Gorman Learning Center School

We are starting our third year at GLC and it is great for our family. We get a variety of curriculum depending on the needs of the kids and the discretion to teach as we see fit. Our IST (teacher coordinator) is great and really works to see that we are happy with our child's education.
--Submitted by a parent

My family attends Gorman Learning Center in the Antelope valley. They have classes that my children love. They take Art and music classes along with math and science. We love our teacher that we meet with once a month. The program works for our family and they have a lot to offer.
--Submitted by a parent

I have two children at Gorman and absolutely love it. The Learning Center in Lancaster is K-12 and supplies supplemental instruction for the subjects that are harder for me to teach, which is great. My kids also get to take electives like art, guitar, and drama, and enjoy it so much. My IST is so helpful and goes the extra mile to make sure we have what we need for my children to succeed. I highly recommend Gorman to any parent who is looking for a program to homeschool their children, but need the support of a credentialed teacher, and also want the extra things available with the program.
--Submitted by a parent

I recently took my children out of Upland Unified School District so that I could home school them. I am impressed and happy with Gorman's program. I am able to keep track of my childrens' progress and advance them in their curriculum.
--Submitted by a parent

Two of my children went to Gorman and it was excellent at meeting their needs.
--Submitted by a parent

My 2 kids went to the gorman learning center campus in Pomona and its principal and staff did not know what they were doing.The office people were very rude. And the school bathrooms were dirty.
--Submitted by a parent

Everything about the school is great in general the program is very good. I recomend these school 100% . If you want to register your kids don't tink twice. You making a good desicion for your child future the quality of education is very high. -Quality of academic programs 100% -Availability of music,art,sports and other extracurricular activities 100% -Level of parent involvement100%
--Submitted by cristina silva, a parent

I think the teachers are outstanding. The kids have experienced a great PE class which included many sports. My daughter participated in a school play and now she takes recorder and art. We are very happy with our ISP and this school.
--Submitted by a parent

As a parent notes in a previous review, this program is good in theory, but not in practice. The program is very disorganized, and no one seems to know what is going on. We have used this program for a number of years, but every year the program gets worse. More assessment, more tests, more bureaucracy, more paperwork, but less concern for individual styles of learning and less support for parent homeschooling.
--Submitted by a parent

Good in theory, but not in practice. We have been with Gorman for two years now. Pros -- 1) You don't have to worry about truancy laws. 2) There aren't any fees. It's totally free. 3) Our facilitator is low-key. He isn't a control freak. But this feature would vary depending on who your facilitator is. The biggest downside -- we don't get even close to the standard $2000 discretionary income. We received maybe $200 worth of materials a year, if we're lucky. Very, very frustrating. Even more frustrating is that the facilitator collects all the materials at the end of the year. I can't hang on to them and reuse them for the next child. So I essentially have to start over every year. I wish I could find a parent-run independent study charter school. I think there would be a lot less beaurocracy.
--Submitted by K B, a parent