“I thought she was this child who could not progress. Now she has done a 180, she is learning so much every week. I tell her that I can’t control where I live, but I can change what she’s exposed to. This school is a blessing.”
“The school is completely different-I’ve never had the experience before of a teacher calling just to say they were checking in.”
“I love the ‘it takes a village’ whole family-like atmosphere. I love the way that the teachers and staff know every child by name, know every mom, dad and grandparent.”
“The school is quiet and peaceful. It’s relaxed, but disciplined. He has more responsibility. And it's so surprising when he says things about college.”
“We get a weekly progress report, and you can see where his strong points and weak points are. I'm also noticing a change in him at home. He's more mature.”
“When the phone rings and it is Village Academy I don't think there is always something wrong. The teacher says, ‘remind K__ to show you her personal learning plan, because she went from a 40 to 100.’ We get weekly reports so you know what's going on with your child. During the vacation they had three nice homework booklets.”
“I tell all my friends, you've never seen a school like this. We feel like a family. We had dinner last week and it was beautiful. We came, we talked, we laughed. Every single parent was there.”
“I love the reference to the Ivy Leagues and the classical music. Our children, they are minorities. The school's message is, you can go to Harvard, Princeton or Penn. They push the kids.”
“The way they’re teaching them, the math, for instance, they teach them different ways to get the answer, the long way and the short-cut. Before, he would leave his homework books at school. Now he gets home and first thing does his homework, because he has to answer to someone.”
“My son used to come home every night from school frustrated and so many times he was beat up. He didn’t want to go to school. Now he is telling me to go to the bookstore with him to buy more books.”
“I love the way the teachers and staff know every child by name, know every mom, dad and grandparent.”
“Before, he would leave his homework books at school. Now he is more responsible. He gets home and first thing does his homework, because he has to answer to someone.”
“His vocabulary has improved. He is reading more. And he is behaving better at home. Now he asks me to take him to the bookstore.”
“She has come home telling me, ‘I mastered a standard!’ Her score went up from a 40 to a 90. Village Academy is serious and they push the kids.”
“The school is quiet and peaceful. It’s relaxed, but disciplined.”
