All I can say is we have been all over the place with my daughter ! The best of schools and ended…read moreup going the IEP route last year in the public school system realizing they do have the resources for children with "Dyslexia" .. We went to Multiple testing centers and therapy etc ! To our surprise but luckily we came across Mina ! I had heard about Mina being the answer to several other children however I thought my daughter was a exception! With in a week we saw substantial improvement! Not only to learn dyslexia was misdiagnosed but the teaching methods need to be reassessed. Mina is a Saint !!

My Son was problems with Reading,writing and math I was…read morelooking for summer camp when I met with Mrs Mina She advised me to start before summer and I did and going to Mina's School unit Now as my son Now have a lot of improvement he was behind his friend but Now he is in front of Top 3 in his class

PLEASE READ ALL OF THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES…read more This school is the worst school I've ever seen. first of all they give way too much homework. the homework is so much that i have to do the homework for the whole day! And the homework is way too hard that we had to hire a tutor to come every day! Second of all is uniform. The uniform in this school is so uncomfortable and we have to buy about 20 uniform and they don't even give us money to buy the uniform. Third of all is the costs. The school is so so so! Expensive even with the uniform and the tutor and the lunch menus and the monthly payments and the stuff for the science fair and the school supplies! Fourth of all is the size. The school is sooo small that every grade has one classroom. And the staff is so little there's not enough of them. and so is the school playground. The school playground is in a parking lot and we have to play carefully and stop playing just because of the cars. And there's only a tiny playground that's a house playground that doesn't even have a swing and only first and second graders can use it!. Fifth of all, is teaching. the teachers DO NOT EVEN TEACH they just test us all the time and rely on textbooks and the teachers call their family members and even put their country song to not let us focus. And finally Sixth of all is dismissal. they don't have busses because it's a broke school and they dismiss Students with a website that is always rigged when i see my car they don't call it and i have to wait 7-10 minutes. and when students are called their names are still on the screen. I am so so so upset and disappointed for what this school has done! the whole school is lying about their best private school, trust me! And don't attend this school or believe in the 5 star reviews. I had experience and i hate this school! take your kids out of this school if you want them to graduate! If you don't know what school to go to then go to bull run elementary school. who would make such a school like this!

I have 2 kids been this school 2 years ago, then I moved my house little far, I had to take my kids…read morefrom pinnacle to public. It has been 2 years but still my kids ask me to send them pinnacle academy again. They loved that school a lot, now I heard they move new location which is closer right now, and we decided to send kids back pinnacle academy for next year again. I definitely recommend pinnacle academy for everyone.

We were very much looking forward to enroll our kid for writing help at Sylvan in Herndon. However…read morethe center staff didn't communicate regarding their absolutely little availability and no flexibility when it came to schedule classes for my kid. This was after we paid the hefty assessment fee which is now a waste of our money and time and we couldn't pursue the classes due to very limited availability. I can only imagine how it would be to schedule any make up classes. Do not recommend this center - unless you discuss the availability before scheduling the paid assessment.

Wow. I can't say enough good things about how pleasant the staff and teachers are here. Our child…read morewas struggling at the start of the school year after a rough school year last year. I can proudly say the staff and focuses learning provided at Sylvan have helped advance your child up two grade levels in just a few months. I couldn't recommend this Sylvan location more.

My child was at the summer camp at this place. This is a great resource for boys and girls who love…read moreto create things with Lego, K-nex, Robotics, etc. Those are the activities that promote math skills. Learning how each piece fits together and seeing what they can make is a valuable challenge to the mind. It is a little bit too far away from where we live, so we won't be able to go there regularly though. Thanks!

My 10 year old son is very fond of Legos. He loves to puts things together. Scienzminds is the best…read moreplace for kids to experiment with legos and get a wonderful opportunity to learn robotics programming which helps their thinking abilities. The center is very well staffed and kids get individual attention in their building effort. Each age group kids have age appropriate and brain stimulating activities. The beauty of the center is that kids don't even realize they are learning something. The learn while playing and without being burdened. It's a place to learn while relaxing. I truly love this center.

Great center with great, friendly staff. We've had a really wonderful experience all around with…read morethis center and are happy with the progress our child is making!

My child (rising 4th grader) is excelling in school and we have Kumon to thank for! The Kumon…read moremethod is practice, practice, practice until mastery so I know my child is learning the basics and mastering certain levels and concepts before moving up to the next level. It is different how schools are teaching math and reading but I like this method bc as a high school teacher, it's becoming more common to see high schoolers needing calculators for basic addition. My child does get homework from Kumon everyday (again, different from some schools but it doesn't take long on both the math and reading) so there is development of building discipline and practice. My child is at least 2 grades above in math and reading and we have Kumon to thanks! (I also grew up with Kumon and found it helped make school easier for me)

It's been a few years since I had my boys enrolled at St. David's preschool, but I cannot recommend…read morethem highly enough! The staff is incredible and very knowledgeable about how to handle each and every specific situation toddlers go through. If you decide to go with this preschool for your child, you definitely will not be disappointed!

I chose to go to St. David's when I decide to give my 5 year old son a "gift of a year". As I…read morelooked at the other preschools around I quickly realized that St. David's was the ONLY school which offered a program just for this. I did not want my son to repeat "4 year old " school. St. David's also has an outdoor program called "K-Wild" which is an outdoor school 2 days a week before his regular school. Literally you would dress the kids for the climate and they would be outside. With both of these options I knew that St. David would be a perfect fit. Last year I had both kids at St. David's and quickly realized I found my place. This is my 3rd preschool I have attended and by far the most warm, loving and nurturing. The community at St. David's is amazing. My only wish is that I had started there earlier. That extra year was the best decision ever and if you are ever on the fence about doing it....DO IT. You won't regret it!

(The Lab School Of Washington Part 1) 10/15/19…read moreBefore The Gow School, there was The Lab School Of Washington. This is a school for students that have learning disabilities. A school that uses many techniques to help kids and adults learn challenging tools and skills they will need in the big bad world. I came to this school at the age of five or maybe six. My reading and math skills were under developed as; well, as being unable to focus on my studies.(gotta love that hyper attention deficit disorder on top of dyslexia) I thought I was focused, but in the words of Mr. Hans (aka Jackie Chan) "Your focus needs more focus. " And so it begins... I was brought to the school and given the tour by an administrator who's name I can't remember. I remember seeing kids younger than me and thinking of a number of things. I wondered if I was going to like this school? If I was worried about making friends, those worries were laid to rest not long after I joined the school. I don't really remember my first week of school as the new kid, but I do remember classes like Caveman Club, Knights&Ladies Club, Gods Club and Renaissance Club. These were actually history classes, but the teachers dressed up in their classes for at least week...(Some teachers like Lord Don *aka Don White* really dressed the part.) There were classes as I moved up in grades like wood working with a teacher name Dieter. There are some people that did not like him, but he was one of the coolest teachers out there. Pitty I didn't see this back then. Other classes like PE (aka physical education) with a woman named Heather, who later on introduced us to a man name Angelo, who later introduced us to a man name Judd. Judd stayed with Angelo for decades and eventually became the head of PE. In between Angelo and Judd, there was another woman who's name escapes me. She took PE to a higher level than Angelo and Judd did. Moving up through the grades, I remember how my reading and mathematics improved. My reading improved more with the help of Talking Books at the Media Center and Drama Class. The Media Center helped students learn how to sound out words as well as entertain students. We also practiced writing out what we heard on the talking books. Another learning technique for writing. I wish I remembered that teachers name because she really helped so many students. With the help of the Media Center, Drama classes with Sean Miskell helped us remember words, sentences to memorizing lines for theatrical performances. One of my favorite games of his was hide the chip. Another was word games. We had to remember words and phrases as the word or sentence passed from one student to another. I am sure you can imagine how the real sentence changed dramatically as the last student said the sentence out loud. All these little things did not seem like much, but all together it helped students get a better grip on one's schooling. Yes, Sally Smith knew what she was doing even if I did not get along with her from time to time. She was known as the Perfume Lady back when I was a kid. She wore a lot of it and her downstairs office smelled like it too. Her office use to be in an office outside the main school. Her office later was changed to the castle/library later on. Sally Smith knew how to get intouch with many celebrities like Dexter Keith Manley, Henry Franklin Winkler aka The Fonz, Cher, Tom Cruise and the actor who die and became a monster in the movie Leviathan. These are just a few people that the student body got to meet and learn how the celebrities turn their learning disabilities into their strengths. I don't know if this still goes on today, but it did back then. I will write more later on... To be continued.....

At this school the teachers are bad. This place is ONLY for rich kids. They make the kids act good…read morewhen they do tours. and the head of the school gets paid to much. And the head of high school is horrible.

Poor service. even if they do not care about poddy training. If they make mistake, instead of…read moreapologize, blamed my 3 years old kid.

Poor service.If they make mistake, instead of apologize, blamed my 3 years old kid. do not know how…read moreto teach potty training for my kid.