This school destroyed my daughter. She has been with them since middle school. They failed to…read moreprepare my child for college, and instead of exposing her to college experiences, they withheld them from her as punishment. This failed to motivate her to do better. The school is for underprivileged low income families, and putting my child in there only exposed her to kids who were already troubled and she couldn't handle the lifestyle change. They labeled her trouble and punished her every chance they got. Now, because of a social media post 50 days until graduation, they expelled her and crushed the last of her remaining dreams. Then they want to tell her she will always be a dreamer and part of the dreamer family. I hope those meaningless promises made them feel better about destroying any remaining hopes and dreams my daughter has. She has given up on herself and her future. The school counselor was the absolute worst and always presented to my daughter with a negative attitude. The school failed to deliver what they promised and let both me and my daughter down with no place to turn. Words can't describe how utterly disappointed I am with the Achievable Dream Administration. The CEO of the school made a special connection with my daughter and gave her a phone number to call if she ever needed her help and when my daughter called it in distress prior to being expelled she failed to answer my daughters call for help and the administrator refused to let my daughter speak with the one person who could have made a difference. How do you invest in a child for 6 years and then kick them out with less than 50 days left to go. This school likes to brag about successes but hides their failures.

I became familiar with this organization through some work I did with them. An Achievable Dream…read moresaves children from poverty through education. Yes, that sounds dramatic, but their results are dramatic. An Achievable Dream is a magnet school. But rather than choosing high performing students, they choose their students from kids with the highest risk factors. They all must be eligible for free lunch -- in other words, living in poverty -- most of them are being raised in single parent or guardian households, and many of them have behavioral problems as well. Achievable Dream teaches the standard classes -- science, math, history -- but they also teach a variety of "life skills" classes, such as conflict resolution, money management, and "speaking green," which basically using standard American English. (The class is called "speaking green," because the idea is that in order to succeed in a business environment, you need to be able to speak properly.) They even have classes in etiquette, which may seem strange, until you realize that the goal is to provide these kids with the structure and discipline they don't have in their lives outside of school. Members of the community -- business leaders, police officers, and soldiers from a nearby military base -- serve as mentors and role models for the students. In addition, their school day is 8 hours long -- 2 hours longer than a standard day -- and they only get 5 weeks off in the summer. The results have been astounding. Over the past 15 years, AAD's students have closed the achievement gap between them and students in the rest of the state, regularly testing in the top percentiles. The organization now runs a grade school and a middle/high school, and students who complete the program are guaranteed college tuition. 90% of their graduates go on to college, and the other 10% serve in the military. An Achievable Dream has taken kids who would most likely have fallen between the cracks -- many of whom would be 1) unwed mothers, 2) in jail, or 3) dead before their 18th birthday, and helped them become productive members of society. In recent years, other school districts (including one in Waukegan, IL) have started using some of AAD's "best practices." For those of us who believe that education is the path to solving a lot of our problems, An Achievable Dream is truly inspiring.

I have only had positive experiences at the CTVAC. They have open call art shows through out the…read moreyear. You should check it out when you can. :)

The Charles Taylor Arts Center is the proverbial gem in our own backyard!!! They have an exciting…read moreand diverse schedule of visual art exhibitions focused primarily on the creations of artists living and working in Hampton Roads and the state of Virginia. It is great that they promote contemporary art makers and provide an opportunity for the untalented people like me an opportunity to interact with the artists. The emphasis is on group exhibitions which offer a broad range of artists, media, styles, content and perspectives on our world. Just go and support our community!!!!

I brought my husband and 2 teens to do a weekend workshop and we all ended up with cool looking…read morepieces. It was fun to do something together as a family with no pressure, and I didn't have to clean up before or after!! The owner, Camille, is just lovely. (She used to run the GREAT art camps and programs at PFAC--Peninsula Fine Arts Center--which was a fantastic little family-friendly spot that we dearly miss.)

Loveee this studio so much. Camille is such a sweetheart and truly cares for the people using her…read morestudio. She's so generous, understanding and patient and I would highly recommend going here for both classes and pottery guild!

I'll keep it short and sweet: This place offers upper level…read more(300 to 400 - UG) completion classes, graduate and certificate programs, registration assistance, advising, and other services for the many commuters on this side of the water. Take advantage of this, Monarch's! Make this your home hub so you don't have to always head over to NFK. Located off Butler Farm Rd in Hampton in the Professional Workforce and Development Center, in between New Horizons Education Center and VPCC (previously TNCC), there js ample parking, decent services, but most of all - a great place to schedule your proctored exam rather than pay all those dumb fees for ProctorU.

ODU is an awesome university with great professional programs. I went through the ODU teacher…read moreprogram and it prepared me well for my elementary teaching job! I also come into frequent contact with other professionals who come from ODU's other professional schools who are thriving in their careers (such as engineering). Shoutouts to Greggy!

I have been wanting to try a resin project and a charcuterie board for ages and I saw this…read moreHalloween charcuterie board and knew I had to try it. Justin was amazing. I am not a painter and yet pretty darn pleased with how it turned out. So much fun. Would highly recommend. Oh and on Wednesday nights they have wine tasting!

For the fee at least one drink should have been complimentary. Our hostess was unorganized, nothing…read morewas ready, or pre-prepared, and we spent a lot time just waiting on supplies to be passed out and for next step instructions. She kept running back to the main venue for supplies. Instructions were not as informative as they could have been. She was a bit too causal and unprofessional. My end result was, although cute, could have been purchased in a crafting shop for much less, and be a whole lot nicer. Also, went to use the bathroom to wash hands before final step and there were no paper towels. Not just out, but no paper towels. No place for them even to be. There were 11 women in this session. I'm hoping this was a one-off experience based on other reviews.

My son has been participating in the performance program for the past six months and absolutely…read moreloves it. Not only have his piano skills significantly improved, he has made some great friends, also! The instructors and knowledgeable and caring. Highly recommend!

If you're looking for a school with good academics, great culture, strong work ethic, and great…read morevalue then look elsewhere. This university is a scam and only exists because founders and current admin have strong connections to the state government to fund it. Most students do not succeed well or are not set up for success after college. The school highlights it's scholarship program PLP and leadership classes which is a joke of a program especially when the accept everyone who applies. This is Virginia, go to any other of our wonderful universities that are top in the nation and that don't have to skew data to certain regions and criteria to seem better than they really are.

My daughter never considered CNU as it was simply too far a drive from home (2 hours further than…read moreher current school). That was the only reason...more than 6 1/2 hours from where we are in Jersey was just too far. We actually came down to campus last spring for her spring track conference championships. Wifey and I were blown away At this beautiful and immaculately groomed campus. It was like something out of a movie...everything in bloom and not a blade of grass seemed to be out of place. There seemed to be a lot to do around the campus and off campus, a bunch of great places to eat, and it seemed like a pretty safe area. I don't know about their academic offerings, but CNU has an amazingly strong athletic program and the teams seem to solidly support each other. Pretty good deal for in-state tuition too.

I am currently a student here. The professors are wonderful, the admin staff is incompetent. I…read morechatted with a live agent named Sabrina who was incredibly rude, and when I asked for a number for accounting, she gave me a number to a professor. I sent a lengthy email to accounting, they looked over all my concerns and answered the most irrelevant part of my email. I asked about a FA refund and mentioned that one that just was released wasn't showing up as well. I mentioned a refund that was supposed to be disbursed a month ago 4x in this email and there was no mention of it in their reply. I could go on and on and on. Are the professors great? Absolutely! But they need a complete revamp of their admin.(The advising counselors are great though!)

I am giving this school a two star. The staff is incredibly rude and I've had to go through the run…read morearound to get basic information. I had to find staff members that were willing to help me. I am very irritated and annoyed with how I have been treated at this college. I would say I enjoyed my classes with great professors but getting enrolled and getting help with other things has been very hectic.