I love my school. Everyone is so fun and inviting and I learn a lot every day. Thank you Niles…read morestaff and students:)

Only reason I won't be completely honest and specific with with review is because I am almost…read morecertain the Niles faculty will cause even more issues for me as some kind of "revenge". Without putting my personal experience in too much, let me say things all students will experience. The school has a rodent problem. Multiple people, including staff, have found dead mice or rats in lockers. The school has also been redone in 2018, and faculty complains that it was done badly. Even basic features are messed up. The tile is off centered. The outlets by sinks are not water proofed, so they get ruined easily. The school set up is just strange. In some hallways, there is only a bathroom for one sex. The school has an attendance policy that can easily ruin your child's grade and definitely cause unneeded issues. Your child is allowed 5 absences a quarter. After that, every absence takes 5% off your grade. 5% is big, and niles wonders why 25% of their freshman were failing (according to the principal). Even if a parent calls in and/or the child has a doctors note, it doesn't matter. You can try to "appeal" the absence, but that basically never works. You can, however, serve detention to make it up. But detention makeup ends before the quarter/school year ends. The school is also not high in national or state rankings. The efficiency rate in English is only 60%, and math is only 30%. The high school also pushes New Tech severely. New tech is a form of learning where all work is done as group projects. That literally sounds like every child's nightmare. If you fail one class in new tech, you automatically fail two because the subjects are "bound". They don't educate children on their many other educational programs. They offer Andrews University (math and science, very competitive), SMC and LMC (college level classes at the campus), and early college (take classes at LMC and SMC, graduate a year later than you should with a degree). Multiple students have said the school counselors lie to them about these programs, saying "you're not allowed to do that", even though they have every right to participate. They also tell students they're not allowed to test out of classes, even though Michigan legally allows students to test out of any class. Many parents have expressed concern about this.

Hands down the best schools around! As a parent you are given the option of how your child is…read moretaught. We opted for the all girl class ( gender specific). The teacher made the classrooms and lesson plans geared for girls and how they take in and retain information. It was pretty awesome! My daughter also has a great group of friends that she has been with for years. The schools also offer A.P. classes, extra tutoring, tons of sports, groups and best of all the school spirit is impossible to beat. The entire community is behind these kids to suceed. Go Eddies!!!

I have to say the high school is a remarkable facility. Visited on a reminiscing tour led by the…read moreprincipal as part of my wife's 50th high school reunion. Listening to him as well as comments from 1976 classmates, I was able to discern the additions and upgrades to the physical plant as it built upon the old. Especially impressive were the wood shop where students design & build a 'tiny house' and then sell it, as well as the new Engineering and Construction center where there is a focus on much needed trades and technology. Selfishly, I was happy to see that records in Track & Field weren't too much better than those in my New York high school when I graduated 58 years ago.

I am a former student.My experience during my attendance was abusive and cruel between setting up…read moreprivate meetings With me without my parents knowledge and Bullying my mother into putting me on a d h d medicine that I didn't need After reporting that I didn't talk and was completely independent throughout the day This continued to get Abusive as my attendants went on Such as several teachers laying their hands on me Including one who grabbed , me by the back of the neck and lifted me out of my desk simply because I fell asleep, I have narcolepsy and they knew this The Principals vice principals and even superintendent During my attendance were Power hungry And i've used whatever power they could get over the parents and students Such as when I finally transferred schools in my sophomore year The vice principal After refusing to put through my transcript and Us sitting in her office personally letting her know that I was transferring She showed up to my house with a truncy officer Attempting to say that I was truant While I was at my new school

I cannot write a more enthusiastic recommendation for Good Shepherd Montessori. All my children…read moreattend this school and beyond the hands-on learning of the Montessori method, this school instills a joy and love of learning that I am grateful for every single day. They believe in purposeful, engaged learning and to that end the children spend half a day every week on a local farm. They have a wonderful faith based component that encourages an individual exploration of faith. And having volunteered on a weekly basis i can say why absolute certainty this school can work wonders on children who struggle in other environments. It's not cheap but it's worth very penny and the school works hard to support families with more need. I would absolutely encourage you to learn more about the method itself but also this school.

Our 1.5 year old daughter is in their 12mo-24mo program. Coming from Cambridge Massachusetts we are…read moreabsolutely impressed with the level of attention given to the children, their development, and well-being. Parents are encouraged to drop in, and daily report cards inform us about her going's on (and are honest). I think anyone who visits can see that the staff ENJOY interacting with the kids and the kids are enjoying an environment is stimulating. I have no concerns whatsoever about her safety, or the heart of the staff. Doing the math on the money: given that two adults are taking care of 10 or less kids, feeding them three times, and keeping them occupied with clean well-maintained toys and stuff in a safe environment; frankly I think it's a great deal. A really great daycare.

Mathnasium has helped my son, and our family, so much. Math homework nights used to be really hard…read moreon all of us. He didn't understand the work, I tried, but often wasn't able to help him partly because I wasn't taught his way and also because he developed a mental block because he grew to dislike math so much. After our initial assessment at Mathnasium I knew someone like a peer tutor wasn't going to be able to help him either. We found that there were gaps in his math skills that were a year or two behind his current placement. A tutor would have likely helped with homework, but he still would have had those gaps. Since starting at Mathnasium 2 months ago my son's confidence has grown, his nervousness about going to school on math days has ended, and he is starting to open up more about his struggles. We are able to have converstaions about math instead of fights about it. He got in the car after a recent session at Mathnasium and said, "that feels so good to finally understand that." He was afraid to ask for help before because he didn't want to look 'dumb' in front of the other students in his high school honors class. I really cannot say enough about the caring staff and just what a relief it is to have that stress off of our family, but mostly to have my son happier again.

Mathnasium continues to be pro-active in preparing my daughter for her math classes. They have been…read morevery accommodating and go out of their way to help her. Thank you for your passion to teach Math to our kids and make them a fun and enriching experience!