Wonderful teachers. Wonderful staff. Wonderful location and faith-based. Lots of checks in boxes.read more

Great school - small class sizes make for an excellent teacher to student ratio. A real community…read morefeel to it.

Great teachers, great kids, involved and committed parents. No surprise it's a California…read moreDistinguished School.

I transferred hear after seventh grade from AE weight. let me say I really recommend you send your…read morekids her. The community is amazing the teacher always go out of there way and everybody is just good there. They also have a stable after school program the boys and girls club there where kids can play video games and do their homework. This school is the best send your kids there and do not send your kids to AE wright that school is all wrong and toxic. Send your kids here they have more and provide more in so many ways you can imagine.

I have to say, I Really appreciated the Boys & Girls Club @ Linder Canyon Middle School. Both my…read morekids went here and they could get Help with their homework , Play video games when they were done with homework, play foosball play music and even be allowed to be outside playing games. I was really grateful to all of the counselors who took care of the kids and planned a lot of fun activities. Actually donated a bunch of furniture to the club and they were so happy! So they have cozy chairs to sit in in a nice lounge area just to relax or read. As I was working full-time I was truly grateful to have a safe place for them to be. We are very lucky to have them at Lindero Canyon middle school.

I went to Webster School from kindergarten to fifth grade. Ms Harris, my second-grade teacher, she…read morewas the worst teacher ever. She was abusive and ridiculed me for not reading at a professional level; she bullied me into thinking that it was OK for this behavior to happen. It's disgusting that the school wouldn't do anything about this teacher after numerous talks with the principal about her behavior. As a young adult, I learned thet it's essential for teachers to understand that every student must struggle and gain confidence from it, not be torn down and bullied for it by a person who'd supposed to protect them. Overall, Ms Harris was a bad choice for a second grade teacher.

I went to school here as a kid and I must say, this is a great school! The teachers are all really…read morenice and it's pretty top-notch education for a public school. They have multiple playgrounds and sports fields as well as an auditorium for school performances. Kids really get an enriching experience when they attend here, from field trips to music and art classes to after school clubs and talent shows, this school has it all.

Graduated a long time ago but know that the level of education is top notch…read more Expensive but most private schools are!

Seeing that Viewpoint has 4 stars and not 5 is proof that noting is perfect for everyone...not even…read morea school like Viewpoint. I will say, however, that Viewpoint is as close to "perfect" as a school could be. It is 6 stars in my book. I can't say enough about how the school is run, the individualized care, the facilities, the programs, curriculum. My son started in 7th grade and he is now is 11th and I literally have a smile on my face when I picture him being at Viewpoint. Easily, what stands out the most is the fact everyone in the faculty and administration seem to know my kid, personally...they are invested in all the kids..they aren't anonymous...my son feels like he is in a family type environment where people truly care about his welfare inside and outside of the classroom. That is a very rare characteristic for a school. I can't think on one single aspect of my son's education, from academics to administration, to sports, etc., that have not been handled with the highest level of care and professionalism. And, he has built a tremendous friend base at Viewpoint...definitely his second family. If Atticus Finch were to teach at a school...he just might pick Viewpoint. I will look back on Viewpoint and say it was perhaps the best money I have ever spent...and easily one of the proudest contributions that I have made to my son's young life. His mom and I got this one right!

Although the school looks absolutely post-card perfect, that beautiful exterior barely conceals the…read moretoxicity that lies within. For the parent of a child with special needs, this facility is to be avoided at all costs and for those lucky parents of mainstream children: beware. There is no one watching over your student. Blake, my son's case coordinator, conducts himself like a pre-adolescent Neanderthal on muscle relaxants. He is incompetent, unresponsive, unprofessional and lazy. He has no knowledge of special education beyond that of a first year psych under-grad and he is proud to announce in meetings that he is unavailable the day after Halloween because he is planning on partying too much. Often, when his responses are actually intelligible, he is typically saying something along the extremely erudite lines of, "I don't know what you want me to do about it." Drug and alcohol abuse run rampant on campus and students walk off campus as they please despite not having passes. Administrators are distant and uninvolved and do not seem to mind having unprofessional individuals under their employ, who do irreparable damage without sanction or consequence. Parents, look elsewhere and do so quickly. Do not let the pretty buildings fool you.

This school is very interesting to say the least. I just wanted to give my advice on how the school…read morecan perhaps improve a bit to get five stars (first the good) -This school exceeds any expectations of what a public school is and looks like in Los Angeles. The school overlooks beautiful hills and houses. -They have a better arts center than most community colleges. -The facility is clean. -Beautiful sports facilities:including a pool, baseball field, track, football/lacrosse field -The custodians are friendly -FOOTBALL HAS GONE UP IN RANKINGS and THEY HAVE RECRUITED A FEW PEOPLE FOR CERTAIN SPORTS so needless to say they are projecting in the right direction with that (back in the day they were a joke) -The parents seem very actively involved especially with donations -many kids I have met here were very studious and went off to good colleges. However I am not certain that it is because of the school itself that allowed for that to happen. Most of the parents are college educated. -Los virgenes is a very small school district and a good one at that -the parking lots make the school look like a luxury car dealership (lol) The real reason why I am writing this review though is because Ive seen some weird stuff here. To be honest it is not unusual for students to be behaving the way I am about to explain (they are teenagers after all) but I am complaining because I know that if I had children who went here I know I would want there to be more security. There is a serious problem with the gate that stays open by the track. i see kids coming in and out whenever they please: During second period, right after first period or whenever! They just walk out in groups. And no one says anything. Not the PE teachers who are teaching their classes nor the maintenance or whatever. They get into the car and literally speed off and some come back later. Some are actually staying in their cars (doing who knows what...very suspicious behavior). As i said earlier this is really common in high school (so just because I am saying this does not mean that you should be worried, it's virtually everywhere), but I think what Im trying to say is that the school does not care if your child stays. Maybe the parents dont either sooo i guess it's all swell! but just thought id say something!

I wouldn't have a high school diploma if it weren't for Fusion ( Halstrom Academy when I attended)…read more I graduated 5 years ago, but I still think about my time here. Public schooling can be traumatic for disabled students, and Fusion Academy saved me.

Just wanted to add that my daughter that hated school now talks about going to college. The…read more"sparkle in her spirit" is back, & she actually enjoys school. Our home life has greatly improved. I cannot thank Fusion, Academy enough, and only wish we had found them sooner.

Simply an outstanding educational experience in every way. Manzanita is an entirely new model for…read morelearning, one that doesn't neatly fit into any established category. Students learn on the land and from the land, supported by teachers trained as mentors for a truly personal, close-knit experience. Your child will be seen, known, and understood here. They will be taught how to think, not what to think. They will be prepared to show up as their most authentic selves. They will be exposed to a curriculum that is much more nuanced and engaging than most people can imagine. Your child will be in community with people who are committed to making the world a better place and often live lives far outside the mainstream. The lunch program is incredible. Tour the school to experience firsthand. Truly amazing.

The setting is beautiful, peaceful, and safe, and the food is AMAZING! (go Hillary!) The teachers…read moreare talented and caring. What makes this a one-star school is the principal's anger issues and sense of power over others. He treats the boys unfairly and is over-protective of the girls. The toxic environment that he creates completely over-shadows the location and good staff and is most evident in grades 9-12, but he also loses his temper with the boys in grades 6-8. His discipline is guilt and power-driven and students don't feel comfortable sharing this with their parents because he is seen as a wise sage. He puts on a good act for the parents but can be very manipulative behind the shiny veneer. In addition, his belief in pseudo-scientific principles chips away at the integrity of the school's academic component. The school supports the notion that plants are sentient beings. He minimized the dangers of Covid during the pandemic in order to keep the school open so he wouldn't lose clients (families and students.) He cherry-picked outlier studies from questionable scientists to support the false notion that Covid wasn't as easily transmittable as it actually was. You have to drink the proverbial Kool Aid here or you'll be cast out. At times, staff and even students were asked to leave the school because their believe system didn't align with his. He once fired a secretary right after an initiation ceremony on a staff retreat because he didn't think she "fit in." Shouldn't that have been decided during the interview process? As a parent, I simply can't recommend this school. Maybe after he retires and turns the school over to new leadership... It has so much potential.