It's been a while since I've been to the middle school. From what I remember, this was an okay…read moreschool. Didn't meet the same standards as the high school in Saline, but was still a good place for the children. The staff can be iffy, especially the lunch supervisors. I have memories of getting chewed out for walking around at lunch, which in my opinion shouldn't be frowned upon, but rather encouraged, as children get a chance to socialize with each other. The classes seemed alright. There was not as much variety as the high school classes, but you still learned a lot from what you took. Most of the teachers cared about your education. What really grinds my gears about this place nowadays is that they don't shovel their sidewalks. I was on an evening run the other day and got taken down by a patch of ice covered by a layer of snow. I got up, back hurting, frustration rising, and an all around feeling of disappointment in the school's inability to clear their sidewalks for pedestrians. This is a safety hazard. It should be taken seriously. I feel like the perfect word to describe the middle school is meh. 3/5

Bruh this school sucks.Mr Roy Borland and Mr Spina were always the worst. There are some good…read moreteachers like Mr Gall and Mrs gates but other than that this school sucks

My dearest friend and I were waiting outside to be let into the high school today. Not only would…read morethey not let us into their establishment, they frankly didn't pay attention to our needs at all. It was extremely disappointing being locked out of our safe place and being forced to brave the cold winds of winter. I will never look the same at the staff and building. The Latin department is wonderful though. 0/10. I will be writing a harsh email to a higher power when I make it home to a safer environment.

This high school is only a few years old and it is a nice place to watch a high school basketball…read moregame. The energy level and noise level is quite high which adds to the atmosphere. Good parking and easy access to M-14.

Saline High School is one of those places that when you drive by, you'll think it's part of NASA…read more Really, it could be. This place is three stories of learning. There are a wide variety of classes you can take, which is pretty cool. You're able to try different classes out, and see what peeks your interest. There are a lot of helpful teachers here. They all care about educating your child, and helping them learn life lessons along the way. This is one of the reasons saline high school is ranked so high in the state rankings. There are a few issues with this school. The lunches are nearly indigestible, which happens at all schools. The biggest problem is the students here. A lot of them come from affluent backgrounds (not all), and that seems to get to their head. All in all, this is a great school to send your children. They will learn a ton here.

"The more people you make happy the happier you will be" - Ayaan Ahmed '25 Class of 2025…read moregraduation speaker today. Exceptional people & students (including my children) from an excellent education at Greenhills School.

It's fun and all but there are some teachers that are real pieces of work. Also too many socialists.read more

Summers-Knoll is an amazing school focused on progressive education. The small teacher and faculty…read moreto student ratio (around 8:1 I think) enables SK to provide both my children with highly individualized learning experiences which the love. My daughter is entering 3rd grade and has been there since kindergarten and my son will be starting kindergarten this fall. My daughter has been counting down the days for summer to be over and school to "finally" start up again. I really like that during the school year, the kids are not bogged down with unnecessary piles of meaningless homework. Kids are encouraged to be kids. It's exactly the learning environment every child should have.

Summers-Knoll is a really outstanding independent school for gifted kids. It's presently K-5, which…read moreis why the old middle school location pops up in Yelp as closed. SK emphasizes small class sizes and learning through service, with lots of activities out in the community. A substantial fraction of the children receive scholarship support and the student population is very diverse. If you think your child would benefit from the sort of individualized attention offered here, you really should give them a call, regardless of your income. Their URL is missing from the profile. It's http://summers-knoll.org/ (an update: SK is re-establishing its middle school starting with the fall 2011 semester and plans to be moving into a new larger building nearby in the winter term - both signs of health and growth for this outstanding Ann Arbor institution!)

If diversity is what you desire for your child, I would say no. All my dealings have been negative…read more Athletics at this school should be examined on both the male and female side as I'm wondering the connection with the referees in the area in relation to the coaches and players. Especially the female coaches. Oddest interactions I've ever saw. Nevertheless won't go near here.

I would give no stars if I could…read more Don't send your kids here. Please. Send them to a charter school, homeschool them, try private school, online public school or even Washtenaw Community College's new high school. Nowadays there are alternatives. Whatever you do, just don't send your kids here. My experience with Dexter Schools was not the greatest. I guess that some of the goings on are pretty standard for high schools, but I found a lot of it outrageous. While I went to Dexter: 1) One of Cornerstone staff members let a 5 year old kid wander out into the street alone. 2) One of my high school teachers (also my coach at the time) joined other students in cyberbullying a teammate on Facebook. 3) This same coach also authorised us to stay in a motel that had a clear incident of prostitution in the parking lot where the jon tried to run over the woman with his car, which was followed by a drugs' bust. Following this incident the coach thought that the motel was safe enough to stay at again. 4) A male high school teacher bullied a friend of mine until she attempted suicide. 5) The same teacher bullied me, made comments about my appearance and conducted himself unprofessionally in a way that I could only consider sexual harassment, though at the time, I didn't know how to explain it. When I stopped speaking with him, he began openly attacking me in class. He attacked me by name, my religion, and even other students who tried to point out his behaviour wasn't acceptable. I complained but he was not disciplined beyond a light slap on the wrist and received tenure. He was never fired though complaints continued to come in, and moved to the middle school instead. (He has now left the school district, by his own choice.) 6) A Cornerstone teacher told 2 first grade classes that suicide was honourable. 7) My sister had two of her teachers discussing her medical issues in front of the class and with other students saying she was "probably just faking or on drugs," while she was absent. 8) Our bus driver taught the kindergarteners inappropriate words while saying they were acceptable. 9) I watched another student dump lighter fluid across the back seat of the bus and try to light it on fire. 10) Another high schooler tried to give elementary school kids sips of vodka on the bus. Other high schoolers kicked him out the back of the bus before the bus driver noticed. 11) A student stabbed another student through the hand with a pen in class. 12) There were at least a few suicide attempts inside the high school while I went. Since then there have been attempts even in Mill Creek Middle School. There's a noticeable culture around at least half of the teachers and most of the administration that does not take bullying, mental health issues or even crimes seriously. Nothing can illustrate this any better than recent events: one of the counsellors failed to report a rape, (which is a crime since school counsellors are mandatory reporters.) https://articles.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2017/12/dexter_schools_accuses_counsel.amp As to the quality of education, it is better than some public schools, but you could and would learn more at other are high schools. The younger grades have a particularly bad foundation for math which results in high schoolers failing chemistry because they were never taught to do math with fractions. The English grammar foundation is so poor most high school students struggle mightily with other languages because the lack the basic foundation in their own. The new curriculum that has been implemented caused several of my favourite teachers to retire and one even retired to pull his kids out of the school. I don't think that this is a place where kids are educated. It's more a waste of time, particularly once kids reach the high school. There are very very poor supports for students with autism and intellectual disabilities. The paraprofessionals are overworked, critically understaffed, poorly trained and even more poorly paid, which contributes to the problem. Even if you have an IEP plan for your child, do not expect the school to respect it. It is awful the way things are run. Early interventions and working with your child consistently can make a massive difference and it's sad to see how badly the school fails in this regard. This being said, there are a few absolutely five star teachers at the schools. I would mention them by name, but I don't know if they are still part of the schools. I graduated and moved on, but I've continued to keep up with the news about the school and it only seems to be getting worse. If you send your kids here, please be very aware and involved with them. Hope for the best, but be realistic. You need to be prepared for the worst.

Where oh where to even begin... They added cameras to stairwell D, the nachos are the only thing to…read morereally eat there, except swagger likes the chicken bowls for some reason. Teachers are mostly decent, notable good ones are pedlow and pickle rickli. Glad I'm free of this place all in all, I felt like a prisoner here for years.

The fries are crunchy sometimes, like on some days they like basically mashed potatoes and u gotta…read moreslurp them up w a straw, and sometimes they are so hard that if u hit one with ur car it will smash (the car) into a million pieces.

Great place with really unique products. Backyard Brains is in a unique location in Ann Arbor.read more

Daycroft is a school unlike any other…read more The Montessori philosophy is the foundation of what makes Daycroft so amazing. The kids that attend Daycroft are genuinely some of the nicest kids I've ever met. There is a huge emphasis placed on the "culture of kindness" and it shows every day. Children are treated with respect, and therefore respect one another. When behavior issues arise, children are counseled through it by their teachers, not simply punished. There is an emphasis on understanding and empathy rather than control. A HUGE reason this is possible is the faculty to student ratio. Every grade-level classroom has two full-time, certified teachers. The class sizes are nearly always 20 kids or less, so that's a 10-to-1 ratio max most of the time. When they go to specials (music, art, gym, Spanish, library, and technology), each class is split in half (half go to music and half to art, for example, then they switch) to preserve that ratio- unless the class makes more sense to have more kids (such as gym or orchestra). Daycroft is a school where everyone knows everyone by name- students know and are friends with other students at other grade levels, teachers know students' names in grades other than just the ones they teach, and specials teachers get to teach the same kids for up to nine years. The bond that is created with such a close-knit community is special. Daycroft is a family.

Our family has been at Daycroft Montessori for four years and are starting our fifth year. We…read morehighly recommend the school. We annually renew our decision to enroll at Daycroft due to the following: 1. The Montessori philosophy: mixed-age classrooms, children work uninterrupted on learning activities that they freely choose from a teacher-created set of options, children primarily learn by working hands-on with a myriad of subject-appropriate materials rather than verbal instructions from an instructor, and work plans designed for each individual child to the point that, depending upon the needs of the child, work plans can range from daily to weekly in duration. 2. Two teachers in each Daycroft classroom. This translates into a ratio of approximately one teacher for every 10 students. 3. The extraordinary religious, racial, and ethnic diversity of the children enrolled at Daycroft. For those of you reading this review who are new to the Montessori philosophy, let me explain that Montessori means disciplined choice. There is zero chaos in a Daycroft Montessori classroom. There may be a quiet hum, or happy chatter, but no chaos. From their workplan, children choose which item to address when. They are taught how to effectively focus and not interrupt other children's work. Because workplans are individualized to best fit their learning style, the children become deeply engaged. Before they move on to a new activity, the children must clean up their current activity. So, classrooms are tidy, calm, and, at the end of the day, everything is back in its place. We particularly love the diversity of the Daycroft families. Because it's so diverse, children learn experientially about the many skin tones, religions, & ethnicities. The teachers invite families in to share their rituals, foods, and experiences. Parents have the opportunity to become as involved as desired. I've volunteered in the classroom and my husband has volunteered in after-school. (There are quite a number of after-school activities for the children.) Daycroft has two locations. The Zeeb campus is K-6. Our family's experience has been at the Zeeb campus, which is where I will focus my review. The building is in excellent condition; bright, clean, and well-designed. It includes the K-6 classrooms, a robust library, media center, well-appointed art room, music room with risers and instruments, multi-purpose room (used for lunch, spanish, and after-care), kitchen, gym/auditorium, science room, sickroom, and administrative offices. All classrooms have smartboards and other types of technology (computers, etc). All children at Daycroft have Spanish twice a week and upper grades learn additional languages, and the etymology of language. Musical instruments are introduced at an early age, and increasingly sophisticated instruments are added as the children progress through the grades. There is an orchestra, choir, and band, and the children perform a concert semi-annually. Annually, in the spring, there is an all-school musical that is amazing. Every child is involved - creating the sets, singing in the chorus, and/or being on-stage. At Daycroft, children have choices appropriate to their age and abilities. All subjects are taught extensively and deeply throughout the children's time at Daycroft. For example, geometry and algebra are introduced in pre-school; each year, a child's learning of such subjects advances in sophistication. Because the children have individual workplans and uninterrupted worktime, they progress at their pace (with the teacher's encouragement and guidance, of course). What the children learn at Daycroft is far advanced from what my husband and I were taught at the same ages in our own school experiences. The administrative and teaching staff are always available to the parents. Two years ago, our daughter hit a personal "bump in the road". We spent time with her teachers and the head of school to work through this and found the experience to be very gratifying. All of us worked collaboratively to help our daughter traverse the situation successfully. From a distance, I've noted this scenario repeated successfully with other children at Daycroft. All children, at some point, will need some extra attention and the Daycroft staff has the time and commitment to provide it. From a physical perspective, children have gym three or four times per week. Plus, of course, recess. At the Zeeb campus, there are two playgrounds with age-appropriate equipment - one for lower elementary and a second for upper elementary. Zeeb has a garden, pond, and wetlands for the children to use in their curriculum. Some classrooms also include yoga daily for the children which has been a wonderful thing. Check out Daycroft Montessori - you'll be glad you did.