Laurence School

I am a grateful and elated parent of a Laurence student who has had diagnostic, educational testing. The School's Administration and my child's teacher have been nothing but supportive, encouraging, and nurturing every step of the way. My child is celebrated for the person he is, and his educational challenges have been addressed in the most professional, discreet, and positive way. He is soaring academically under the guidance of the School's amazing staff and I cannot imagine a more appropriate or wonderful educational environment for elementary age children.
--Submitted by a parent

Our experience at this school was terrible. They talk about the "whole child" and how they help each child be their best they can be. Well this wasn't our experience. We were treated so poorly, constantly nitpicked and attacked and pushed to have very expensive testing done. We received ridiculous e-mails every day from our teacher. We believe that this really came from the heads of school as they are very controlling of their staff. You can see the stress on the staff's faces every day during carpool. Our Doctors said there was nothing outside of the norm with our child and were shocked at how the school was handling everything. I found during our experience that many kids are on medication here and that is just normal. We decided to look for another school and did. Things always work out. We are in a school now that really cares about each child just like they promise. It's been an amazing year and I am glad I made the change! There was more that I would have liked to add but I don't want this post to be deleted.
--Submitted by a parent

I am a current parent of a sixth grade child at Laurence. If I had to do it all again, I would still choose this school. My childs' experience has been incredible on all levels. There are so many posts that are blatant lies, it's rather shocking. While not every school is for everyone, I truly believe Laurence has been an incredible balance of every element an elementary school should encompass. For the disgruntled posts on here, I would advise to check your spelling before blasting how "poor academically" a school is!! PS teacher to student ratio is actually quite small, entire 6th grade year is NOT spent on ISEE's, how can that be when the test is in Decemebr?
--Submitted by a parent

We have a child in sixth grade and another at Kindergarten and are very happy with the school. The students are generally nice and the parents are involved. There is a nice family atmosphere in the school.
--Submitted by a parent

Laurence is a hidden gem. We couldn't be happier. Our children love going to school. The teachers are wonderful. Although the curriculum is challenging the children work at their own pace. The sports and arts program is really great also. The administration work extremely hard and really care not only about the kids but the parents also. This is truly a wonderful and special school.
--Submitted by a parent

Please disregard the negative comments. Laurence is a traditional school but using the latest methods and technology to give our kids the best start. The campus is amazing and the kids love all of the programs. The teachers are wonderful as is the parent body. While this school is not for everyone I can say that everyone attending is delighted with their child's progress. My only comment is the admin can appear a bit fake but they do truly care and work very hard for the school. There was a significant increase in tuition last year which I hope does not happen again this year. Otherwise the school is amazing.
--Submitted by a parent

I taught at this school for a few year and it's not great. Not in the least. The admin. are stuck in the 60ties, they treat their staff as though they were Public School teachers with 60-40 classes per week. I had barely time to teach, let alone prep for my classes. Terrible place. For some reason, my review keeps getting "removed". Hmmmm I wonder why?
--Submitted by a teacher

To the teacher who posted 5/22/11 and parent who posted 5/20/11, where do you send a child who is highly gifted, very creative, and has insatiable curiosity for learning and life?? She also loves science.

Laurence School is the greatest thing to have happened to our family. My child is flourishing and so are all of his friends. The school has an amazing way of building children's self confidence. They make learning lots of fun as well as challenge the children to their unique individual styles. Laurence is a caring, warm place and I am lucky to be a part of this amazing community.
--Submitted by a parent

Our son just completed second grade and marks our second year (we missed kindergarten). We must say that the school is absolutely wonderful. Our son is thriving in this environment. We applied to five schools and were accepted by all of them. However, the only school that our son and as well as us wanted was Laurence. The campus is beautiful, the teachers truly caring and the administration the most hard working bunch that we've come across. We cannot understand why anyone would have had a negative experience here. All of our experiences have been more than positive. We recommend this school for any parents who truly want their children to have the highest quality education and to thrive to their full potential.
--Submitted by a parent