I used to go to this school but my mom made me change schools, know why? Because I severely got…read morebullied there physically and mentally, I had a lot of fake friends who would get me into a lot of trouble. The principal, Ms. Palmer (not sure if she still works there) was kinda helpful about the situation, BUT THE ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL? (Black hair forgot her name) She did nothing to help about the bully problem, she would side with my "friends" (bullies) and basically the bullies would do anything to torture me. They even made faces and taunted my mom and grandma one time, they tried pretending to be the victim. A lot of people bullied me for no reason or just to try to gain control of me. I've been in that school since 1st-4th grade. Honestly I'm not sure how Mendoza is now, but hopefully y'all have fixed your bully problem because it's been way to much for me and my parents. -Isabella (now an 8th grader)

Both of my kids have gone here since second grade. This is a Pre-TK to 8th grade school. My son…read morewill be going to High School next year. The teachers are very nice but what I really love is the administrative staff. My kiddo is trans and they hired a specialist/councilor who works with kids who are LGBTQ. My kiddo can't stop raving about the new principle Mrs. Vargas. The facility is very communicative and they have some of the best field trips I've ever seen in a school. My 8th grader got to go on a 3 day trip to LA. Got to go to a sealife school where they dissected a squid and snorkel. The school does a great job with 504 plans and really tries to get every kid engaged.

Amazing office staff, very active principal and vice principal who always has their finger on the…read morepulse.

Maravilloso sistema escolar. Maestros altamente capacitados y en un ambiente católico.read more

Best catholic school in the south bay area. Kids are treating with respect and love. Is a family…read moreoriented environment with excellent teacher that do everything for the benefit of their students. Academically the principal is always finding ways to make sure students are advancing and finds the best ways to help them succeed.

Went downhill after Mr coordt left. Mr Griffith was an ogre and ms greenleaf is a miserable human…read morewho takes her life out on her students! The best teachers have left leaving only a few good ones. The new principal ms Ochoa is a bigger downgrade. Everything another review mentions is all true then some. Spoke to a few parents who feel the exact same for her. Educational wise, nothing to write home about. Standards keep lowering to accommodate instead of pushing the kids to learn more. Not much of a steam academy any more. Lacking severely on field trips. If you have a choice, choose a different school!

In my opinion bayside is not the best school to send your child to! Principal Griffith did not…read morefollow the rules as in not running them. He does not take action in situations like fights,language etc. Although the new principal, Mrs.Ochoa enforces more rules she still isn't the best choice. Students need principals like Mr.Coordt. He was a previous provable at our school. He was what really made students exceed in academics. He would play football,basketball,four square and even wall ball with students. He is what made change in this school, and I think every principal should take his examples and use them for themselves. Such as, letting students play baseball. Mrs.Ochoa banned the privilege to play baseball because "there's too many injuries." In my opinion I think if the kids can't play baseball then they should not play soccer. I think this because if there's injuries in baseball then there needs to be fair action. Because three people were wheel chaired of because of injuries. They also banned hot chips! I think this is going to far. Students should have fun in school. Not skipping because staff and other students. I do also think that there is only about three teachers all students respect. Such as, Mr.Moran,Mr.Luna, and Mr.Josh. Overall I think bayside isn't the right fit for all kids!

I have had a very pleasant experience with the secretary she was very lovely and helpful and…read morecertainly very informative. Thank you

Ita a rwally Good school, it has good teachers, and they take the kids to great field trips. My son…read morehas been here for about 2 years and we were spectical at first but we were soon to fall in love.

Habla Espagnol? Well, after completely immersing my daughter into their program at the young age of…read more4 years old for kindergarten then an additional 2 years through middle school and being among the third middle school graduating class, my daughter can proudly say "Sí!" She had an extremely good foundation learning Spanish by being completely immersed in the language and culture of Spanish with her awesome kindergarten teacher, Maestra Ledezma, who only spoke to students and parents in Spanish to train the children. She's the best! Parents were welcome to help in her classroom or take home things to cut or glue. The complete transparency and access of her classroom for parents with long umbilical cords gave us ultimate trust in her methods. Her kinder year was rigorous not only for my daughter but for all the parents who struggled nightly to help their children with the "tarea" or homework packets. I thought the challenging rigor would increase as she went through each grade but kinder was the toughest. They learned Spanish vowels, math, holidays, songs, customs, countries and had a costume fashion show for the countries they reported on in kinder. They learned mathematics in Spanish, science in Spanish and in middle school, they are divided into Team Berkeley or Team Harvard to instill not just college pursuits but top ranking University endeavors. They go to 6th grade camp for a week then go on 2 trips in middle school touring San Diego Universities in 7th grade and a 4 day, 3 night trip visiting Los Angeles campuses such as USC, UCLA, UCI, Long Beach State University, and a fun stop at Universal CityWalk for lunch with overnight stays at the Ayers Hotel in LA County cities. Several points during her years at Nestor, I almost transferred my daughter to another school but then that would be like pulling a cake out of the oven half baked so I'm very glad I decided to stick with the program despite politics, which happens any where you go, bullying, and other negative issues. From my own experience of learning French and Latin, those languages actually helped me to learn and understand English better so I can see the anxiety of parents not understanding the methodology of the language program in terms of learning English, but it is excellent and effective to learn another language then learn English. English is a complicated language to learn with many rules, exceptions to those rules, and nuances. Learning another language actually makes learning English easier, strengthening the knowledge of both. My daughter's command of the Spanish Language is equivalent to that of a student studying at a University in Spain. She reads, writes, enunciates, speaks, and sings proper Spanish and can now work as a translator in an embassy, teach English in Latin and South America as well as Spain. Her foundational learning acquired here is helping to open doors and opportunities for a bright and successful future. Thank you Nestor Language Academy Charter School! My daughter's success is your success! There is a waiting list for entrance into this school where it is highly recommended the child enters in kindergarten. Priority is given to siblings already attending Nestor. They offer an after school program as well. I highly recommend sending your child here for a culturally enriched education complete with the enhancement of bonds of friendships closer than family ties made to last a lifetime!

My daughter has been going to this school 3 years now and my son will begin this coming year. I am…read moreextremely satisfied by the teachers performance. They are kind they work as a team. They communicate well and they help you help your child by sharing their strengths as well as the areas where they may need a little more help. The office staff Ms Suzanne and Ms Debbie are so helpful with children and parents . They know so many kids by name . The principal walks around and takes time to say hello and smile and talk to you . Everyone who works there makes sure our kids are safe and do their best to communicate with parents through class dojo or email . I know that when I drive away that my daughter will be safe . The after school program is great positive vibes Mr Juan and his staff are nice people and they communicate well . They have extra curricular activities like art Mrs C does some very nice art projects and the board games is super fun . As well as music class . There's also Spanish and chess and things like that and science . The people that help at the crosswalk to keep kids safe are great! Parents get upset and can be rude but I am grateful for this school and their staff that they are not afraid they continue to be polite . Their main concern is keeping kiddos safe be kind back .

This school is UNSAFE. Back gate is wide open til who knows when. I personally have seen it open as…read morelate as 8:40am and that's only because I had called and asked if they can close it. Had to actually call numerous time for them to close the gate. Spoke to the guy whose job it is to close the gate and he straight up said "I don't give a damn" which is so obvious because instead of closing the gate he's driving around(which I seen with my own eyes) & first grade teacher Ms Corrales is absolutely rude as hell to the kids . She yells and disrespects the kids all the time smh. Including my son. Pulled my kid out of there as soon as I could. Thank God !! Would not recommend this school . Don't move in the area !! Hahahaha if I would have known I lived close to such a shitty school I would never have moved around there.

I was new in this school in like 4th grade but switched back to my old school, my mom didn't like…read moreit because the assignments were too easy and unchallenging, they never gave us homework as well. During class all we did was just do Xtra Math and just read books and talk about what happened in the story. The class was boring and my classmates were dull and looked sad, ironic for the school being called "Sunny" Slope, but yeah nothing was interesting. The academics were just simple.

My children have attented sunnyslope for 2 years now and im not impressed. I switched my children…read moreto this school due to its convenient location to my house I regret it now. One of my biggest problems with this school is their academics..I feel the kids are not being challenged enough in class and when it comes to homework. My kids never have homework on the weekend and maybe one sheet each day..the school needs alot of help. Another problem I have had was an incident with my daughter that I was never informed of, I later found out when she told me. She was given the choice to tell me herself or have the principal tell me..really??? Who does that! I was very upset..since then they have a new principal. The one thing that I really think should get addressed is the HUGE LICE problem at this school. It really bothers me and upsets me that my kids have had this problem about 5 times now within the 2 years they've attented. I know kids will get lice at some point but honestly 5 times is ridiculous and there's a BIG PROBLEM!!! It's a pain to get rid of and expensive as well to treat everyone in the home. Once again I never had this problem at the other school..I have 4 children and my oldest is in high school now..she started at the other school since Kindergarten never did I have this problem. Its frustrating and this problem needs to be addressed ASAP!! My kids will not be returning to this school next year.

I LOVE VIP VILLAGE! I have been super impressed! First - my son loves going to school. He is…read morelearning preschool things: washing hands, being polite to other kids, he gets fun friend time on the playground, he eats with his friends, learns songs, reads books, and his favorite: ART! Mrs. Flores is amazing. She is so kind and patient and organized! She is very attentive to each student. I have had the opportunity to help in the classroom and get to know the different children behaviors and Mrs. Flores is kind, polite, patient and attentive to all of them. VIP Village is also tasteful in the events they host. They have just enough to keep school fun but not overwhelming for the parents! Especially when you have 3 kids and different schools and each school has events! phew! Lets talk about front office staff - so FRIENDLY and organized and polite: RARE these days. They give complete attention to whoever they are talking to and finish with that person BEFORE moving on to the next person. Such a breath of fresh air. My son also has an IEP for speech and they maintain his program at the school. He also gets to take the bus! So fun for him and heartbreaking for me! Our kids grow up TOOOOOOO fast!

Great teachers in this program. They communicate well and answer questions to their full knowledge…read more My kids really enjoy themselves. Safety is a big factor when it comes to my children and knowing that they are working together with law enforcment makes me sleep easier.

My Daughter went here last year and I must say although she really liked her home teacher , The…read morewoman seriously had no heart in it at all, might as well have home schooled her last year, as she barely understood anything she was shown in class, even at the PT conferences the teachers would try to put it on you like you should be teaching them, umm I am not a teacher, that's your job. I teach my child morals, self respect and the basics , and I send her to school to learn academics.