Moving to Palm Springs in 2020 as an LGBTQ family was both exciting and honestly terrifying as…read moreparents. Like every parent, we simply wanted our son to feel safe, supported, challenged academically, and excited about his future. Unfortunately, our early experiences within the public school system in this area were deeply disappointing. There was bullying, a lack of meaningful support, and moments where we truly felt our child was not being protected or seen in the ways he deserved. Finding Palm Valley School changed everything for our family. From the moment we arrived, we felt warmth, professionalism, inclusion, and genuine care not just from the faculty and administration, but from the other families and students as well. Palm Valley doesn't just educate children. They help them thrive academically, socially, emotionally, and creatively. The teachers here are exceptional. The electives and extracurricular programs are incredibly impressive and genuinely future-focused. Whether your child is interested in the arts, leadership, academics, athletics, technology, or community involvement, there are opportunities everywhere. The school creates pathways that truly prepare students for universities, scholarships, and successful futures while still allowing kids to actually enjoy learning. One of the biggest differences we noticed was that learning here feels alive. Our son comes home excited about projects, field trips, discussions, and experiences almost daily. There's a practical, hands-on approach that has helped him grow in confidence and maturity in ways that honestly continue to amaze us. Since enrolling at Palm Valley, our son has absolutely thrived through grades 7, 8, and now 9, and we genuinely look forward to continuing his educational journey here all the way through graduation. No school is perfect, and like every school navigating today's world, Palm Valley has faced challenges. What impressed us most was how professionally and compassionately the board and faculty handled difficult moments. You can genuinely feel that they care deeply about these students and families. Their response during challenging times did not weaken the school community. If anything, it strengthened it. There is resilience, accountability, kindness, and heart here, and it is obvious the students are benefiting from being part of a community that chooses growth and compassion over division. As LGBTQ parents, we cannot overstate what this school has meant to our family. Feeling safe matters. Feeling represented matters. Feeling protected matters. And feeling welcomed without explanation or judgment matters more than people realize. If you are an LGBTQ family considering schools in this area, our advice is simple: do not waste time second-guessing this decision. Learn from our experience. If Palm Valley is a feasible option for your family, enroll your child. And truthfully, this recommendation is not only for LGBTQ families. It is for any family looking for a school that genuinely sees children, supports them, challenges them, protects them, and helps them become excited about who they are and who they are capable of becoming. Palm Valley has been life-changing for our family, and we will always be grateful for that.

My son has attended Palm Valley School since 5th grade. He is now completing 9th grade and he is so…read morehappy with the school! He plays every sport because it is a small school and all the kids join in. Many of the teachers attend the sports events to show support for their students. It's is such a great feeling to know that your child feels totally supported by their school and their teachers. He has really grown and matured as a student in this remarkable environment and he adores the teaching staff. We could not be happier with our experience at Palm Valley School and we find it to be worth every penny. We have toured other schools in the area both for grammar school and high school and there is no other option in our opinion. Having relocated temporarily during the pandemic and we thought we might stay for one year but we decided to relocate our family from Marina del Rey solely because our son is so happy and thriving academically of Palm Valley School. Yes, we left the beach because nothing is better than a happy thriving kid!! This school would be 50k in the Los Angeles area and the class sizes would be far larger. Additionally, the families at PVS are down to earth and the PVS community in general is very warm and welcoming. We plan on staying until our son graduates. My only regret is that he did not start at Palm Valley School in kindergarten. PVS may be the best parenting decision we have made thus far.

Dr. Palmer has been a blessing to our family. He has gone the extra mile to be a support for not…read moreonly our child, but our whole family. He has provided very informative assessments, his coaching has been something our child has looked forward to on a weekly basis, and he has been instrumental in meetings at school. He has been and continues to be a lighthouse in navigating new waters. Thank you Dr. Palmer." -Tony and Jessica

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Been trying to leave a message for five weeks and the mailbox is always full. If your sessions are…read morefull, then you could have that on your answering service. Otherwise get back to your customers.

Amanda is a fantastic instructor. She started teaching my daughter Piano about 6 months ago. Her…read morelessons were creative and entertaining. She was always punctual and dependable. I greatly appreciated her flexibility when I needed to reschedule. My Daughter is doing very well thanks to Amanda's ability to connect well with kids and communicate on their level. I highly recommend Amanda!! To top it all off she is reasonably priced, which made it possible for this sole income mom to give her daughter the gift of music!! Thank you Amanda for all you do!!

This is our second year at the Learning Tree and our daughter is absolutely thriving! The staff and…read morecommunity are like a family. Well, many are actually related but they treat the ones that are not like family too! The education is fantastic! There are so many extra things that they do to make school and learning fun! I've read the posts and I'm not sure people who are speaking negatively are talking about the same school! This school is warm and welcoming to all! The after school programs are such a huge bonus too. I can compare what our daughter is learning to the other private schools here and she is on par or slightly above depending on the school. They keep the class sizes small so the kids can get some personal attention and both of her teachers offered individual tutoring for those who need it. I highly recommend The Learning Tree!

Very cute Christmas show. The kids were great and so sweet. They gave it there all…read more My nephew was so adorable singing Feliz Navidad. Good job teachers. Oh and they had Santa waiting for the kid.

I had to camp in front of their office for 2-4'hours before they opened to schedule appointments…read morefor the month. They schedule appointments one day a month and it's first come first serve. The office workers are rude and since a majority of their clients are medical/IEHP patients and they can't legally charge "no show" fees, they only allow you to make appointments a few weeks at a time. They keep accepting more patients and don't have enough appointments for the clients they have!! They are forcing clients into group therapy session instead of one on one sessions. They are more concerned about their bottom line than their clients. Go to Judy Morgan, Let's Communicate, Let's Talk or EMC. This place is insane and horrible to clients.

just i want leave review for Jenne judge she's the ABA supervisor…read more actually she's amazing person i'm appreciate it her for all the helping and support that's she helping me and my kids all the time, any thing and any time i'm asking her she's answering me with a nice words, and she advised me about my son and he changed a lot with her advices.i don't have any thankful words enough to her i'm lucky to meet her thank you so much for all your efforts guys

My child started with Ms. Cathy in July 2025 the same week we moved to the desert. It was a rough…read moreyear as we had lost our home in LA earlier that year and because we were hopping around to different Airbnbs, I had to pull my child out of kindergarten. My child was very sad and would often cry they couldn't read. They knew all their letter sounds but wanted to be able to read "big kid words and books". Just 9 months later my child, now in 1st grade, is not only reading but reading books and testing at a 3rd grade reading level. My child is so proud of themself and we are so grateful for Ms. Cathy. She was not only an incredible reading tutor and mentor but she was a warm and strong constant in our child's life while things were wildly shifting and changing. She runs and engaging and motivating reading program they any child could benefit from. So grateful for discovering Tutoring by Cathy Bray and the time we've gotten to spend with her. If you're seeking academic support for your child in the desert whether long term, summer or reading groups this is absolutely the place to go!

We brought our son Alan here to help him pass the ASVAB to join the Marines. He always struggled…read morewith math but after bringing him here he was able to successfully pass the Marine Corps Entrance Exam. He will be going to Bootcamp in September. I want to highlight that after a very few visits he achieved his goal. I want to thank Cathy and Romiro for all their efforts and help. Sincerely, A very proud parent.

Amazing program, amazing teachers! So honored to be a part of this Program! Miss Yipsy truly cares…read moreand helps the students so much.

My daughter has been taking Spanish lessons with Miss Yipsy for five years and loves the classes…read more Kiddos Lingua is a great program -- the teachers really strive to meet every child where they are at and help them excel at learning Spanish.