Habla Espagnol? Well, after completely immersing my daughter into their program at the young age of…read more4 years old for kindergarten then an additional 2 years through middle school and being among the third middle school graduating class, my daughter can proudly say "Sí!" She had an extremely good foundation learning Spanish by being completely immersed in the language and culture of Spanish with her awesome kindergarten teacher, Maestra Ledezma, who only spoke to students and parents in Spanish to train the children. She's the best! Parents were welcome to help in her classroom or take home things to cut or glue. The complete transparency and access of her classroom for parents with long umbilical cords gave us ultimate trust in her methods. Her kinder year was rigorous not only for my daughter but for all the parents who struggled nightly to help their children with the "tarea" or homework packets. I thought the challenging rigor would increase as she went through each grade but kinder was the toughest. They learned Spanish vowels, math, holidays, songs, customs, countries and had a costume fashion show for the countries they reported on in kinder. They learned mathematics in Spanish, science in Spanish and in middle school, they are divided into Team Berkeley or Team Harvard to instill not just college pursuits but top ranking University endeavors. They go to 6th grade camp for a week then go on 2 trips in middle school touring San Diego Universities in 7th grade and a 4 day, 3 night trip visiting Los Angeles campuses such as USC, UCLA, UCI, Long Beach State University, and a fun stop at Universal CityWalk for lunch with overnight stays at the Ayers Hotel in LA County cities. Several points during her years at Nestor, I almost transferred my daughter to another school but then that would be like pulling a cake out of the oven half baked so I'm very glad I decided to stick with the program despite politics, which happens any where you go, bullying, and other negative issues. From my own experience of learning French and Latin, those languages actually helped me to learn and understand English better so I can see the anxiety of parents not understanding the methodology of the language program in terms of learning English, but it is excellent and effective to learn another language then learn English. English is a complicated language to learn with many rules, exceptions to those rules, and nuances. Learning another language actually makes learning English easier, strengthening the knowledge of both. My daughter's command of the Spanish Language is equivalent to that of a student studying at a University in Spain. She reads, writes, enunciates, speaks, and sings proper Spanish and can now work as a translator in an embassy, teach English in Latin and South America as well as Spain. Her foundational learning acquired here is helping to open doors and opportunities for a bright and successful future. Thank you Nestor Language Academy Charter School! My daughter's success is your success! There is a waiting list for entrance into this school where it is highly recommended the child enters in kindergarten. Priority is given to siblings already attending Nestor. They offer an after school program as well. I highly recommend sending your child here for a culturally enriched education complete with the enhancement of bonds of friendships closer than family ties made to last a lifetime!

I have had a very pleasant experience with the secretary she was very lovely and helpful and…read morecertainly very informative. Thank you

Ita a rwally Good school, it has good teachers, and they take the kids to great field trips. My son…read morehas been here for about 2 years and we were spectical at first but we were soon to fall in love.

I used to go to this school but my mom made me change schools, know why? Because I severely got…read morebullied there physically and mentally, I had a lot of fake friends who would get me into a lot of trouble. The principal, Ms. Palmer (not sure if she still works there) was kinda helpful about the situation, BUT THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL? (Black hair forgot her name) She did nothing to help about the bully problem, she would side with my "friends" (bullies) and basically the bullies would do anything to torture me. They even made faces and taunted my mom and grandma one time, they tried pretending to be the victim. A lot of people bullied me for no reason or just to try to gain control of me. I've been in that school since 1st-4th grade. Honestly I'm not sure how Mendoza is now, but hopefully y'all have fixed your bully problem because it's been way to much for me and my parents. -Isabella (now an 8th grader)

Maravilloso sistema escolar. Maestros altamente capacitados y en un ambiente católico.read more

Best catholic school in the south bay area. Kids are treating with respect and love. Is a family…read moreoriented environment with excellent teacher that do everything for the benefit of their students. Academically the principal is always finding ways to make sure students are advancing and finds the best ways to help them succeed.

I was new in this school in like 4th grade but switched back to my old school, my mom didn't like…read moreit because the assignments were too easy and unchallenging, they never gave us homework as well. During class all we did was just do Xtra Math and just read books and talk about what happened in the story. The class was boring and my classmates were dull and looked sad, ironic for the school being called "Sunny" Slope, but yeah nothing was interesting. The academics were just simple.

My children have attented sunnyslope for 2 years now and im not impressed. I switched my children…read moreto this school due to its convenient location to my house I regret it now. One of my biggest problems with this school is their academics..I feel the kids are not being challenged enough in class and when it comes to homework. My kids never have homework on the weekend and maybe one sheet each day..the school needs alot of help. Another problem I have had was an incident with my daughter that I was never informed of, I later found out when she told me. She was given the choice to tell me herself or have the principal tell me..really??? Who does that! I was very upset..since then they have a new principal. The one thing that I really think should get addressed is the HUGE LICE problem at this school. It really bothers me and upsets me that my kids have had this problem about 5 times now within the 2 years they've attented. I know kids will get lice at some point but honestly 5 times is ridiculous and there's a BIG PROBLEM!!! It's a pain to get rid of and expensive as well to treat everyone in the home. Once again I never had this problem at the other school..I have 4 children and my oldest is in high school now..she started at the other school since Kindergarten never did I have this problem. Its frustrating and this problem needs to be addressed ASAP!! My kids will not be returning to this school next year.

Thank God this is my son's final year at this school. While teachers are great it's the supporting…read morestaff that are far from helpful yet alone useful. The counselor is a joke. While he sits there like a princess high and mighty "acting" like he's concerned he fails when it comes to follow up. But at least he can say he did something right? They make you sign papers for team meetings etc again only to not follow through. They lost a great principal and the previous nurse was also great. Good luck sending your kids to this school. Just go in not expecting much because guarantee that's all you'll get. Bare minimum besides the teachers

The office staffing hides issues from parents and does not dealing with bullying. I dislike this…read moreschool very much.

The academics are great. Lots of the kids are not. If one is not 100% LatinX, its hard to fit in.read more

Great school! My son attends here and admin and staff are great! They offer specialized…read moreprograms/classes for students to work while attending SOH such as the Engineering Dept., Sports Medicine and other programs. The campus is clean and students are respectful!

I went to this elementary school from 1984-1991 and I had a great time all those years. It may be…read morea bit different now, but I'd still recommend it. I loved the view from the primary playground. That was the best. And huge lower play-field was great too.

It's not a good school...my son got sick many times from how many students refuse to wear a mask…read morewhen their sick. There's so many times he's almost had to go to a hospital, Ms.macintire was a bad therapist/psychologist but wasn't the worst she was good sometimes. I don't recommend this school at all, if you hate your kids send them here.

I'ma say this not the best school but its pretty good the teachers are nice and I have a lot of…read moregood memories from here met my best friends and now gf here Its really just a gem to me.

Went to this school my whole life it's fine I guess But…read morethe bathrooms are diabolical

If you don't speak Spanish the staff treat you as second rate. My child has grown up in Spanish…read morespeaking daycares and schools but anytime I have to coordinate with the school they ask if I speak Spanish and get irritated that I do not. I understand that this is more of a personal issue but I believe everyone should be treated equal and with the same amount of urgency English or Spanish.