Renaissance Academy

My son is in Kindergarten. His teacher is great and she is very involved with kids. I am very pleased what we saw as far as inside of a classroom; however, one draw back is communication. They are not very organized and all of the communication were through internet with assumption of parents check email and Facebook 24/7. They did not call even when they decided to get school out earlier when the snow was bad... Or when they found out that there was a child diagnosed with weeping cough. They did not send a letter or did not make phone call. They just assumed all parents check email every minutes and/or Facebook. The communication style was the only thing that I found that needs to be improve... I hope they improve in that area.
—Submitted by a parent

We have been at this school for 3 years now and love it. I have been there when there was some drama however, with the new CEO and Principle (in their 3rd and 2nd year at the school, respectively) the school has had a huge turn around and I can see that the school is going in a great direction. There are many amazing teachers and only one or two that I have heard not so great things about. The school has a Dual Immersion program in Chinese and has 30 minutes of instruction daily in Arabic or Spanish (for those not in Chinese). They have great art programs, drama productions, music, and ballroom. All in all I am extremely happy that I have stayed over the years. My children are happy there and excited to return after the summer break.
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My daughter loves kindergarten at Renaissance! Her teacher is excellent and does a good job of making learning exciting while setting high expectations for behavior and discipline. It is a good foundation for my daughter to understand the how to be successful though out her years in school. We are excited to have the opportunity to participate in the Chinese dual immersion program starting next year. We are very happy with what we have seen so far.
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We have 3 kids at Renaissance. At the start of last year we were ready to leave. A small group of vocal parents and teachers had consistantly made themselves the center of attention, distracting others from focusing on educating the students. Truly a shame because the mission of the school is amazing...wonder days, foreign language for every student etc. But we a happy we stayed. Over the last year they've hired a CEO that has set a new standard of professionalism and hired an experienced, highly qualified principal who is focused on what is best for kids. It is what we have always needed...I am excited for my kids again.
—Submitted by a parent

The teachers at this school are two extremes. Either they are AMAZING or TERRIBLE! This school offers great programs in languages, arts, and music. There is a lot of drama with the parent/school board administration which was confusing for my child to always hear what was the newest arguement AT school. We decided to leave our 2nd year at this school. The teacher hardly ever taught math leaving a huge gap in her learning.
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We decided to leave Renaissance after my middle daughter had 3 bad teachers in 4 years. Bad teachers are fired but the associated parent/school board/administration drama wears thin quickly. Renaissance offers a lot of fun experiences, hands on activities and field trips that attract high energy kids. In classes with less structure these kids quickly get out of control creating discipline problems. Renaissance offers Spanish, Chinese, and Arabic to all k-9 students. To help defray costs children bring notebooks from home and copy their assignments from workbooks or teacher created lessons in to these notebooks . Struggling teachers can overlook areas that are not their strengths leaving gaps in your child's education.
—Submitted by a parent

R.A. offers a mind-expanding educational environment of exploration, play, learning and study.
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My daughter was encouraged to be curious & question how things work & why. Her teacher taught her HOW to learn not what to learn to pass off some facts based timed test! She was able to develop a rich thinking ability & deeper understanding of how connections & relationships work in our world. Her teacher taught her 'facts' too but she taught them to an interested learner not just another kid & another test. We loved the multicultural incorporation used throughout the school & the focus on the arts to express & encourage learning!
—Submitted by a parent