I'm looking for a venue to hold an educational event. The VCU Academic Learning Commons is only a…read morefew months old and is fully up-to-date with presentation technology. The auditorium is beautiful, spacious, bright and holds nearly 400. This might be my venue!

The school building are new and very accommodating to every student. Lots of desk, space and…read moreoutlets to complete school assignments before class

I came with my woman child here for her Academic Advising appointment with Eileen S. who so…read moregraciously welcomed us to the RAMily!!! ( Oh the Ram Family, get it VCU Rams, its a family, hence RAMily, lol ) As the first person to interact with us in campus she was a gem!!! She took her time during our appointment to over a ton of pertinent information and answer any questions we may have had along the way. She made sure we had all of our bases covered and were clear and concise on the next steps and milestone dates and events to keep an eye out for. It was interesting to learn that the School of Business is the only "school" on campus that has its own dining hall, how grand is that? So students do not have to travel to another location to grab a bite to eat in between classes. The inside of the building is beautiful and transport the students into a make shift corporate office building complete with a real time NASDAQ stock ticker, now that's pretty sweet if you ask me! I can not thank her enough for making what could have been a nerve racking situation seem like a walk in the park on the sunniest of days! And as she screamed as we walked out the door, Go Rams!!!

Not to be confused with VCR (once used to record things), VH (where former soldiers get well), and…read moreVD (you don't want to ask). VCU is a great school, and used to be one of my top Rivals when I was a student. There are some good food options and some great nightlife in the surrounding areas. You absolutely have to drive out to Bosna Cafe for the really best stuff - so make sure you do if you go to school here. Order Cevapi, and the Goulash. Other than that, there are lots of pretty people here - and I was very happy to spend the night in the dorm room of a lovely VCU student not so long ago. It was after the night of oen of my Richmond concerts, and we had a lot of fun, and I'll leave it there. I like staying in random girl's bedrooms. Who wouldn't? Well maybe you wouldn't. But I do.

I'm looking for a venue to hold an educational event. Harris Hall is one of the older buildings on…read morecampus, but the auditorium is fully updated technology wise, and the seating capacity is over 400. I really like that it has additional smaller viewing screens for those seated in the very back of the auditorium, so they're not straining to see the larger front screen. I also like that there are multiple doors on both sides of the auditorium so that quick exits can be made and congestion averted since everyone doesn't have to exit through one back door. The Harris Hall auditorium is on my short list as a potential venue for my event!

Very open, very nice and also chairs are comfortable had so many classes in this hall that I…read moreinstinctively go here sometimes, also the back is a nice place to nap sometimes haha

My son was accepted into this school for chemical engineering. Admissions invited us to a women's…read morebasketball game against University of Richmond. We took the opportunity after the game to visit the college of engineering. We wanted to give our son a first hand look of this part of the campus, if he chose to pick this school. Being able to walk the campus with an unassisted tour allowed us to form our own opinions instead of someone telling us what they want us to hear. Grant it, there is a huge benefit of taking a guided tour of schools, but we did this completely spirit of the moment. The school was very clean, they had a east and west building. We visited one of the buildings and just walked through and looked in rooms, read signs. The building was very very neat, and we saw students studying in their Saturday classes. It wasn't too busy not to mention we were careful not to disrupt anyone but it was interesting to see on our own. Wherever my son selects to go I am sure it will be his choice and we will back him 100%. Until then this is a great campus in the city of Richmond and I am glad we was able to see it.

Can't say enough positive things about the Visual Arts Center (VAC) of Richmond!…read more One, they have free parking in the back for patrons! I could end the review there but I will continue. My partner and I checked out the VAC for one of their Second Friday Art Classes. They offer $15 dollar art classes on the second friday of each month making strides in making art accessible. We ended up doing an air dry clay workshop which was extremely fun (you can see our amazing creations in the photos). Our instructor was kind and taught us some really amazing tips. While we waited for our class to start we roamed around and checked out their exhibits. This is a stunning place to view some art work, so many talented artists pieces are on display, you won't get bored here. We even got to learn about our next date night by examining the community board. The VAC of Richmond is an amazing example of community, learning and wonder. Can't wait to return for my next art class adventure!

Lauri Jenkins teaches sewing and I cannot recommend her enough. She has taken something…read moreintimidating and made it fun. The lessons are scaffolded so you build on your skills with each project, adding a new skill while incorporating what you have learned so far. She is encouraging and will tell you "nice job!" making you feel like a pro when you're not....but you'll be a whole lot closer under her tutelage. She is awesome. Everyone I talked to at the center is super nice and they offer a wealth of classes, many with various levels so you can build on your skills or just a one day class to do something fun and bring a project home. I like to learn and I like to meet new people and I so much enjoy being here. I just hate the parking since I am not a city dweller (lol!) and there is always someone waiting to lay in on their horn if you don't move fast enough. Oh well. There is some parking available in a lot if you get there early enough. I am sooooo wanting to take every class here!! You should too.

It's a great school for students and ib students I suggest letting your kids go there for middle…read moreschool, except for where there is a lot of fights but overall this school is great for some kids that you may want to go there for middle school, if you suggest letting your kids go here, I really think they will have a great year, the principal is nice, but she yells a lot in the hall way because she wants you to get to class on time so you don't get in trouble by administrators or teacher for being late because some teachers are very strict about students being late to their class, like my daughter had a science teacher named Ms. Smith, Ms. Smith is very strict, she doesn't like people being loud in her class, having attitude or even saying shut up or trying to tell people be quiet because she says she doesn't need help with the class

it's the solar eclipse today and they locked all the kids into classroom not letting us see even…read moreafter giving us glasses to look at the solar eclipse then there is a lot of fights and the kids are horrendous like I said about the eclipse we have to wait 19 years to see it and most will be 30 or 40 this is unfair but the adults can look and take in the fun and joy of seeing it's because they want to be rude all the other schools could see but they won't let us and the food is very nasty here I personally saw what they fed the kids before thanksgiving break also the staff members are also rude to the students they act like their so sweet and innocent but they aren't

Relocated to Richmond and toured a handful of preschools before landing here, glad we did the…read morelegwork. We came from a Montessori school out of state, so we were specifically looking for a child-led philosophy that prioritizes social-emotional development over early academic pressure. No rote memorization, no rushing kids into worksheets. Our son is a mover, and this school gives him real space and time for physical play every day. It's the biggest line item in our monthly budget by far, and honestly one of the easiest ones to justify. Grateful to be part of this community.

My daughter is in her second year at the Richmond Waldorf School. We have had nothing but extremely…read morepositive experiences with the school and the school community. What drew me to RWS was their philosophy around educating the whole child. The skills that children learn in a Waldorf program are designed to build a healthy, educated whole individual. You can teach a child very specific skills at any school. Waldorf is helping to develop and nurture children's natural curiosity which is something that can't be found in a textbook. A curious child that is nurtured becomes a life long learner. Not everyone is familiar with the Waldorf education and it's fundamentals. CNN did a nice overview here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LgA3jX8VPwc