They are one of the best programs in Birmingham, AL. Great coaching staff who focuses on…read moredeveloping athletes through techniques.

Our children have just completed six years at Gardendale Elementary. We love the school, the…read morestaff, and every teach we have had. Our children both finished the fifth grade with high test scores and this involves both the school and hard work at home. Thank you GES for the role you have played in our children's lives. BTW- It is a shame that someone can review a place from 794 miles away based on one news story. I do not know the whole story. I am basing my review on six years of experience, not a news story.

When you have phones, email, and I don't know... regular mail, why would you resort to stamping my…read moreson's arm with a message that we're out of money on his reloadable lunch card... well, that's just not ok. The popular press didn't make the story go viral, but then again, you didn't wait to call me. So here it is school admins: the power of the internet! www.littlethings.com/lunch-money-stamp/?utm_source=tamra&utm_medium=Facebook&utm_campaign=shock

Mrs Gresham was a wonderful teacher. Highly professional. I would return for other coursesread more

Tracy's Treasures Daycare is an excellent place for children. The staff and owner are very…read moreintentional about helping both the children and parents. We put our 3 year old there, after being home, because we wanted him to learn how to interact with other children daily. When my work schedule would not permit me to pick them up before they closed, Tracy, who is the owner made a way to accommodate us by providing transportation. She is very forthcoming about what she sees and is eager to aid. support, and assist with the needs present. She also helped me to obtain funding to pay for daycare assistance, which is not cheap. I must admit that she cares and has a desire to see everyone WIN.

Tracy is the most unprofessional person I have EVER met. My wife and I were really pleased with the…read moreteachers Mrs.Cole and Mrs. Jessica while my daughter was going there. Tracy's attitude is disgusting and she should not be able to deal with the public. Someone as ghetto as her should be kept in the back away from parents. I'm a proud Jamaican and I told this incompetent inbred that I needed a word with her. She hid behind the classroom door and asked what I wanted like I was trying to assault her.Saying "word" where she comes from means to fight. She then insulted me by saying she didn't know if I was speaking Spanish, Chinese or Ebonics which was extremely rude. I am a well educated man who's in management positions In customer service. I never met someone so blatantly uneducated. I pulled my daughter that same day.

Super nice, new gym as of about 2010 or so. It is kept very well, and hosts a lot of great events…read moreoutside of all of Samford's sports teams. It is a very nice venue overall, and I thoroughly enjoy any event I come to here; I have been to a lot.

So I am a little biased as an alumni (graduating class none your business because I am old) but I…read morelove Samford. Last Sunday I was on campus at Brock Hall for my daughters piano recital. The facilities all over campus are well kept and beautiful. The staff and teachers are always helpful if you need anything. Brock Hall is beautiful with the high ceilings and grand piano on center stage. Samford has many different areas to study. While many study liberal arts such as music, I graduated with my doctorate of pharmacy degree. Samford also hosts many events so come visit when you can.

Despite great professors and decent academics, Samford is a dumpster fire. They have admitted way…read moretoo many students to the point that simply walking from one building to another as become a free-for-all where everyone has to push and shove past each other. Additionally, there no longer seems to much standards of who they accept into the college. No ACT or SAT scores are needed, and not even a minimum GPA is required. As a result, recent years have seen a drastic increase in students who are not prepared for college and many who have not yet outgrown their high school mentality. In short, Samford has chosen quantity over quality. They are currently far more concerned with making money than they are with the well-being of their students, faculty, and academics. I do not recommend this university at this time.

On Saturday, March 8th, Tony and I was walking around downtown Birmingham checking out all of the…read moreold gorgeous buildings. We ran across this magnificent example of Victorian Architecture and the oldest school still standing in Birmingham. Found this article about it: The timing probably couldn't be better for the "for sale" to go up on historic Powell School. Powell, Birmingham's oldest school, at 124 years old, was heavily damaged in a fire in January 2011. At first, thoughts were that the building would have to be razed, a significant loss to the city's history. But the city of Birmingham wisely struck a deal with the Alabama Trust for Historic Preservation to control the building and see whether it can be saved. So far, the news has been good. The Alabama Trust for Historic Preservation has cleaned up most of the fire damage and is continuing with plans to put a roof back on Powell to protect the structure from the elements and to stabilize the building's outer walls. A February 5, 1970 article in the Birmingham Public Library Archives tells us that the Powell Elementary School is Birmingham's oldest school, dating back to 1874, having been founded immediately after the cholera epidemic swept the town, practically depopulating it. Woodlawn, Henley and Powell were known as the oldest white public schools in Birmingham, the others having been built after 1900.Actually, the school that occupied the site of the old Powell School that burned yesterday, was called The Free White School, and a picture of it appears in another article featured in the Birmingham City Archives' digital collection. HISTORICAL MARKER READS: Birmingham's first public school was named for Colonel James R. Powell, the city's first elected Mayor. This energetic promoter also served as the first President of the Elyton Land Company (now Birmingham Realty). which founded the city in 1871. Two years later, Colonel John T. Terry led the fund raising to establish a "free school for white children." The school was "free" only of ties to a religious institution for fees were charged according to grade level. Mayor Powell donated his salary, police court fines and other city fees to support the school. The present red brick Victorian Gothic style structure, designed by S. J. Hall of Cleveland, Ohio in 1888, is the third Powell School. Until 1918, the school accommodated grades one through twelve and for a time served as a training school for prospective teachers

Highly recommend! In two years, I went from never having done anything artistic to producing in…read morecharcoal, watercolor, acrylic, and oil. Svetlana is so knowledgeable in all areas of art, and as a bonus makes every class entertaining. Her superpower is zeroing in on exactly what is off about a piece, if you ask her, and knowing exactly what to do to fix it. Love Art Zone!

I love the instructor, Mrs. B! She is very hands on with each child. The school is set up nicely so…read moreeach kid has a chance to be creative in many ways using the many materials provided. Mrs. B also helps students create portfolios for acceptance into fine arts schools.