Richard came to my office to lead us in a painting session for our annual meaning. I hadn't painted…read moreanything since high school, but this was amazing. He led us but also allowed for people's creativity to change things. He was chill and the experience was great for bonding. I loved it so much I think I might get some paints and canvas and try painting some on my own!

I had a GREAT time here last night. This was definitely not a paint by numbers kind of a class. We…read morewere very much challenged to go beyond our comfort zone and find our inner artists. Alcohol helps with that. It's a fun experience. Richard is was really friendly and funny. I laughed as much as I painted. The space is ideal for getting the creative juices flowing, the whole room is like a piece of art.

I've always been a fan of local education, in the providers that work there...I went in to pick up…read moresome college transcripts and was nicely met by the office staff who kindly print off a few copies for me so that I could continue on my way. I'm very thankful that I went to the school because the tradition of being kind still continues. In my opinion nothing is more of putting them a rude crowd. You will not have to worry about that here because they are excellent and attending to the needs of students.

Impressive exhibits! Well worth the time to meander through. Wide variety of works on display.read more

I attended KCAI between 1965 and 1966 and was planning to major in Industrial Design. Having taken…read more4 year of art classes in high school in Shreveport Louisiana I had been lucky enough to have gotten a good foundation in art early with dedicated teachers. While in Louisiana I had some newspaper articles written about my art while there. When I first arrived at the Art Institute in 1965, I move into the then new dormitory with a excellent cafeteria and dinning area that impressed me. However, dorm life was a disappointment since I had to share the room with a roommate that had no intentions of finishing the semester and I had one these guys for my first two semesters. Both boys (they never grew up) were always having friends over (who also were quitting) so they were drinking and partying in the room at all hours of the night. I was forced to go downstairs and study in the dinning area to get my work done. I was disappointed in the Art Institute, first in my Foundation Training in that from what art work I saw that my instructors had done reminded me of my first year in high school art. However, I had never liked English or History in high School but I love attending both of these classes taught by Roy Culver (English) and John Burke (History) . My second year I started my major Industrial Design thinking about being a car designer or at least product designer. Again, I was disappointed in the teaching and had a strong feeling that my teacher who was also the Dean John Lotus really had no experience teaching Industrial Design. I also noticed that there were many manufacturing companies in Kansas City at the time that were probably using Industrial Designers but we were never exposed to these companies and those companies more than likely never knew there was a Industrial Design department at the Art Institute. The final straw and the reason I dropped out of the Art Institute was a story told to our Industrial Design class mid term of my second semester. I was already wondering what I was doing at the Art Institute when one morning Dean Lotus came into the classroom with a big smile on his face and told us that he had received a phone call from one of his best students that had graduated the year before and that the student had gotten a great job. After a long story about how great the student had been while a student at the Art Institute our Dean told us that this student had gotten a job in Minnesota with a big manufacture called Church they manufactured toilet seats. I said nothing and finished the class then walked to the Resistor Office and resigned. I was drafted into the Army 90 days later and later sent to Vietnam. I did get the job as an Technical Illustrator and stationed in Saigon where I not only helped put out a magazine there (GRUNT Magazine) that turned out to be quit popular and even today issues are for sale on the internet and even some colleges have it in their archives. I was assigned to a photo unit and we sometimes made ID photos for American construction contractors and after talking to them I decided to change employment directions. When I left Vietnam I when back to LSU in Louisiana and got a degree in Engineering and 4 months after graduation I got a job with a oil company working in New Guinea, I never stopped from that point working in Thailand, Sumatra, Vietnam, Bahrain, Libya, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Nigeria. Frist I will say that my early art education taught me to think outside the box that had been an asset in my professional life enabling to solve engineering problems that were though impossible before. I went on to being a Project Manager on my last $6billion project in Nigeria before retiring in Thailand where I am writing this review at 76.

It is March and I am already receiving plenty of freshman info for my son regarding next fall. They…read moreare really proactive in getting kids involved in their education. The clubs and programs continue to get better every year. I have attended plays, games, and art shows here; all excellent quality. The staff is superior to any I have experienced elsewhere; from the custodians, lunch ladies, office staff, teachers, counselors, librarian all the way up to Mr. Mershon. I feel blessed that my daughter was able to graduate from here. Because of the caring mentors and helpful advice she received, she is now attending USC with a near full ride scholarship. This was something I never would have dreamed possible for our family and I am so thankful. My middle child is currently completing his first year here and has loved it, especially his band experiences. Sadly, we will have to move this summer and it will take our family out of district. I fought hard for the ability to stay but it wasn't to be. Even so, I hope that he will carry with him the seeds of success that, I know, they have already been planting. I deeply regret that my last child won't have any opportunities here. We will always be Staley proud!

I graduated from this school in 2015! The school pays for the AP tests, offers prep for the ACTs,…read moreand has amazing teachers and extracurriculars. I probably wouldn't have gotten into the university of my choice of it hadn't been for this school, its teachers, and the amazing counselors. Definitely a school that goes above and beyond!

We have been so happy with the improvement by our daughter. We started at The Tutoring Center as…read moreour daughter was very behind and lacked motivation/tools to get out of the hole and catch up. They helped her finish the semester strong. We have continued her tutoring in the summer so she is now at grade level and starting to be ahead of grade level - very useful for starting school again in the fall. We would recommend to anyone who asked.

Sabrina Denny is amazing. She is super friendly, welcoming and absolutely wonderful with the kids…read moreand parents. My son just recently started there and absolutely loves it. He can't wait to go back. Their programs are designed to keep the kids engaged and learning, while having fun and not getting burned out. Their prices are extremely reasonable as well. I would recommend anyone with a child, no matter their grades, visit them and see how the program can enrich their lives and stimulate their mind.

Well, if you want the facts about St. Teresa's, look right below my review to Colleen's, who gave a…read morereally great review of STA. I'll share a personal story with you. Nan Bone, current president of STA, was kind enough to let our company teach both ACT and HSPT classes on campus at STA. I loved working with the girls, who range from sassy and smart to quiet and thoughtful. As a single-sex-educated guy myself, and a brother to three sisters, I love to see these young women thrive in an environment where they aren't battling for male approval as they learn more about themselves. My second cousin, Sr. Mary Grace Heiner, taught here in the 1960s and when I discovered that fact, and her name on the ground floor of Donnelly Hall, I took a pencil rubbing of it and sent one to my Dad and kept one for myself. A Heiner was once again teaching at STA. The campus itself is gorgeous, and set within a beautiful and historic neighborhood near Loose Park. I've said this in another review, but when your school looks lovely and old, or even dignified and new, you will inspire, subconciously via architecture, your students to strive to achieve to match the tradition within those walls. When you construct schools to look like jails or DMVs, can you blame kids who are bored or skip class? There's a great story about how the trees got to STA also. The Mother Superior contracted with a gentleman who brought them from...Swope Park. It was only later discovered by the city and while that gentleman received his reprimand, you can imagine that those trees were not removed. And today, they decorate the already lovely STA campus. If you have a smart or serious or fun-loving or artistic or quiet girl - or just one you think needs her own space to develop - consider STA.

There's no rule about reviewing high schools, right? Well - I've spent more time here than at any…read morerestaurant or boutique in town so why not! STA is an all-girl Catholic high school. This review could be enormously long because I have so much to say about this place - so I'll break it down rationally. I know most yelpers are younger, maybe don't have children yet. BUT if you are considering raising kids in the future in Kansas City, it's never to early to consider where you'd likely send them to schools and coming from a graduated student - there's no better source to hear it from. Year it was founded: 1866 (and being 142 years old means it is the OLDEST school west of the Mississippi River - a little fact that's drilled into our heads as freshmen). Size: 530 students (my class was 100). Teachers: STA teachers are a mix of feminists (to teach the young women right now) and liberal artist-types. You get very personalized attention because the school is so small - the student to teacher ratio is 12:1. Personally, I loved my teachers and my adviser (it's like homeroom) and even the secretaries and administration - I had a heart for all of them by the end because the school's too small not to gradually get to know them over the four years. Students: They come from over 65 grade schools. Mine was in Kansas and transferring over to a Missouri school might not sound like a big deal - but MO Catholic grade school cliques run blood deep, haha, seriously! The good thing is, the campus is too small to be exclusive with friendships - we called ourselves a sisterhood and took the title seriously. Academics: Here's probably the most important thing about the school. It's a liberal arts education - I read a crap load of Jane Austen freshman year to make me absolutely sick of feminist literature, but that being said - it's academically intense and comprehensive and everyone is very motivated to want to be academically sound. No one really wanted to be the 'slacker' when I went there - everyone was too concerned with grades and college to not work hard. As I remember - we were all a bunch of little neurotic perfectionists - wearing Birkenstock and red wool sweaters (fun fact about our sweaters: they were flame-retardent, the fibers would melt under a lighter - it's been tried many ties over). My BEST ADVICE: Get your kid or future kid or cousin or whomever is considering STA to get into the honors academic program. This is where you want to be as a student - the administration gives you fuller attention, you take all of the courses that top colleges are looking for, it sets you on a track for success beyond the four years of attendance. It was the best decision of my life to get in the program (thanks to the wisdom of my two older sisters having gone through the school and discovering that sometimes, non-honors students get the shaft in placement and opportunities). AND THE BEST WAY TO DO THIS (and trust me, they don't advertise this information) is to attend their morning math class in eight grade (call and ask about it if you are interested - but this tip is as good as GOLD). Soul The heart of the place is this: girls roll out of bed, no makeup and roll in by the random hour established as the start of an official school day (7:46 was always weird to me). Girls love journalism here - STA has a nationally acclaimed newspaper (The Dart) and girls love soccer here (we've won countless state titles). Girls here may be initially hesitant of the no-boys aloud thing - but after about a day, they figure out it's an opportunity to get to know themselves without the stresses of the opposite sex. I can say honestly, that all girl schools are not for everyone but they are certainly for some, for shy girls who want to get loud (cheesy but true), for girls who are following family tradition (people's grandmother and mothers and aunts have gone here, mine included), for girls wanting a sisterhood instead of Saved By The Bell - it's what I chose and I've never regretted it for one day in my life.

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Very good knowledgable teaching staff. I wasn't sure what to expect after transferring from a 4…read moreyear university but I would have to say overall this place has exceeded my expectations.

From the owner: The Technical Education Center (TEC) offers over 20 hands-on technical skill training programs…read moreduring the day which lead to certificates and employment in office and computer technology, service and health occupations, or trade and industrial fields.

This is said to be the most photographed doorway in Kansas City, and it's not surprise. Really,…read moreit's one of the most beautiful doorways I have seen anywhere. This house was designed by Kansas City's great Louis Curtiss. He was sort of the Frank Lloyd Wright of Kansas City, only with more Art Nouveau influences. Kansas City is full of beautiful stone houses with art glass doorways, but this one is the most grand. Today this old house serves as the admissions office for the Kansas City Art Institute. With a building this pretty, they would have me sold. According to KCAI's website: "The building was the home of mining magnate R. E. Bruner, who embedded mineral samples in the interior stone walls of his first-floor library, inspiring the name Mineral Hall. Dating to 1903-04, the structure is an amalgam of Art Nouveau, Prairie Style, Second Empire and Neoclassic architectural elements." Go ahead and take a pic, you know you want to. Come on, everyone's doing it!!

Mineral Hall houses the offices for the department of Continuing Education and Professional Studies…read morefor the Kansas City Art Institute (KCAI). The building is formerly a house. The beautiful mosaic doorway at the front of the building is frequently photographed by visitors and passersby. The administrators are very friendly and helpful.