This school was featured on Oprah as one of the most resourceful schools. We have had 2 children…read morewho loved their time there.

My sons attended and currently attend this high school. It is HUGE and provides many, many options…read morefor different people and activities. If you attend this school, you will be ready for college and managing the issues involved with larger schools. It is imperative that students look for ways to self-advocate and imperative to get involved in clubs or other activities. Parents will need to be more involved to help with a 4-year plan to use the many options available at the school. The music program is excellent in all areas, choir, orchestra and band... the athletic opportunities are strong (although if you are a casual player, you may not make Varsity or JV)... the clubs can sometimes fill up too much and they have to have try-outs. It can be frustrating to be 'locked out' of an opportunity, but it is good learning for life in general. Best wishes as you choose high schools!

I would like to explain the experience of being here at Acacia Academy. In Acacia Academy, I've…read moreexperienced difficulty with learning while dealing with PTSD, Anxiety, Depression, and ADHD mostly. While being here, I've struggled even more. The classes with these two specific teachers have made it even more difficult for me to learn and to work. The teachers will follow me to the bathroom due to the fact I've cried in the bathroom multiple times and it has been a '"concern" to the staff members. I would also like to mention that I've gotten panic attacks in the bathroom too-because of my PTSD, and also feeling like I am not good enough for anyone in this school (staff members, teachers, and students.) It has really made me uncomfortable from the fact that the administrator has instructed the teachers to follow me to the bathroom to monitor for me crying, panicking, or talking badly about myself even when I had stopped now. I would also like to mention that the administrator assumes that every problem with a student is either stress, or anxiety. There was a time when I was on the bathroom floor from having a panic attack and I felt weak, I've told the social worker that I had a PTSD flashback, yet they had put me in a room with an administrator to just eat my lunch and apparently "give me time" is what the social worker said and put me back in class. I understand that social workers have to talk to other kids in school, but what makes these "social workers" think that putting me back in class was a fine thing to do? Every time that I've talked to these "social workers," and discuss about how this school has made my mental state worse, yet they encourage me to keep going to this school. I've never felt more disgusted, hatred, and anger in my life from how a "social worker" would convince me that it is required to keep going here while my mental state is getting worse day by day while coming to this school. Keep in mind, I am really struggling with suicidal thoughts right now at the moment and I have to do an online hospitalization program. The teachers continue to stack up on work, while knowing that I will not be able to do some of these assignments at home because I have to do an online hospitalization program. I've never felt more pressured in my life than ever when wanting to have good grades, to get my work done, while I feel that the teachers and staff have absolutely NO awareness about the fact that I won't be able to have enough time to turn in all these assignments on time because of my online hospitalization program. Dealing with my mental health and education is absolutely exhausting, but yet-the teachers continue to give me stacks of work while I'm having to do the online hospitalization program at the same time. I've tried talking to the social workers here, but I've noticed that social workers tend to go straight to the negatives when it comes to certain talks, but never find the positivity in things that could happen if I made changes for coming to this school. Another thing is that a social worker was hoping for me to go to a partial hospitalization program *in-person*, but I told her that I was doing it *online* and she gave me a disappointed look and said, "I was hoping you would go in-person." I felt that it was completely unnecessary that she had to give a comment like that for the choices my parents make to try to help me. The social workers will always tell you, "I'm glad you came today!" Sure! You're glad that I came today to this school, but do I feel that I'm glad I came today? Absolutely not, in reality, I feel like I am forced to be in this school and suffer more each day as I continue to come here. Sometimes I don't even have a choice from whether I should come to school or not, my parents mostly make the decision to whether I can stay home or not. Attendance really matters here, because if you don't come to class for a certain amount of days, you will be held back. I feel even more pressured that I am *required* to come to this school every week without being able to give myself time to stabilize myself, yet I will have to continuously live a dreadful loop for coming here to this school and suffer even more. This school needs to have more awareness on how students feel and need to know what they're struggling with. This school may seem that it's "accommodating" and "helpful," but I feel that the school has barely accommodated anything for me as a student who wants to be successful. Oh! And also, this school told me to take my other rating down because they're afraid of people seeing the truth for what it's like to come here.

When I was sitting in an IEP meeting for my child in our normal school district I was gutted when…read morethey recommended placement out of district. I mean, how could this be? His diagnosis is manageable in public school. It happens everyday. I knew the teachers didn't understand him, and didn't care to. I knew they were mean to him but I fought to keep him in regular school because I wanted him to be with friends in the neighborhood and I didn't want the stigma attached to being sent out of district. His school district turned the screws and fought harder to get him out by destroying his self esteem. Ultimately I agreed to placement out of district to save my son's sanity. Enter Acacia. I was apprehensive at first. Everyone was so nice. I didn't think this could be real after everything we'd been through. But guess what? It IS amazing! My son loves going to school here. He feels valued as a human being and an individual. They teach him at the speed he's comfortable with. Every day that I ask him how his day was he says, "GREAT". I used to be scared to ask him how his day was. My stomach would flip when I saw an email from his school. Those days are over for us. Acacia is where it's at. Everyone knows what they're doing and I regret fighting our school district. He went from someone who was being shamed daily and punished for a neurological problem to someone who has his self esteem and happiness back. He has A's and B's and they LIKE him. I highly recommend Acacia. If you're checking reviews like I was, I know you're not in a good place right now. Hang in there moms and dads. Meet with Acacia as one of your options. You may be scared but everything will be ok - especially if this is where your child ends up.

Kensington South is a dream for us. Our daughter just wrapped up three years of attending and is…read moreheading to Kindergarten prepared and confident, thanks to Kensington and her wonderful teachers. Our son has been there since he was five months old, and is thriving in the preschool prep. The school itself is sun-filled, clean, and meticulously planned. There's a gym that they use for all kinds of activities, from yoga to riding trikes in doors on cold days. The playground is lovely and the kids are encouraged to play and get dirty. We get lots of updates and pictures throughout the day. The director is active, communicative, and transparent. You can tell the team loves each other, and all the children. Obviously there will be turnover every now and then, that's the nature of early childhood education and having a young staff, but much of the staff has been there the entire three and a half years we've attended. All the food is organic and offers many allergy-friendly options. There's music classes and STEM enrichments. Every day seems like the best day ever -- art, singing, sooo many activities. They do lots of little performances and parent-involved events, and you really do build a community of families. There's a reason there's a waitlist -- once you go Kensington, there's no going back.

Both my kids attend Kensington School and we absolutely love it!! The teachers genuinely care about…read moreour kids, the curriculum is preparing them for their next life stage, there are lots of extra curricular programs to get involved in, and the director/assistant director are personally invested in each child. It truly shows. We love this school and would highly recommend it to anyone considering childcare. Our oldest daughter has been at 2 other daycares and Kensington is everything we could ask for and more.

Saints Peter & Paul Catholic School serves each of its students with great care. Committed to…read moreexcellence, we've seen our children grow academically and spiritually due to the dedicated teaching staff and community. We love the school's long-standing tradition and Christ-centered curriculum. You are truly treated like family!

Wonderful school and fantastic staff! Our children get such individualized attention and are…read moregrowing in their faith and academics. Impressed by the curriculum: our children are challenged and so motivated to learn and be engaged students by the teaching methods staff use. We have had a wonderful experience!

Mom: We chose RSM because it's close to home. The curriculum…read moreis solid and online homework made things easier. School math became a breeze, though some teachers' accents were hard to follow. I had to help more as the level increased. Wish all homework was covered in class, but follow-up support helped. Daughter: I think that RSM helped me stay ahead in math class, as I learned the content before, which makes school much easier. If you have a good class, the environment is fun, and you can make great friends too. However, there are a couple of hours of homework each week.

Hell on earth. My favorite part was the dismissal. Terrible terrible placement test. They were…read moreRussian school when it was cool but when the Russia Ukraine war broke out they switched sides and sent out emails saying that founders of rsm were really Ukrainian. I don't think I enjoyed a second of it. If you want your kid to have a learning experience please please PLEASE enroll them in mathnasium instead.