I was enjoying guitar lessons at Northwestern's Academy of Music, but unfortunately the classes…read morewere cancelled due to Covid. I requested a refund for lessons that I did not receive and was told that it was not their policy to refund or delay classes until after the pandemic. I was very disappointed with the Academy of Music's lack of consideration. The Covid issue is unplanned for, but the inflexibility of policy makers was surprising. I write this as an alumni and big fan of this University. Some organizations don't see customer service as a necessity.

My son has been taking piano through an instructor at Northwestern Academy of Music for over a year…read morenow, and I am very impressed. There are lots of choices to accommodate what your family wants; you can choose to have lessons from a student, a graduate, or a professor; you can choose different lengths of time for your lessons; and you can also choose to have your lessons at one of the several satellite locations around the metro. You can also work with your instructor to take lessons over the summer, or just over the school year (SO great when kids are first starting out to not take the summer off - they lose so much over those months). The one star is taken away because of the registration website being quite cumbersome and inconvenient. Your best bet is to call the Academy office and work out the details there. . . although it is sometimes difficult to get a hold of anybody. That aside, it's definitely worth it.

I love all that Hope Academy stands for and what they are instilling into our children. I have…read morerecently visited the campus twice. 1 to pick up my niece and I was greeted by the front desk woman outside of the office, who located my niece for me. My second visit was for my nieces music program, which was done very nicely.. My niece speaks often and highly about all she learns, her teachers and her environment. If I had children, I would want them enrolled at Hope Academy as well. Ambiance: Located on Chicago Avenue and 25th. There was no lot adjacent to the school, however there is street parking and a ramp directly across the street. Growing up on the South Side, It is located literally next door to one of the most drug saturated parks in South Minneapolis (Franklin & Chicago), but prior to building the school, they started cleaning the park up. The neighborhood has changed some over the years and has become a different environment for children to play, bus and be educated. The school itself has secured doors and only one entrance in and out for visitors.

BA Foundations - Sean Coyle My instructor Sean was such an…read moreawesome teacher! I learned a lot about Business Analyst foundation. He was engaging throughout the session and made the learning digestible for early in career candidates. If you're ever afraid of class engagement Sean makes the learning welcoming and fun. Please do yourself a favor and join Sean Coyle classes you won't regret it. :)

Sean Coyle did an amazing job in our BA Foundations course with for our Cisco Systems group. So…read moremuch value with this course!! Sean will keep you engaged.

This is a good place for a kid to get an education. The school will be an E-STEM magnet school…read morestarting in the year 2010. There are some rock solid teachers here who care about your children. With the partnership of students, parents, and teachers, they work together to get the student ready for the future.

Students are amazing. Staff is amazing. Amazing community and families. Tons of ways to get…read moreinvolved.

This is an absolute joke of a school. I attended Edison for 3 years, from 2009-2012. I came from…read morethe northern suburbs (SLP, Anoka, Blaine) and comparatively, this school is absolute crap. About 90% of the teachers were unmotivated and dumbed down the course material so everyone would pass. The coursework was middleschool level, and in 3 years there I can't honestly say I learned anything useful. Intermittently, I took a break from Edison for a semester and attended DelaSalle, a private high school only a few miles away. And I learned 5x more at DelaSalle in just one semester than 3 yrs at Edison. Unfortunately, though, I had to go back and graduate from Edison. At Edison, about 90% of the students are animals and it takes the teachers 20 minutes to settle the animals down before class actually begins. There were only about 20 students in my grade who were very motivated and took the same AP and CiS courses as me, and those classes were a bit better. But all the non AP/CiS/IB classes are complete wastes of time, along with the unmotivated teachers who teach there just to get their student loans forgiven. TLDR: If you care about your child's education, do not send them to Edison.

Ms.Pam was by far the best teacher there. If you leave this school make sure that they remove your…read morepayment information from their systems. We received three separate charges from them in May 2025. Our daughters last day was the beginning of April.....

I love Step by Step! Amazing long term teachers that become part of your family. We have been part…read moreof the SBS community for over five years now and they have recently invested in building improvements and continue to invest in teacher training, including many updates to their Montessori program. Your children will be well taken care of here

Not sure what Ryan S. really knows about the school but my two students are able to function quite…read morewell. I like the mix of structured and self learning. Students are learning to self-direct instead of sleeping through lecture after lecture like I did way back when. The students navigate well on their IPads and if you're a parent that wants to know what's going on you certainly have opportunities to stay informed. Nice facility, good teachers, and an involved community. This place has been like a second home to my two sons.

Our exchange student went here this last year, so everything you're about to read is coming from…read moresomeone who did not actually attend the school. The school seems completely unorganized and chaotic. They attempt to be a school of the 21st century, but they fail miserably. There is little to no printed information given to students about anything. Everything is handled via these dumb iPads the taxpayers wasted their money on, but sometimes they don't work. As parents, we just felt out of the loop, as everything the teachers do happens on these iPads. The school schedule changes from day to day, with classes starting at one time on a Monday or Tuesday, and then starting at a completely different time on any other day. The students are given chunks of free time and are expected to manage that time like they were "in a career setting," but they mostly just wonder the halls and play games and text on these iPads. They have WAY too much free time at this school. They have things like "academic support" and "RAMP." I couldn't tell you the first thing about "RAMP" other than it's sponsored by the U of M and it's some kind of mandatory college prep thing that helps walk your kid through applying for schools and loans. (Which to a foreign exchange student is completely useless.) I can tell you that if it were my child attending that school, I would have some serious problems with the way things seem to work there. I know schools have changed since I graduated in 99, but this place is an absolute mess.

Wow, I honestly can't say enough good things about Goddard Medina. We have loved sending our 2…read moredaughters (4 yrs & 2 yrs) here. As we have moved, we have attended 2 other centers that just can't compare to Goddard's curriculum and care level. First of all, Tammy (the Director) is absolutely top-notch. She is knowledgeable, open, and kind. The teachers are fantastic & so caring. Everyone knows my kids names in that school, it blows my mind. My girls absolutely love their teachers & can't wait to go to school each day. I should also point out that one of my daughters attends Special Education classes at Wayzata Early Learning Center 3 days a week & Tammy even met with our case worker to ensure they were collaborating on how to best serve her learning style. Tammy is always willing to advocate for my child's best care, even when there is extra work involved. I guess the best way to describe this place is above and beyond. They create sensory activities, hire special entertainment guests for the kiddos, host 'Parents Night Out' events...we are continuously impressed. They also use an app that allows you to see fun pictures of your kids throughout the day & get a digital summary of the days activities. Everything just feels so well run, we never 'worry' about our kids there. My guilt as a working mom has melted away. I definitely encourage you to tour Goddard if you are thinking about it. Our only regret is that we didn't find them sooner.

We started my son here when he was just a little under 3 years old and we couldn't be happier! He…read morehad been at an in home daycare which was great but we noticed such a huge improvement in his language and social skills after just a few months that we knew it was the right decision! He has learned so much from their curriculum and also has so much fun everyday, he is all smiles when i pick him up! He is so loved there by all the teachers and they put so much effort into taking care of each kids different needs. My son is very shy and even after going there for a year and a half, he is shy in the mornings (until I've been gone for about 30 seconds then he's happy as a clam!) so the teachers have all done special things to make him comfortable until I'm gone and it has helped so much! I feel like they go way above and beyond to care for my son! Very happy with Goddard Medina!