardening beds. There has great improvement to the beautification of the school and proud of what our PTA members has done to make this happen. There are still room for improvement but overall we are happy be a Joslin Jaguar

Joslin has been a great school to teach at for 10 years! The families have always been supportive…read morein and out of the classroom. I'm also a parent of a happy Joslin Jaguar who is in third grade this year. Come check out this amazing community for yourself!