This school is fantastic....if you want your kid to be a future TSA agent. It seems like all they care about is forcing kids to follow a million rigid rules that, from what I've seen, bear no impact on their future academic, personal or social development. In my son's previous (local public) school, his teachers praised him for his politeness, maturity, and academic prowess.
Not Mater Biscayne Academy! Here in the first 5 weeks of school, he's gotten "demerits" for:
1) His shirt coming untucked in the back after standing up
2) Entering a classroom too early
3) Forgetting his belt once.....they tried to pull him out of class ALL DAY and put him in detention for that. No joke, the FIRST TIME.
4) Other kids in his robotics class talking too much (not him talking, BTW....seems like group punishment is a thing too).
5) Stopping writing for a second because his hand was cramping up (even after he explained.....teacher ignored him).
There is no exaggeration here at all.....this is literally the bs that Mater Biscayne Academy prioritizes in their relationships with young people over anything that has to do with their academic or social development. My son comes home frustrated and hating school every day. This is a kid who always had fantastic relationships with his teachers until he transferred to MBA and is, by all measures, is exceptionally advanced in certain topics and legit loves learning.
We regret leaving his public school and are looking at options that include online or homeschooling at this point.
What a complete joke this school is. They're high on their own "Cambridge Program/college prep" supply. We were sold a lie. read more