I have 2 children who go here so far, 5th grade and kindergarten. We have been attending APA…read moresince day 1 and we are so thankful that we were afforded this opportunity. We love the curriculum, the structure and, yes, the uniforms. My oldest loves the extra curricular activities offered and they are always working on offering more diverse clubs and teams.

The school is HORRIBLE a completed disaster. Unprofessional on every level. Rude beyond…read morecomprehension. Liars. They love to gaslight you. When you identify a problem...like having kids go inside their underwear waist...searching kids..no safety in this.. females doing searches on males..with no male present.. teachers having melt downs in their classrooms taking it out on children thru retaliation in grades,emails which are toxic coming from educators...The unfortunate thing is this school operates in dysfunction total chaos. Unable to articulate their own handbook..everything that looks gold ain't gold. A hall aide told me to shush when I was going to speak up about their outrageous unclear rules and directions. I paused and said to myself be quiet in astonishment...absolutely Not! I will call out every wrong intent or action. Nevertheless the uniform is the only nice thing. Its can be expensive for some. It doesn't actually match the school academics/substance. Parents save yourself the hassle and kids find a school that practice what they preach. Which have qualified teachers and administrators. Anyone can open a school...and not be an educator. I disapprove of this charter school 100%

HORRIBLE school!! If you can DO NOT send your children here.. Mrs. Murphy is the absolute WORST…read moreteacher. She should not teach Kindergarten.. Mrs. Taylor (in the office) and Mrs. Hogan are HORRIBLE. Taylor is very disrespectful and loves talking down to parents. If you give her attitude back she pouts off like a child and ends the conversation. Hogan loves to RPC kids with adhd.

This school is amazing ! But the vice principal is a bad influence for others. We need a new vice…read moreprincipal and all teachers here work great ! Vice principal Hogan, please fire her she is not setting an example for others

This is such a great school. My son loves it. He's learned so much in the time he's been here. They…read morealso offered him speech therapy. Which really helped him. Everyone here is so nice. I like how they tell how your child's day was and what they did.

From the start of summer school to the end of my son's preschool year, we have had nothing but…read moregreat experiences at this location of Challenger. The staff have always been friendly, compassionate, and communicative. My son was in classroom 101 with Miss Julie and Miss Vichiny. He absolutely adored attending classes. And the teachers were so caring, they even came to see him act in a non-school sponsored play. Most importantly, my son was never, ever made to feel he's scholastically behind or socially problematic because of his larger-than-average emotions. (We left a previous private school for this reason.) Second most importantly, he was taught to read children's books and do impressive pre-k arithmetic! I still get a thrill watching him sound out words! Most children are not taught to read until at least the first grade. Challenger is unique and way ahead of the curve in this way. It's such an educational gem in Las Vegas - I wish I could tell more parents about it! The tuition is more than worth it. We also love how Challenger isn't afraid to shake up routines and get creative with the kids. They changed their policies to only require uniforms Mondays and Tuesdays. This was good for my son because - with his anxiety - he can get a little too attached to certain habits and structure. This forced him to be more flexible and go-with-the-flow, even if it was only regarding his school clothes. Unfortunately, we did have to pull our son out a couple months early because my husband and I both got laid off from our jobs at the same time. That said, it was the best introduction we could have ever given him to education. He'll be miles ahead of the other kids he's going to be attending public school with in the fall. Hot tip for you ultra frugal parents: Check local swap, sell, and exchange apps for other families selling their used Challenger uniforms. It can save you bundles of money!

Odyssey Charter Elementary School is fantastic! They're a hybrid school, which means each student…read moreneeds to physically attend an in person class and the rest of the week they're home schooled. Principal Gerry Born is the best principal ever! Very attentive and very engaging with both teachers, students and parents. The teachers are spectacular! They really care about educating the children. They make sure they make it a fun environment, so the children feel at ease. Making it easier for them to learn new information. This school seems very advanced and up to date with their teachings and their technology. Since attending this school, I've noticed my child is a bit more advanced on the academic side compared to her other peers that go to regular in person public schools. Nothing against public schools, this school just works out for us as a family. This school uses real life scenarios in their quarterly projects. For example, they need to research about their dream vacation and how much it cost in real time and create a budget, etc. Surprisingly, as parents, after realizing her dream vacation was definitely more doable budget wise, we were able to actually take her on that dream vacation in less than a year's time. It not only teaches the students, but every assignment and project teaches us as parents as well. We highly recommend this charter school.

I am going to look into this when I move and put my daughter in school. I will not know what This…read moreschool will be like until I move.

Thank You to the front office staff, like Ms. Roxy, the teachers (our son had the best teachers,…read moreMrs. Cox, Mrs. Watanabe, Mrs. Allavi- no longer there, Mrs. Carlos, Mrs. Derby, and Ms. Johnson), the Vice Principal, and the Principal, Mr. Derasmo; I must say since he has been with this school, so many things have improved. I must also mention the speech teacher, Ms. DiGiambattista; she worked with him at every grade level and he was released/graduated from his IEP later in the year, 5th grade. Thank You to her, as well. Mr. O'Sullivan introduced Ukelele Club to the school, and we attended the concert this past tuesday morning. Thanks to him. I must also mention the Librarian, Ms. Witalka, for her years of service. She assists students with the Book Fairs, which seemed to be a bit more frequent than in my day (twice a year). Today was the fifth grade Promotion ceremony. After hearing all of the speeches, I was getting reminded that our son has been attending this school since Kindergarten, with Mrs. Cox, so for six years, our son has been here, and it is bittersweet (he is moving on to middle school). I am so glad that we moved to the area, and enrolled him into this school. He had so many good teachers! I want to give everyone Kudos here! (Not many people know me, they know my husband more, since he is the day to day go-to parent. But I really want to express our gratitude for your contribution in shaping young minds. The teaching culture is very strong here.) Ms. Johnson, our son's fifth grade teacher, was phenomenal, incorporating fun into her lessons. Her classroom's theme was Star Wars. She had some challenges but she worked through all of them and really put her heart and soul into teaching. She promised the class if they all made an improvement, a goal that they'd work towards, that she'd reward them with a Panda Express Party. This was with her own money. We really appreciate her. This year also had two field trips, to their possible middle school, Lawrence, and to the Smith Center, to see a presentation. I will also mention the Fun Run and Olympics Field Day (the classes represented a country, like Sri Lanka), that was fun to see. I am lucky that hubby has taken lots of video, so we can remember these moments, to relive them, so to speak. Also, his pictures for the Raiders Camp were used in the Yearbook. Again, we express our sincere gratitude to all of you there at Roger M. Bryan who impacted our son's life in a positive way. Many many thanks to you!

Roger M. Bryan was my daughters former school. I gave this school a 3 stars because my daughter was…read moretold she wasn't gonna be successful when she was older by one of the counselors, and that same councilor ruined my daughters friendship and friend group causing her to come home everyday crying. This year and the previous year she was stolen from. Last year my daughter was stolen file by her own teacher, and this year all of her stuff was stolen by god knows who. My daughter did not enjoy this school because staff and teachers were very rude to her, and she came home everyday with something new to complain about. My daughter was bullied the whole year this year nonstop. She took yearbook photos and as I was looking at her and her class I seemed to notice that everyone's picture was bright and colorful while hers is dark and grey and dull. If you're thinking of enrolling your child into this school please put my review into thought.

Amazing school for K-5 grades. Highly talented teachers and students are always decent. As a…read moreprivate schools in vegas you can see faith kids are more humble and happier compare to other private schools that you paid way more than Faith.

I cannot express how much I love this school. We transferred my son to this school after a less…read morethan stellar experience with another private school in town. From my first contact with the staff and administration, you could tell this place was about providing a nurturing and excellent environment to the children. This school really does foster diversity. It's not just words that are used in advertisement. They foster those values in the classroom and everyone is made to feel included in all they do. In short, they practice what they preach. The academics are excellent. I'm a believer in giving children a balanced learning environment. Hundreds of hours of homework does not make a child enjoy learning. I like that there is work time and play time appropriate for the age. And honestly, at these grade levels, too much homework equates to extra work for the parents. This school chooses an appropriate amount of work for each grade level. My son has thrived since moving to this school. FLA has been a true blessing to our family. I'm so happy we found this school and I'm forever grateful to all the teachers and administrative staff. My son once again has a love for school.

So, we just moved from California and wanted to get our son into a good school. We toured a few…read moreschools and settled in Awaken academy. The registrar of the school was one of the most awesome, positive people in the school. My son is very obsessed with academics and has never gotten anything below a B. Immediately he commented that he felt like the classes were easy and wanted more of a challenge. His math teacher met us in the drop off and told us that the math class was too easy for our son and he could teach the class. She would do the best to try and find stuff that would challenge him. We met with the principal and academic dean. They explained to us that the standards from California and Nevada did not align and his initial testing score suggested that he needed to be in current math class he is in. We decided to trust them and went with what they thought was right. I wish that we could say that it got better, but more red flags kept popping up. We went to a parent meeting, and they introduced the new interim superintendent, super nice guy, but no educational experience. He mentioned how the school was running at a deficit and they had lost 75 students from middle school and high school. The church was going to cover the school, but it is not a sustainable model. One of the ideas to boost and keep enrollment was the new dress code. The high school students are allowed to wear jeans, so one of his solutions was if the middle school students signed up to come to high school at the Awakening academy, they would be considered high schoolers and can wear jeans. This did not spark great hope for us. So, my son was having some issues with his grades, not major, but he had turned in an assignment late because he misunderstood the due dates. He immediately talked to the teacher, and they told him he could turn it in for less credit, which was fair. When he got his report card, he noticed that two of his grades were slightly lower because the assignments were never graded. When he approached the teacher, they told him that grades were posted and it was too late to add the missing assignments. One teacher commented that it wasn't a big deal because he still had an A. The other teacher had been absent for a few weeks (more on that later) and she said the same thing that the grades were turned in, and nothing could be done. I asked my son if he wanted me to talk to the principal/academic dean, he said no he wanted to try and advocate for himself. He talked to the academic dean, and she said the same message, that grades were turned in, and nothing could be done. My son is very non-confrontational, and he mentioned that he did not want to bother the teachers and assumed that they would just eventually get the assignment graded. She told him that it was his responsibility to follow up with the teachers, and he needed to be that "kid pestering kid that bothers his teacher". We asked our son to have the dean send us an email if there was no resolution. She told him she would, but only this once since this issue between the teacher and him. Of course, she never emailed us, and we ended up sending an email to the principal who was able to get one of his grades changed and said that the other teacher said my son had ask to do extra work to make up for his lower grade...which was not what he asked for. The principal is awesome. She follows up on issues. We asked if she could meet with the teacher and my son. He did get credit for his assignments, but my son was so upset that he needed to get us involved, when this could have been easily solved if they had just listened to him. Getting back to the teacher that has missed a few weeks in the semester. She was the Spanish teacher. I don't know why she is out and not unsympathetic that she may have some personal issues, but the school did not provide an adequate substitute. They had a nice gentleman from Zimbabwe, who did not speak a lick of Spanish. There were some confusions on assignments and so my son was emailing her and CC's academic dean. The academic dean always says she is available, but my son says she is dismissive whenever he talks to her. She told him that since the Spanish teacher was back, he could stop CC'ing her on email. The purpose of CC her was that he wanted to make sure there was follow through on his email, because the Spanish teacher rarely responds. There is more I wanted to add and plenty I had to delete, apparently there is a 5,000 character limit on yelp, so I will leave some positives. The principal is hard working and doing the best she can. My son loved his biology, math and carpentry teacher. The Dean of student's was very sweet and provided my son with a sweater, since his did not meet the dress code. Also we left mid year and found out there is a 1,000 dollar fee for leaving not finishing the school year. I hope that they improve, but the school was not for us.

We enrolled our child at Awaken with high hopes, drawn in by the promise of a Christ-centered…read moreeducation and a safe, supportive environment. Unfortunately, our experience was filled with deep disappointment. Toward the end of the school year, a serious incident occurred on campus involving unsupervised students and vandalism. Despite the severity, it was handled with a disturbing lack of transparency and accountability. We have now been made aware by other parents and students there has been multiple other incidents throughout the year as well. This, combined with a mass exodus of leadership and staff, left us with major concerns about the school's organization and long-term stability. When the people working for the school are bailing, it's hard to believe anything is stable behind the scenes. Communication has been inconsistent, leadership turnover is alarming, and the academic standards did not reflect the value we expected from a private school. Most frustrating of all was the administration's refusal to acknowledge or meaningfully respond to our valid concerns--even when we followed their own request to submit them formally in writing. For families making the significant financial and emotional investment into private education, this experience was a letdown in every way. It's hard to believe this school has been around as long as it has given how mismanaged and disorganized everything feels. We cannot, in good conscience, recommend Awaken.

Thank You to Miss Nicole, one of the Vice Principals, for rescheduling our son's student-led…read moreconference, a fifteen minute presentation to discuss goals. It accounts for 30% of the grade. We had to reschedule it because our son was on the Flag Football Team (one week had three games!); they had an UNDEFEATED season, and they were in the Play-offs. I appreciate the time she took in getting it scheduled (it was a couple of phone calls and numerous e-mails) and for her to be the one supervising it too. Thank You again. I will praise the good ones on the Staff.

They don't deal with bullying they wouldn't suspend my brothers bullies who told him to kill…read morehimself so we had him stay home for two weeks but they got mad a sent safety patrol over to our house

This is a wonderful school with a truly nurturing and supportive environment. The staff create a…read morespace where students feel safe, encouraged, and excited to learn, and the overall atmosphere is incredibly welcoming for both kids and families. One small piece of feedback from our personal experience is that we wish the higher-level students were challenged a bit more academically. That said, everything else about the school has been positive, and it's clear how much care goes into building such a strong, inclusive community.

We've had a beautiful experience here. From the moment you walk in, you can feel how warm and…read morewelcoming the community is. The staff are incredibly friendly and genuinely care--my child is greeted with a smile every single day, which means so much to us as parents. What really stands out is the culture. It's positive, supportive, and uplifting for both the kids and families. You can tell there's a strong sense of connection and pride in what they do. We feel so lucky to be part of such a special place--highly recommend!

Leaving Brilliant Mont is truly bittersweet for our family. After 3 years of love, learning, and…read moreunforgettable memories, we're relocating to California--but our hearts will always carry this school with us. My daughter started at Brilliant Mont in preschool and grew beautifully through the years, wrapped in care, encouragement, and excellence. Every teacher she had played a role in shaping her, but it was Ms. Melissa in kindergarten who truly left a mark. The bond they built was so special. She showed up during a season when life wasn't easy. Her love and patience got us through a difficult time--we're forever grateful. She didn't just teach my daughter; she covered her in peace and gave her joy when things were uncertain. That's a gift you can't put a price on. From the ladies at the front desk to Mr. Alex at security--everyone at Brilliant Mont treats you like family. And I don't say that lightly. The love is real, the community is strong, and the environment is anointed. You feel safe, seen, and supported from day one. We're heartbroken to go, but so thankful to have been part of this amazing community. If you're considering a place where your child can grow not just academically but emotionally and spiritually too--this is the one. Brilliant Mont isn't just a school--it's a village. And for us, it'll always feel like home.

Faith base, great family oriented and educated teachers. It feels like family each time.read more