Westmark School

I have worked at Westmark for many years and I continue to be impressed by the warm sense of community, the support of teachers, parents, and the administrative team, and the enthusiastic students.
--Submitted by a teacher

Westmark has helped my child in many way. His self-esteem and confidence has improved. The theories and approach the school uses is based on well-tesearched methods such as Lindamood-Bell. Lindamood Bell is a very successdul program. My child loves it here and has many close knit friends. The administration has been very helpful even offering my child "free" tutoring to help him catch up in reading. By the way my chilis not taking any meds. I highly recommend this schoo for dyslexic studenys who are struggling.
--Submitted by a parent

The PTA was a real joke. It was superficial and the only thing the parents (mothers) cared about was who was going to bring the food the next time. This school is extremely expensive and I have never heard of these kind of theories of teaching. Many of the kids are put on drugs because the teachers don't want to really help them, so they put them on drugs so they are complacent. The specialized work is really only repetition, and becomes extremely boring. My daughter was taught at an early age to use computers for learning purposes, and now does not even want to go close to a computer. All the repetition really got on her nerves. These classes were called tutorial, and cost a lot of extra money. The socializing of the kids was ridiculous, as the kids were pretty embarrassed to be going there and pretty darn antisocial.
--Submitted by a parent

If your child is smart, but struggles in school due to a mild to moderate L.D., this school could be the perfect solution - it was for my son in 6th gr. The Director is open to parent's suggestions and ideas. The teachers care about the kids, and many just "get it"("it" being the kids different learning styles.) The student body is, for the most part, your average, normal tween-teen kids who just learn differently in order to succeed, and Westmark seems to have fiigured out how to do that. My son could have succeeded at public or a "regular" private school, but he would be stressed out, spending way too many hours on homework and tutors, and further chipping away at his self-confidence, At Westmakr he is happy, learning more because he is learning in the way he can best learn, and becoming more self-confident both academically and socially.
--Submitted by a parent

Great teachers! The whole staff is extremely positive and helpful. I love the high school team, especially the 2 great ladies with great positive attitudes. Happy kids make happy moms. We love Westmark!
--Submitted by a parent

This school has been a life saver for my daughter. LAUSD has been unable to provide the accommodations required but we have found WEstmark to be helpful, accommodating, and actually interested in my daughter's progress. Nothing is perfect, including Westmark, but my daughter is happy there, is learning, has made a lot of friends, and is able to participate in a lot of activities. There are many very involved parents also, so we know we are not alone!
--Submitted by a parent

I don't know what we would have done if we hadn't found Westmark. When my son finished second grade at a local private school, he was not able to keep up despite all efforts. He hated school and believed he was 'just stupid'. He joined Westmark part way through the third grade. The excellent teachers showed him different ways of approaching his work so he could succeed. Also, the other children were very welcoming. The Westmark program, while tough, is designed to teach children who learn differently than the main-stream. Low class size is a welcomed change from the community. Now, almost finished with fourth grade, my son is working two levels above his grade. He has many friends. He is calm and positive about himself and the future. In fact, he is now volunteering in a local school-helping other kids with learning difficulties! Thank you Westmark!
--Submitted by a parent