Benjamin Franklin Charter School - Queen Creek

I love this school!!! It is not for people who want an easy ride. They raise the bar for both students and parents. The structured but loving environment was exactly what my son needed!
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We absolutely love the BenFranklin-Crismon Campus! Our son has been there since Kindergarten. The academic program is accelerated and the teachers/principal are dedicated to the students. My son loves going to school and loves his teachers. This program encourages students to learn the material...not just memorize it for a test. We are blessed to have a program that teaches students in a way that allows them to think through a problem -- not just have one pop up on a computer screen.
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The Gilbert Campus had been great. The QC Campus...not so. Last minute cancellation of the bus from Gilbert to QC left us stranded too late to enroll in another school and to figure out how to get our student 17 miles each way. PE teacher would not take students that could not "perform" to his standards?!! (what happened to the President's Physical Fitness Challenge I grew up with?) Again, at the last minute. The Three R's were great at Gilbert, but 7 and 8 grades should really focus more on transition, BFCSQC is failing to get students integrated into the current times. Tons of pencil on paper homework when it could be done in 1/3 the time with computer / internet tools ( I didn't write this review with a pencil and pushpin it to a corkboard for you to read) I guess if you are training to be an Amish farmer it's OK but not OK for students going to high schools here. Fortunately our student excels at computer / research skills and will fare well despite this poorly planned transition. For the first time in 4 years, we have not donated to BFCS and were we to do it again, would not have. Loved Gilbert but a mistake to send our student to the 7, 8 grade QC campus. Huge difference.
--Submitted by a parent

Started my oldest child in 2nd grade at BFCS in Gilbert, Loved this school and staff. We moved to the BFCS Power campus because it is closer to our home. I LOVE this school too. There Curriculum is accelerated. If the child drops below a "B" Teachers tutor them until they are back up. The children wear conservative dress code or uniforms. The kids are taught virtues, values and patriotism and they are well mannered. The school only has one fund raising event .. the Fall Festival. They supply the children with the necessities for school, papers, books, pencils etc. Ask yourself why the public schools keep having fund raisers? Why do the parents have to buy supplies for the class? Where is all the MONEY? We get taxed & what happened to all the Lotto money?!!
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I am gald I can say that not only my husband and I love Benjamin Franklin Charter School (Crismon Campus), my kids do as well! The structure in the classrooms, back to the basics education and the over all learning environment is set for success! Every staff member there is geared for the for the accademic and self advancements in every student from Kindergarten to 6th grade! With all this my kids look forward to going to school and hate it when they have to miss! I hope I never experience the day where they dread going to school! Benjamin Franklin Charter School is like family, always there for your kids best interest! Blessed to call them my kids school!
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My son started this school a few months into the year and really struggled at first. His teacher did a wonderful job to catch him up to the rest of the students. He is only in Kindergarten and it is amazing the things he is doing. My 4 year old daughter can not wait to be joining him at school.
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Because the class are great, the staff are very good at their job, and overall my son loves it and talks about school all the time!!
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My children have attended Benjamin Franklin Charter School (Crismon Campus, in Queen Creek) for the past 8 years. I have had all three of my children attend from Kindergarten on, and my oldest is now participating in their Jr. High program. The overall program is time-tested and proven to be effective. We have found that Franklin excels in providing a well-rounded education, creating a positive learning environment for all types of students, and teaching core values. The teachers, principal, and office staff are amazing, hard-working, and dedicated. They are devoted to providing the very best education for all of their students. As a parent, I have spent countless hours in my children s classrooms and watched all different kinds of children learn how to be wonderful students and succeed in their education. This program works! I am so grateful to have found this school for my children.
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I am so pleased with Benjamin Franklin. My two daughters attend the one in Queen Creek, and we have only good things to say about the school. My kindergartener recited the preamble to the constitution after attending for 1 month... amazing. I love the patriotism that is emphasized. I appreciate the high acedemic standards, the opportunities for parental involvement, and the dress code. The teachers are all wonderful, and the principle is amazing. So grateful for this school.
--Submitted by a parent

Franklin is a great school where the students are very successful. Teachers and principal are great. Great discipline, and overall great school
--Submitted by a parent