Their fest is very racist and nobody is speaking about it. The police they hire for "security"…read morebarley check bags (not to mention they let every white person passed) I know this because they stopped me and checked my bag but let my white friend pass without a bag check which is not only racist but very unsafe. The festival offered false advertisement saying its a Saturday night special ($10 for special wristbands) but still charging $30 for the wristband to ride the rides. The food/drinks were overpriced and it's quite embarrassing to be charging people that much only for them to be profiled against. The whole festival smelled like urine which isn't normal, some of the workers were rude and racist, and overall it wasn't an enjoyable experience. Wouldn't recommend going and wasting your money. The school even has a racist past towards black people (3 black families have spoken out about it) so I'm not even surprised this happened. Just really upset about it and would love for people of color to watch out for this prejudice school and their "fest".

The culture of the school is horrendous. Teachers aren't held accountable for things such as…read morepurposely recording erroneous attendance grievances for students they don't like. If they've had a dispute with the parent they retaliate on their kids. There's a heavy culture of inappropriate interactions between the school staff and minor students. If you speak out against it then the administration attacks you instead of the issues. There's a severe lack of communication between the school and parents. No parent has been notified about the recent felony sexual abuse towards students by the two brother Andre Richmond (South) and Aaron Richmond (North). No counseling has been offered to my kids who have been directly affecting and no one has asked if any other students were affected. Oh but they make sure to administer disciplinary actions to the students for not wanting to come upto school but fail to rea.kze the real issue is the lack of confidence the kids and parents have in the school system. I am still waiting for the administrator to offer some kind of support to the kids and families or TF South and North. They discipline the students like convicts and treat the teachers like children with only slaps on the wrist. TF South is going to crumble very soon, find a alternative for your students to quickly. I certainly am.

Decent school go there right now. A few fights here and there but everyone is nice. Teachers are…read morenice. Staff are nice.

I cannot say enough wonderful things about the STEP-UP CAREER ACADEMY CENTER From the moment I…read morewalked through the doors, we felt a warm and welcoming atmosphere that immediately put us at ease. The staff is professional, nurturing, and genuinely cares about each child's well-being and development. The children have thrived in their care throughout the years--socially, emotionally, and academically. They also offer a great variety of activities like music, art, Storytime, and outdoor play that keep the kids engaged and excited to come each day. I absolutely love his company, thank you for all you do to help, grow, and prepare our children for their future. Review from Alisa D. Wimbley Chicago, IL.

I have nothing but positive things to say about this daycare/school. The staff and owners are very…read moreprofessional and are very nice people. The teachers are great. Ms. Shawny is a sweet person. She keeps this place going. If you want your child to attend a school where the staff and taechers care and actually teach your child and focus on development and social skills as well personal growth, this should be your choice . The extra activities is a plus.. always learning and stepping up on another level at A Step UP Career Academy.

I ordered Solar Eclipse glasses and paid for rush shipping. The glasses were double the price they…read moreare now but I didn't mind paying for them because my daughter was looking forward to seeing the eclipse. I never received the glasses and contacted Jay at icube for a refund of my money. To make a long story short, he refused to refund my money and attempted to send me the glasses 2 weeks after the eclipse. Dealing with icube has been a very stressful situation. I am in the process of contacting the BBB as well as my bank. DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH ICUBE!!!!

iCUBE was overall a very bad experience…read more I enrolled my son and daughter for both reading and math. Reading was a total waste. They focused on grammar (collective nouns, verb tenses, etc); these were things that were not even on the curriculum. Time could have been spend on reading comprehension as well as essay writing. My daughter in middle school was mainly quizzed on SAT/ACT words. Math was much better, but not good enough. Binders were given to do work in, and my daughter claims they didn't give checkpoints or due dates, leaving her very behind. She admitted zoning out more than once, and found in difficult to find motivation for doing her work. With checkpoints and such, she would have at least been pushed to finish. The teachers explained things okay, but they preferred helping you with their activities over the homework that you were struggling with. Last, but not least, my biggest pet peeve was the newsletters and spam. Every week, they would send us a letter, but the thing was, it was filled with grammar mistakes. Yikes. This program was supposed to help my children with reading, but basic capitalization rules and structure was ignored by the owner. In general, the program was very expensive and unnecessary. My children's grades slightly plummeted. I would advise the staff to rework their curriculum and offer different types of classes, depending on what you're working on school. For example, you could pick geometry for math and ACT/SAT material for reading.