My experience at Calvary Christian Academy has been extremely disappointing. I've attended CCA…read moresince I was 18 months old and I've seen it all. While the school presents itself as caring and faith-centered, many teachers and administrators create an environment that feels judgmental and discouraging. Several teachers make rude or sarcastic comments toward students. Mr. Picon often makes snarky remarks and argues with students in an unprofessional way. Mrs. Rodriguez has also made passive-aggressive comments, including responding sarcastically when students are confused. Many students complain about how discouraging she can be. Mrs. Beal is also known for profiling students based on one mistake and continuing to treat them differently afterward. Students feel that she gossips about them with other teachers and administrators instead of handling situations professionally. She frequently walks the halls looking for minor uniform or dress code violations, such as rolled skirts, AirPods, lanyards, or even students wearing the "wrong" shirt on certain days. When confronted, she often comes across as rude and judgmental and does not show the grace or understanding that the school claims to value, despite constantly referring students back to the handbook. Mrs. Shawver is also difficult for many students to approach because of her rude, snappy attitude and the way she speaks to students. Mr. Amadeo frequently pushes his personal political beliefs onto students, even during biblical discussions where politics should not be the focus. He often presents his personal opinions as completely correct because "the Bible says so" and makes students feel unintelligent for questioning or disagreeing with him. Students have felt embarrassed in front of the class after being called "stupid" and "an idiot" for thinking that way and treated like their opinions were worthless for simply challenging a point or asking questions. Some staff members seem more focused on catching students doing wrong than helping them. Mrs. Fox and Mrs. Cole are known for strict dress code enforcement and often come across as judgmental when disciplining students. Some punishments also feel humiliating rather than helpful. There have been reports of inappropriate comments from staff, including Mrs. Cole calling girls "sluts" for rolling their skirts. Mr. Peters, one of the vice principals, often makes students feel intimidated rather than supported. Mr. Purtic makes some students uncomfortable by discussing personal topics too often and showing favoritism. Coach Leighton has also asked students overly personal questions that felt inappropriate. Overall, the environment at Calvary feels overly judgmental. Students often feel constantly watched, even outside of school, and there are concerns about administrators monitoring students' social media activity. The administration's handling of sensitive situations can also feel humiliating instead of supportive. Students are sometimes punished without clear explanations beyond being told to "refer to the handbook." As a Christian school, faith is emphasized, but students who struggle with faith or ask questions can sometimes feel judged instead of encouraged. Staff members also tend to involve themselves heavily in students' personal lives. There has also been a noticeable decline in student satisfaction, with many students wanting to transfer or leave the school. The school also places extremely high expectations on teenagers while reacting harshly when students make normal teenage mistakes. Instead of helping students grow or learn from situations, many students feel dehumanized, judged, and labeled for small things. The constant pressure, monitoring, and fear of punishment becomes emotionally exhausting and can seriously affect students' mental health. Rather than encouraging a genuine relationship with God, the environment often makes faith feel forced, performative, and connected to fear or shame instead of support, understanding, and personal growth. Overall, Calvary Christian Academy made me feel judged and uncomfortable rather than supported academically, socially, or spiritually. As much as this school stresses grace they never show it nor practice it and highly encourages snitching. In my opinion, it may be a good school for younger students, but I would not recommend it for middle or high school.

Admission process is not regulated properly. They collected an application fee and told me we had…read moretill the end of summer to bring all the records. The admissions person is annoying to say the least, few weeks after applying she emailed saying the application was closed. I still did not have time to collect the records since the year has not closed yet. I would like a refund but of course she didn't reply ( this is for Hollywood location)!

We had to leave the school for the following reasons, first it is a self teaching method of…read moreeducation, for elementary school it is a big failure because kids needs guidance, my daughter went so down in they level of education during this year! no way! Students need a teacher for explaining, practicing and exercising material! The other reason is a great disorganization inside the school, thigs are constantly missing and no ine cares! so this place is not for succeeding or achieving academically! We left this place!

A very wholesome school that utilizes the Socratic method in it's classical education framework…read more Children have the ability and freedom to thrive in a classroom environment that is encouraging and supportive with its small student to teacher ratio. They offer afterschool programs, before and after care and a healthy lunch program. The staff is very friendly, supportive and display genuine care and concern for the students. Highly recommend this school.

I love this daycare. The staff is so nice and the teachers love my girls. They communicate well and…read moredocuments everything. It is expensive but honestly not the most expensive around.

My son is been going there since last year and we love it. Amanda the director is very attentive…read moreand caring, highly recommend!!

Our littlest one has been attending this school since she was 10 months, she is almost 2 now. I…read morehave never had any problems with this school at all & I wish we knew about it sooner so we would have sent our oldest daughter there. They treat our daughter and us so well. I love her teachers and love the director. They are very down to earth and always caring & compassionate towards the kids. I highly recommend this school to everyone. You will not be disappointed.

Im not sure why Yelp doesn't believe the other reviews are credible. I agree with those reviews…read more We had tried BBI, a much more strict and expensive school, but one of our boys was being bullied by both the teachers and students. He was frequently left out, sent to sit with the office manager (bc the director was never there), called names, and accused of having bad intentions for simple accidents or misunderstandings, which only made him less interested in participating. After that horrible experience, my main objective in searching for a school was finding caring teachers. I found caring teachers at Kids. My active child is no longer being publicly shamed for doing silly things like a yoga stretch in the classroom. Both of my boys' personalities are accepted and cherished, and they are both doing well at Kids. The VPK classroom keeps Kindergarten preparation fun and effective. They offer a weekly Soccer Shots class for an additional fee that combines the ages, starting at age 2. They also have an optional yoga class and optional pizza day. Sometimes they have events like pajama day, or events inspired by the books they were reading like a breakfast party for reading If You Give a Pig A Pancake. Another good thing about Kids is that they are very transparent, posting the curriculum and books they are reading, as well as welcoming parents at any time. I believe the teachers have a good balance of enforcing classroom rules and being patient and understanding enough to support a child who is still learning how to follow those rules.

Phenomenal little preschool, my daughter has advanced so much. I appreciate the small class sizes…read moreand caring staff. Feels like a family!

I would give it 10 stars!!!! The teachers are outstanding and beyond committed. The director is…read morewelcoming, encouraging as the entire curriculum runs without a hiccup: they have everything down to a science. The only regret is that our oldest daughter didn't share in such a positive learning environment when she was preVK age.

The high cost of the tuition is not equivalent to the quality of education received. The teachers…read moreare not certified, most with no training or degrees. The teachers teach multiple subjects and wear many hats. If you are looking into Sports this is not the place.

Excellent school! My son loves it-- there is great communication and transparency with the school…read moreadministration.

Both my kids attend this school. My 6yo for 2 years, and my 4yo for 1 year. Their growth and…read moreindependence is astonishing, especially in comparison to other kids their age. I'm convinced it's the schooling - when they join kids from their classes and mix outside the school, they work together, share, play quietly, talk, care about others. The difference in results from this school compared with kids from other schools is night and day. The teachers and staff are amazing, make themselves available, and engage well with the parents and children.

Both my children went to Little Flower Montessori. I don't think there is a better school in Fort…read moreLauderdale for children 2-12.

My daughter attended Delmar for aftercare and we could not have been happier with it! Caring and…read moreskilled staff round out the academy that is well run by the owners. They are very hands on and truly care about every student in their care. We absolutely loved having our daughter there until our situation changed and we were no longer in need of aftercare. The art projects that she came home with were so well done it was hard for us to believe she could master these amazing skills in an aftercare setting in such a short amount of time. Delmar is a very special place and a true jewel in Fort Lauderdale!

We had our daughter here and my wife saw a file that they keep on each parent stating false…read moreinformation each parent has a profile about them when I confronted them about this hidden file she the director claimed that is not true then when we showed proof she came clean and said yes we do have a file on each parent's personality. This place is not normal and if you don't want a place to keep hidden profile about you and your child do not go here!!!!!!