Renaissance Academy

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.
--Submitted by a parent

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