Great game, enjoyed meeting a family of 4 generations celebrating together, and thankful to meet…read moreMary to help with purchasing some water. In full disclosure, I am biased, a family friend's son (& fellow high school alum) graduated from AU. It did not disappoint! Thank you!

Not many recent reviews here. I got my BSN here. The school is a smaller private university. My…read moreclasses were just the right size where you can get to know all of your classmates and professors. However, some of the professors were unprofessional in their teachings, so I'm not sure how they were qualified to teach. There were also magnificent professors that would go out of their way in order to see you succeed. Parking was atrocious before but I'm glad they have a parking garage now. I wished they would have had that when I was in school pre covid. It would have saved me lots of aggravation from finding a parking space. Yeah, there were many times that if you didn't get there early enough then you would be searching for parking in the nearby neighborhoods. They had many lots before but they got filled up way too fast. Cafeteria was very decent. The food they served was good, average quality but a nice variety. The labs for doing your nursing skills were superb. The simulation dummy was very helpful and modern. It was used to help you understand how a real patient would be. The clinical sites they sent us ranged from hospitals to nursing homes to schools. The downside is they would send me to Rockford one day and then Chicago the second day. They should have organized it a lot better. Clinical instructors for the most part were very compassionate and attentive in their guidance. The ATI program they used was worthless and not a very good tool for helping nursing students. That was a waste of money in my opinion. I didn't even use it when studying it for my license. Tuition was expensive for each semester. For the amount of money they charged, they should have brought in the parking garage sooner and better quality food. I commuted so I didn't have to stay in the dorms. Overall I give it about a 3.

I am truly appreciative toward this education institution. They have the best staff that you can…read moreencounter. The directors, teachers, trainers and coordinators are the most helpful and informative individuals that you can encounter and they provide assistance and guidance towards the betterment of your education. Attending class is an enjoyable experience, the teachers/professors actually care and show concern and actually actually want you to learn their material. The classes are moderately sized and you are not looked as just a number or another student. St. Augustine helped me accomplish a goal that I was working towards off and on since the early 2000 and now I can actually say, I did it !!!

Was lucky enough to tour this school, and find out what they have to offer a gifted child. It is a…read morevery small private school that does charge a tuition, but there is really nothing like it that I've seen. Having been around gifted children, I've seen how difficult traditional schools can be for them and that sometimes they are not being challenged, but here they cater to exactly what the child needs. The school has a very open floor plan that allows the teachers to have a bit more freedom to teach each child how they need and want to learn. The school itself is very clean and tidy, with plenty of books, some instruments, and technology for the students. A new head of school seems excited and eager to bring her years of experience and knowledge to the school and community. Excited to see what this new school year brings for the school!

Vanguard Gifted Academy is designed to serve the special needs of gifted children. They…read morepersonalize learning by ability level and pacing allowing children to enjoy delving deeply into topics they are passionate about and working at advanced levels where they are challenged. The STREAM program is exceptional! Each afternoon the students become fully engaged in learning across subject areas with authentic peers who spark each other's imagination as they collaborate on problem solving, and hands on learning applications that lead beyond mastery of a concept to innovation! Want to check it out come to a Showcase. They are on the website events page.

Everyone was so nice and professional, the teachers were so kind, helpful, respectful and always…read moredoing their best to teach their students. I'm looking forward to come back some time soon.

teachers are so kind and good with students but others those who only sets in there chairs all of…read morethem only waste of time it's more then one time they didn't respect me when I need something they didn't help me they laugh and online when I call and ask questions they declined call

Not a positive application process. Be prepared to be stringed along about your childs…read moreapplication. The lack of communication and response to questions about your childs status is deplorable. The conditions of the dorms are unmaintained, dingy and ramshackled. After you fill out the application (excessive) you need to wait until a week before school starts to see if your child made the list, leaving parents and kids in a fog as to where they stand. How the director of Admissions hasn't been fired is beyond me. The admissions process lacks organization and is in total chaos. We were excited about introducing our child to an independent atmosphere, however after experiencing the "shadow day" and disorganized process we decided this wasn't a great fit. There are separate living facility for transgender students, which seems to be the trend on this campus. Due to lack of structure, deceiving parents by giving false hope we declined this opportunity. The tennis courts are not operable and IMSA lacks sports. Volunteer hours are excessive and your child will be be on a self-directed learning curve (minimal involvenment of teachers). The positive, they had a nice salad bar.

A school that takes 13 million from the state but follows no state guidelines! they fail 25% of…read morestudents out if your child doesn't fit their mold. 23 year olds-going no where in life-living with your child in the dorms in charge of shaping your child in the most shapeable years of their lives. please send your happy/highly intelligent kids here, if they fall in the 25% sent back home, you get the pleasure of dealing with DEPRESSION and SUICIDE, i know a couple families who lost their child, but..the school sweeps it under a rug. very surprised there hasn't been a class action lawsuit filed. socially akward/stubborn staff only want robots here, please send your child so they can be reprogrammed, this isn't the navy seals program, these are 15-18 year old children, IMSA doesn't understand how to be a parent nor do they care about yours, they just care about their name.

This place is great there is some pictures on the wall outside made of like plastic. Their care is…read morealso pretty good too . They even have a gourmet chef there.

I have my daughter her and I love this place. They have an open door policy and I can come in and…read morehang with her at any time. It is very clean and the staff is very nice. The price is only $190 a week for full time care!

I can't say enough how much we've seen Aidan grown over the years as a student here. He started…read moreout in the infant room and has continued to move along to the next classrooms as he gets older/reaches new milestones. All of his teachers both past and present take great care of him and communicate to us on a daily basis about the goods/bads/advancements/issues with him. Linda (Educational Director) and Paul (Owner) are very approachable and take an honest interest in all of the student's development and success. As an only child, he enhances his socialization skills and this is important for us to see. We are anxious to see what this year brings!

When we were in the hunt for day care for our son a few years ago, my wife and I got extremely…read morefavorable reviews from two different families for this Goddard School; both of whom couldn't praise it enough. Add us to that list. There really was no comparison with other options in the area after meeting with Paul (owner) and Linda (previous director) and a few of the teachers. No fluffy pretense, just straightforward and positive attitudes across the board. Effective leadership + excellent teachers = outstanding program. Despite all this, we were nervous our first few weeks as we were leaving our nearly 2-year-old son with strangers for the first time. We called on the first day and Paul (owner) answered the phone and put us at ease. He offered to walk down and take a look for us, and said that our son was playing - laughing, even. He said to call whenever we were concerned. We did, and each time our boy was either having fun or napping. (Incredible!) Once, getting the feeling that maybe Paul was exaggerating a little to make us feel better, I came early to pick up our boy. It was no exaggeration - he was having a ball. It's lasted three years - he was excited to see his friends and teachers when I dropped him off just this morning. Bottom line - we strongly recommend The Goddard School in North Aurora and have nothing but praise for them.