Norton Space and Aeronautics Academy

I am proud to say my son goes to NSAA. My son has been there since the school opened, he began in Kinder there. He is now in the 3rd grade, speaking, writing, reading and translating in full Spanish. I couldn't be happier with how our son has excelled; I look foward to his future and how he will have the career opportunities that my husband and I didn't. We live in Perris, and have a long drive everyday, but because he has done so well in both English and Spanish, there isn't an option to change schools. We see it as investing in his future.
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This is an outstanding school with an incredible curriculum that prepares children to compete in the 21st century global economy. How? By being bilingual/trilingual and focusing on science and math. My son (I am a dad) is starting his third year. He entered Norton in Kindergarten a nonnative speaker, with no Spanish words. Today, he is able to read, speak, and write Spanish at the level of a NATIVE Spanish speaking second grader. And his English? It's even better, even though over 85% of his education has been in Spanish. Why? Because language skills transfer. It's glorious to watch. He is also learning math in Spanish, and the school's math emphasis had him doing multiplication by the end of 1st grade and math word problems in the 2nd grade. Science class is EVERY DAY at the school, and he loves it. What's next? The school just became 1 of 3 schools in So. Cal. to be selected as a partner with UCLA's Confucius Institute for teaching Mandarin Chinese. This tri-lingual education starts in 5th grade and accelerates through middle and high school. Want your child to be a global citizen, ready to compete in the 21st century global economy, send him/her to NSAA.
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Great School! My husband and I are so glad that our daughter attends NSAA! The Dual Immersion program is amazing and my daughter is thriving in the environment. The teachers, Principal, staff and other families are great. We are so impressed with the school.
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begining of school i'm pleased. I have had some changes! have had some challenges at the beginning of the school, and the school has should some concern be complying with the safety of my child. My child has been speaking some Spanish at home.
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I am so happy that we decided to put our child at Norton. Along with the excellent teaching, there is a great community of parents and staff! I drive from North Fontana - it takes me about 30 mins. and I could walk to our neighborhood school (with test scores in the 800+ range) but I enjoy what my child is learning at Norton!
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The way of teachers teach.
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My son has been at Norton going on 3yrs. he is in the 4th grade, I think that the teachers are very qualified and experience is irrelevent to how they teach. They are very eager to help their students advance to the next level. It's sounds to me that maybe the parent that had a difference of opinion "Focus more on discipline being the easiest way to go" have they ever thought, way is my child being discipline all the time? Maybe because the childs behavior is disruptive to the other children in class? or does this parent really think that thier child is being single out? I doubt that was the case. I don't get it, if my child was bored in class, I would make sure to speak with his teacher in regards to his boredom and find a solution, rather than put blame on the teachers.
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I love Norton. I am getting exactly what I was looking for and that is a positive and challenging educational environment for my child. I am so excited about what OUR school is going to become - each year they have added new things. The teachers are very nice and are good at what they do. My son is in the 2nd grade and he loves going to school. I don't have the teacher always calling me, complaining about his behavior because he is finally getting challenged. I love the monthly family projects, too! Norton is on the move and I want to be there every step of the way.
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My child is currently in 3rd grade (Mr. Anaya's class) and I have to say I am extremely happy with everything! My child loves to go to school everyday and enjoys all the activities the school has to offer. I know that my child (and I) couldn t be happier having Mr. Anaya as a teacher. Yes, the school still needs a lot of work (construction and actual classrooms not portables) but the school is trying *remember times are hard and money is hard to come by*. I was reading the comment posted earlier and was extremely bothered that a fellow parent thinks that just because all these teachers are new to their profession means that they have very little to no experience, and focus more on discipline since its the easiest way to go . Well to comment on your comment you couldn t be more wrong. All the teachers are very knowledgeable on the various strategies it takes to teach our children. As for the discipline of course they have to focus on it because they are like a second parent to our children (remember that these teachers spend more time with our kids then some of us do). So I thank my child s teacher and the school for doing all they can to help my child become a better student & person. Oh one more thing the duel immersion is awesome I see the difference in my child!
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We transfered our child to Norton, left a very good school with the promise that this would be a better learning experience for them. We are very involved parents, in the classroom and throughout other extra activities at Norton. After two years at Norton, our child has found the classes to be 'boring' because the biggest challenge they get is learning spanish. We feel as if there is MORE interest in dicipline than academics. Most teachers are new and with very little to no experience, and focus more on dicipline since its the easiest way to go. Therefore, We will no longer continue at Norton Space and Aeronautics Academy.
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