Great memories here, I wanted to go to chaboya but lowk the best decision in my life. Bulldog tech…read moreis such a good program for your child who sometimes doesn't like group projects. Especially for me I thought it was dumb after seeing leyva's campus is just normal middle school program. I got to experience another type of program. Great teachers, staffs, and students. Got to reunite with most of my old old elementary friends! And made new ones. I believe I'm the class of 2024. I want to shout out my fav teachs: Ms. Tran,Mr hollenkamp, ms balesteri and , Ms. Lam. The other staffs are great too! and omg saving for the best for last.....Ms. counselor(I'm sorry I forgot your name) anyways best counselor in the world. Been with through my hardest time and best. I pretty she came to campus sometimes for club or for me. I really wish I still remember you so I can tell you how far I came. Anyways I love bulldog tech you should come here class of 2030-2031

I don't even know how to begin this review. This school is horrible and discriminates their…read morestudents. The current vice principal is horrible and needs additional training or schooling on how to deal with disabled children. My Daugther who is on the spectrum has had several issues, problems with either a staff member, teacher or a student and the way they deal with this is just not appropriate. There are constant fights all the time. Finally today put my foot down and went down to the district to file a complaint I'm so over the way they are targeting my child. It's been overwhelming and I have to stand up for my child and advocate whether they like it or not. Staff members want respect from the students but won't give it to begin with ! We are the adults the example ... instead they fight with the kids as if they were teens themselves. I can go on and on .... Today was the tip of the iceberg! I will make sure my child is heard thru me ! Please keep ur children away from this school

I'm very pleased with the school as a whole. Gino Juarez, the principal, is an awesome! She has…read morealways been super responsive and has take adequate measures in addressing any of my concerns. I live that the school Has a variety of after school programs: the homework club, UJam dance/exercise classes, and they seem to always encourage the children to lead a healthy lifestyle. The only drawback or question is the "Common Core" as a curriculum. I'm not quite sold on it yet. It seems to be lengthier in problem solving than simply doing it the old-fashioned way. The more I research and read about it, I'm tending to have stronger feelings against it. I'll hold my verdict out until the end of the year though. As parents, know that you have an "opt out" option for Star Testing, etc. I suggest you do your own homework on the topics and make your own opinion as well. 5 Stars as I highly recommend the school!

Backup repost from 11 months ago…read more "I'm giving four stars because I do not think the issues and censorship I experienced are an atypical response from a school. When I tried to bring light to bad deeds, I was suspended and threatened with expulsion. I never encountered physical violence. Bad deeds included severe emotional abuses, motivated by sexism, from older staff here. This and sex-based victim blaming - resembling misogynistic patterns - contributed significantly to suicidal my thoughts. Dehumanization was added through transphobia. Newer staff were less problematic than integrated ones, suggesting the administration's leadership is a source of problems. Last time I interacted, the administration did their best to manipulate the image to feign their innocence at all costs. These issues are adult topics, which adolescents like me ideally would not face; my experiences occurred about one year ago, and while I have learned to better describe them, I am not mature enough to understand the issue's whole systemic contexts."

As the parents of two high schoolers that could not be any more different, we have a deep…read moreappreciation and respect for the value of Palo Alto Prep (PA Prep) and their amazing educational staff. While one child has thrived in a traditional high school, our eldest did not. They are an amazing creative thinker but also challenged with the headwinds of a variety of learning and related social challenges. While they also handled middle school well, even thrived academically, to say that traditional high school was a train wreck is an understatement. We needed help as a family and PA Prep was there. Thankfully we discovered PA Prep through our engagement with the The Bodin Education Group (also highly recommended). After a careful evaluation of options (Bodin know them all!) and engagement with the team at PA Prep we could see that our son would benefit immensely from all that PA Prep is, and all that it offers to students like them. Is it perfect, absolutely not. But the positives for a student/young adult like our son far far FAR outweigh any minor drawbacks. The great: 1. Incredibly intimate teacher/staff/student relationships. You want your child to be known and know their school staff, they will. The ability to cater and focus on what works for your student is incredible. 2. Incredibly capable and proficient teachers who know how to work with students for whom regular school isn't a good fit. 3. Patience, understand and flexibility. Need to take a "break" road trip with your student on a moments notice? PA Prep understands and accommodates with complete understanding. 4. Diversity of classes and programs to engage an out of the box learner. From art, outdoors to flight training. Just because it's small doesn't limit the exposure of options for your student, lots to offer including independent project programs to nurture student led initiative. The realities (not bad but worthy of mention): 1. It is small, and high school is high school, no matter where you attend. This can sometimes magnify any typical social dynamics. The staff is incredibly attuned to this, but you also should be as a parent. It is important to recognize this is still high school and immediately addressing issues is critical, the staff is exceptional at partnering on this. 2. There is a diverse population of students with a diverse set of backgrounds and needs. With this comes the realities of all their experiences, lives and challenges. Your student will be exposed to this, as they would in any high school, it isn't a fully sheltered and manicured but it is absolutely safe. It is incredibly important to stay aware of this as a parent. I will ensure you the staff is very experience and aware also, together this can help any student navigate the realities of high school life safely and holistically. 3. Passion, intent and caring are the hallmarks of PA Prep staff and teachers. Organization and "manicured administration" perhaps not so much the strong suit. Do not go in expecting perfection in communication, organization or logistics. I promise this is ok, and everything is handled with the best of outcomes for the students. If you are used to the polish of a "elite" private/public high school you will notice a difference here. My strongest advice for a successful PA Prep tenure is to invest in your parental (and student) relationships with staff, they are both open and available. This will help your student, and family, easily manage what is lacking in any size, scale, capabilities on this less critical administrative front. In closing: We loved PA Prep, we could not imagine our son achieving high school success without it. For the right student this IS the right place. Attend one graduation ceremony and that is all it takes to see how different, special and wonderful Palo Alto Preparatory School is for its staff, students and families!

I've always struggled with math throughout school and could never find anyone to help me better…read moreunderstand it. I continued to struggle until my brother found this service and recommended it to me while I was in middle school. As soon as I started meeting with them, I finally began to grasp the concepts we were learning in class. I was ahead of my peers for the first time and truly excelled. Their tutors dedicated their time and energy to my success, often working outside of our sessions to devise unique ways to explain the material in a way I could understand rather than relying on generic methods. They genuinely valued my success and wanted me to do my best. I am now entering my second year in college and still using their services. I highly recommend them to anyone seeking additional help. Thank you, Tutoringisus, for your help!!!

I used Tutoringisus in my senior year of high-school and they really helped me out. My grade in…read moremath my senior year was higher than any other math grade I had throughout the 4 years. They take time to help you learn and focus on your weak spots and encourage you to do better. Thank you Tutoringisus for all the help

My son had Mr. Kao as his math teacher back in 7th grade in a small group class, and he continued…read morewith him into 8th grade. Even in a group setting, Mr. Kao did an amazing job helping the kids truly understand Common Core concepts. He's patient, organized, and clearly very experienced with middle school math. In 8th grade, there weren't enough students to open a group class, but we still remember how much my son improved during the year he was with him. One thing I really appreciate about Mr. Kao is that he understands students with attention challenges. My son has ADHD, and Mr. Kao picked up on his learning style right away. He quickly identified where my son was struggling and used the right strategies to help him catch up. His patience and teaching techniques made a huge difference, and my son's confidence grew a lot because of him. Now that my son is in 10th grade, he actually asked to go back to Mr. Kao again. This time we're doing one-on-one lessons because we know he learns best with Mr. Kao's guidance. We're truly grateful for everything he's done. Mr. Kao is a caring, skilled, and reliable teacher who really knows how to reach his students. Highly recommended.

I heard good words about Andy from a friend just two weeks bf the final. My son's precal grade was…read moretumbled in a high B at that time. Even worse he missed the whole last unit class due to AP exams. That left him very little chance to bump to an A unless he can do extremely well on his last unit test and the final exam. Since my son is new to Andy, Andy spend time to communicate with me about my son's background. He asked all possible materials(syllabus, my son's gradebook, homework etc) to identify a plan. Since lack of time, he picked the most difficult chapters in the last unit to teach. After working with him, my son got a 104 out of 105 in his last unit test, the highest score my son ever gets. He even answered right on the bonus question. My son was encouraged by the result. For the final exam preparation, since we have only less than a week left, Andy suggests to focus on two of his weakest units. Even in short of time, Andy doesn't rush. He still worked from the basic concepts and filled the gaps that he observed. Andy also tried to correct my son's working habit, asking him not to skip steps when he does problems in his class. That is one of my son's biggest reasons to miss math problem. The final exam was very hard but my son did much better than expected. He got a 92 and finally bumped his grade to an A! He was so excited. We really appreciate Andy's help. He is very experienced, honest, and encouraging. He knows very well on how to identify where need to be focus on. And he likes to clarify the fundamental concepts before going to solve individual problems. That improved my son's understanding of math. Andy's class is very effective. We will definitely continue having him for future math tutor. Highly recommended.

Eugene has been my daughter's high school math tutor for one and a half years. He was highly…read morerecommended by a close friend of mine whose son had been tutored by Eugene for more than 3 years. Eugene has a wealth of knowledge and experience tutoring high school math and physics, and truly meets the student where they are. He focuses on strengthening understanding of the fundamentals before moving to more challenging problem sets. I noticed a clear improvement in my daughter's confidence in tackling challenging mathematical concepts and problems. Highly recommended!

Eugene taught my son AP Physics 1 and did a fantastic job. He explains theorems with examples and…read morealso makes students read the textbook a lost art in today's schools. This made my son grasp principles really well. I would recommend him w/o any reservations.

My 3 year old son and niece go to this school. They love and i like it too , the teachers are…read moreloving and caring. I wouldn't have them go to any other school.

My daughter was diagnosed as having dyslexia in the 4th grade. I did everything to work with the…read moreCupertino Union School District to provide services to my daughter who was in special education since 2nd grade. I knew that she also needed extra support at home that I was not able to provide. I went to Sylvan and Kumon which provided me with conflicting reports from the school district. I finally had my own neuro - psychological report which took place over a few days which helped me to understand how to work with my daughter, but I still needed a education therapist. I went to Linda Mood Bell (recommended by psychologist) and paid for an expensive assessment as it is required for their program. I still did not feel comfortable as I knew that my daughter needed remediation before cognitive training. It seemed too much torture to have her there 5 days a week for 4 hours a day over the summer. I could not commit to spending a small fortune on something that I was not sure of and that was not customized to her needs. It was very stressful. It was then that I started to research private school specialized in learning difficulties and dyslexia. I visited Charles Armstrong and Los Altos Christian School....just to name a few...but I could not wait to apply for the next year or be on a wait list. Through research I knew that my daughter needed education therapy by someone who was trained in Slingerland methods. I did research online and found the Wunderling Learning Center through the Slingerland Institute site. My husand and I visited Ruthie who has extensive experience tutoring children with learning difficutlies. I felt at ease with her and confident in her abilities. She explained an ideal plan to work with my daughter which included assessments based on her observations working her as well as specific testing. Most of all we needed someone we could trust to work with our child. My husband and I decided to start off with 2 days a week of education therapy after school and started in July 2007. For the past several months Ruthie has helped us to work with our daughter at home, provided specific strategies to to address her learning issues and keeping focused. She has helped me through my daughters meltdowns over math and language arts. Ruthie has a talent to work with children and is commited to education. She also continues her education to provide additional services to her clients. She is now a PACE certified instructor and has added this as another tool to work with my daughter. It is February 2008 and my daugher got a 97% on her science test and has mainstreamed into a regular Math class. This is huge difference from last summer and my husband and I are very proud. We will continue with the education therapy with Ruthie. Do your research before making a commitment to put your child in any program. Many of the cookie cutter programs may try to take advantage of your need to provide for your child.

I wanted to write a further follow up on the PACE program now that we are a 1/2 a year into this…read moreprogram. I have seen remarkable changes in one of my children in relation to his test results - from a child that was average to a child that is now getting A's and B's on most of his tests. The only thing I can contribute this to is the PACE program. It has taught him techniques and ways to memories information. Last year he was nearly failing math - this year he's a A/B student. In science and history he is A+ - this program has given an average child a winning edge.