This review is specific to THE DISCOVERY LOUNGE AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM which is the…read morebefore/afterschool program directed by Cynthia Smith and is housed at QCSS but not affiliated with the school. I wish that QCSS would get rid of this program and find a better one. This is a warning to all parents, DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILD TO THETHE DISCOVERY LOUNGE BEFORE/AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM. https://www.thediscoveryloungease.com/ The Director, Cynthia, charged me today (9/23/22) for the TDL  program, after stating that 9/16/22 would be the last time I would be charged, being that I removed my child from the program on 9/2/22 and he has not attended since. I removed my Kindergartener from the program after only about 2 and a half weeks because she contacted me several times for MINOR instances that should have been managed by the "highly trained" staff at the program. Cynthia contacted me with an attitude and a loud tone of voice and even made a personal attack on me verbally. I am a single, working mom and this has caused extreme stress, anxiety and frustration for me. I have to be the mother and the father for my child and I do discipline him and work with him as much as I can at home. I do my best to teach him proper behavior but he is a 5 year old at the end of the day. I truly feel that he was being ostracized and labeled in this program. It's like she was trying to get him out of the program instead of working with him. Some people do not need to work with kids. Cynthia's lack of professionalism has brought me nothing but distress that I am STILL dealing with it since I got charged AGAIN. I cannot afford to be charged for a program that I am not involved in. She has shown ZERO accountability for overcharging me. No empathy at all. I would recommend that people STAY AWAY from this program unless you want to deal with a constant struggle, being contacted at work every day for the smallest things, being personally judged and attacked. Hopefully no other parents have to deal with what I have been through.

Queen City Stem has really impressed me since opening, each year it gets better, and better. The…read moreclubs are great, my son really enjoyed the Robotics club and is loving the Rubik's Cube competitions. Our class trip today to Junior Achievement for the 'Biz Town' project was awesome!!

The guides we worked with were all excellent. The administration and corporate people are liars and…read morethieves. We left the school in August 2025 and have yet to receive our deposit refund in April 2026. We have had several people promise us that the accounting team is "working hard to process all refunds" & have yet to get anything more than empty promises & the runaround. We have resorted to hiring an attorney to sue them for breach of contract since they have far exceeded the time stated for processing our refund. If you care about your money, take your child somewhere else.

"If you have to put someone on a pedestal, put teachers. They are society's heroes."…read moreMiss Carolina, Miss Elizabeth, Miss Heather and Miss Lourdes has truly been a Blessing to my son Shamad'. He has learned so much from them all and has become such a strong and independent toddler. They are all my heroes and Shamad's favorite. "Students don't care how much you know until they know how much you care." That is truly all of these incredible Teachers

This school has awesome Kindergarten team of teachers. Special shout out to Mrs. Scarboro, Mrs…read more Demarco, Mrs. Mcray, and office staff... You all are awesome at what you do!!

Horrible communication only care about raising money for the school , teacher ratio terrible guess…read moreu get what you don't pay for our child only white child discriminated against and bullied and her teacher is not the best especially at communicating and spelling

The teachers at this school don't know how to teach their students who learn differently. They…read moredidn't help my child when she was failing because the learning environment is horrible and bad for many children. There was a lot of children in summer school because they failed their EOG. Please don't send your children here your child will be learn things that are in BELOW grade average, on top of that have bad teachers.

All three of our kids attend BCCA, and we couldn't be happier. Our oldest started in kindergarten…read moreand is now in fifth grade. Our youngest just entered kindergarten after two wonderful years in the preschool program. The curriculum is more advanced than our experience at CMS, and our kids are encouraged to challenge themselves while being fully supported. They actually enjoy going to school, which says a lot. When our son needed help with reading, he received in-school and after-school tutoring at no cost. Teachers are communicative, with weekly check-ins and extra updates. Every teacher we've had has gone above and beyond. The admin team is engaged and present at drop off and pick up daily. BCCA goes beyond academics with events that build confidence, character, and community. We're so grateful to be part of this diverse, supportive school. Highly recommend.

Just pulled my two grand children from this school. It is very unorganized and staff is very rude…read moreto new people.

I come here to walk/run the track, and play basketball. They have 4 rims, which is very convenient…read morewhen there are alot of ball players out