Probably the worst decision I've made as a parent was putting my daughter in this school. Please…read moreparents, if you're thinking of this school, don't. They would be better off getting their education in public school. The sports? Bad. Clubs? Bad. Teachers? The turn around is insane. No reason a kid should have multiple teachers in all in one year. Started the year off meeting and learning the styles of a few teachers and ended up with complete different ones before the 2nd semester even started. Kids? Not nice. Teacher response? Completely non-existent.

Heaven help your child if they are being bullied. I have had COUNTLESS emails/phone…read morecalls/conferences throughout the years and NOTHING has changed. They don't have a guidance counselor for kids to go to, they don't have a designated nurse either. I don't think anyone has called me or emailed me ever about something happening TO my child but they sure do reach out if she does something wrong. They go through teachers like crazy! In one year my child had 4 DIFFERENT math teachers! 4!!!! How is my child supposed to thrive like this?! They don't have an indoor lunch room for the children either! Try to get an understanding of what the kids are learning? Good luck! No agendas, no weekly communication, nothing. My child has tried harming herself and had to be put in therapy because of the bullying she has received at this school! I am fed up. Please, please if you love your children DO NOT PUT THEM IN THIS SCHOOL.

Under Principal Zemenaye Harris, my child has been at the school for 3 years and has had the best…read moreexperience. Great environment for kids and their parents , very organized with communication, many family student events, staff and educator strive for student excellence and positivity.

they never answer there phones an some parents dont have cars so to go there an then have to get…read morereturned home after i called befote hand to make sure i want missiing any paperwork

Not every child is a perfect fit at a school, whether charter, private or public, that is just…read morefacts. With that stated first, let me say this secondly, GCS has been an amazing school. We came to GCS during his high school portion, and what a change it has been for him, on the highest of praise. The school has been attentive towards his educational needs, social interactions as well as tending to all the students and faculty spiritually. We were not sure how he/me was going to adjust but seeing all the friends, his grades improving and how the school really comes together as a family, it was one of the best transitions that we could have ever asked for. Barry and Becky McKeen really have a tight handle on the school, and the interaction/level they have with the parents and students is VERY impressive. I highly suggest that if you have not looked into GCS for your child, that you begin to do so...if there is room. You will be happy for all that GCS will provide for you and your child(ren).

If you care about education please don't send your child to this school they only care about how…read moremuch money you donate they have been saying that they are going to build a new building since 2020 and collecting money but they don't say how much money they have collected they don't even built portable classes they have the kids like sardines In a closet/classroom and they don't practice fire drills this school by far is awful and unprofessional

I had an encounter on a social media news information site called Newsbreak with Jim Lewis, who…read moreteaches science. I am appalled that someone who declares himself to be a Christian and an educator spews such offensive language and lies. I am all for 1A. As a veteran I fought for those rights, however, the responsibility of having free speech is knowing when and how to voice those opinions and when to use a filter. My concern is that his misogynistic, racist, and homophobic rhetoric is being communicated, either directly or indirectly, to the students of Hillsborough. In most of his statements he seems to be consumed with the subject of pedophilic ideologies. This would be considered indoctrination from the "right" point of view. I called the school and spoke with Doug Boyd regarding Mr. Lewis. He was very condescending, defensive, and without question, supported Mr. Lewis's actions to the extreme that when I brought up Mr. Lewis's Facebook page which shows the same type of propaganda, Mr. Boyd, outright and blatantly, stated that I possibly created a fake FB page under Mr. Lewis's name. This type of negative influence cannot be tolerated or continued within the realm of children who can be so perversely influenced. To do so can only creates hate and animosity within families and the community who are marginalized instead of the love, tolerance, and compassion that is supposed to be taught by the Christian faith.

Let's start with Daycare, absolutely horrible. The teachers will lie to you upon confrontation…read moreespecially the principal Alaina they cannot be trusted with your babies. They will send your child home likely 3/5 days of the week due to "policy's" and still charge you the weekly pay in full the teachers will give you nasty looks as well as throw away your baby's lunch if they don't want them to eat it. Next the Vpk program. Mrs. Kristain does not like her job and that is extremely clear, the lack of motivation the rudeness and that lack of care for the children is extremely sad. My daughter has had a terrible first year of school experience here. Major management issues!!! hopefully soon it improves until then please don't make the mistake.

I will be the first to review this school on Yelp. Maybe that is a good thing…read more I will start by saying, I really do not care for any of the schools in South Hillsborough County. What were once A rated schools have dropped to C and other insane things go on. In fact-i have 2 of my kids (the last one is too young) in schools in South Tampa! So I enrolled my middle child in this school for the Summer VPK program. Initially, going there to drop off the voucher (which I want to state for the record, is a stupid system. There are better ways to keep track of things), it was a little unorganized and the woman at the front desk...well, let's just say I am thrilled I didn't have to deal with her past that point (nice but not attentive and made me wait while she was outside making small talk with a parent she knew). Once we were in, I was very pleased. The other lady in the office (the younger one) was very pleasant-always greeted you when you enter the office or in passing on campus. First day of VPK, we were late and when we got there, we were given a tour by a kind teacher. Our VPK teacher, who is a Kindergarten teacher there, was very nice. She always updated me on my child and seemed on top of things. She had her room all set up and prepared for teaching. The campus seems small, I really didn't venture past the Kindergarten hallway. Cute little garden in the middle of the property. Location is convenient and yet also it's pitfall as it is close to Clairemel and not quite a desirable area-but exact location of this school is good-close to Brandon and other things, close to freeway and expressway. The middle school is also right next door so it's convenient if you have a child in elementary and middle, I saw some lousy ratings on Google for this school which are unfair. They didn't write much or anything at all as to why they gave the school a bad rating. Overall my daughter enjoyed her summer there and I have no complaints!

Our experience with this school over the past three years has been incredibly disappointing and, at…read moretimes, deeply distressing. My child has a disability, and we expected the school to provide the support, accommodations, and care he is entitled to receive. Instead, we have experienced repeated failures to properly accommodate his needs. Even more concerning, my child was mistreated by aides at the school to the point that DCF became involved. No child especially a child with a disability who depends on adults for support should have to go through experiences like this at school. Parents should be able to trust that their children are safe, respected, and receiving the support they need. Based on our experience over the past three years, I would not recommend this school to families of children with disabilities. I sincerely hope the school takes these concerns seriously and makes meaningful changes so that other children and families do not have to experience what ours has.

My son went to Burnett Middle School and when he went there he said that it was the best experience…read moreand he learned so much.He never got into any fights and he passed with straight A's all through his 3 years there.All of the teachers were nothing but nice and helpful. I would recommend that school to anyone.I love this school.

This is the most horrible school in tampa it does not even deserve 1 star it deserves half a star…read more And the school stole my kids fidget spinner and did not give them back my son asked for the fidget spinner and the teacher said wait till the end of the day no kid gonna be thinking about a fidget spinner at the end of the there gonna be thinking about getting out of that horrible place you guys call school and there have been lots people fighting and my son took a video of roaches crawling all over a teachers desk the teachers also want to get your kids in trouble they call for the dumbest reasons its like what you want me to do ground you because you were late to a class thats across the other side of the school no way and there are people always stealing someone stole my kids phone twice i had buy him two phones this year and the teachers are like "well your kid shouldnt leave it in your back pack and always keep it close to you" but i dont how because the teachers tell you to take your bookbag off and place it behind your seat im so glad my kids not going there for 8th grade im switching his schools and its going to not be broke to were it cant even afford cameras so if a kid gets in trouble the teachers just believe the one that has a better record which i think is bull my sons friend had a recording of someone one messing with him so he pushed him back off of him and then that that leaded to a fight so the other kid that was messing with him did not get in trouble because his record was better my kid had to beg me not to go to school with him to beat the crap of that kid so in final conclusion this school sucks.