If I could give this review zero stars I absolutely would. If your child is advanced or doesnt fit…read morein SAE's standard or box steer clear from this school! Seriously, don't do it. We were new to Georgia when we first joined SAE. We were originally told our child would be placed in Pre-K 4 even though their birthday is after the September 1st cutoff. Imagine our surprise after they took our money and we signed a contract that they put our child in Pre-K 3. Their excuse was we need to see if they can adapt to the SAE way. Thats fair enough, but they never moved our child to Pre-K 4, even after they passed all of their assessments. Nonetheless, she had a good teacher and the teacher tested her and stated she definitely should be in Kindergarten and not Pre-K for the upcoming fall school year. This we already were aware of since we work with our children at home. We had a meeting with the SAE administration and they refused to move our child to Kindergarten. Mind you our child wouldn't be the only child who has been moved up and this is a private education system. We are paying for it so the reasons that were given weren't justifiable. They wanted us to try the Pre-K 4 program since its equivalent to public Kindergarten( their words not mines) and then evaluate the move to Kindergarten. That failed miserably as an incident took place with the pre-k 4 teachers that prompted our immediate removal of our child all together. "When we called the pre-k 3 teacher that we had the previous school year, she stated she was glad we were done with that place and although the incident is unfortunate I'm glad your child is no longer there". Those are very concerning words coming from a teacher/staff member. All in all it has been such a blessing in disguise! After leaving SAE, we weren't sure what direction to go in as far as childcare since we knew our child was too advanced for childcare center or daycare. So we looked into homeschooling and co ops. Prior to placement they tested our child and they tested on a 1st grade level! Here we are advocating for our child to be in kindergarten and we should have been advocating for 1st grade! Imagine if we would have stayed at SAE. We would be doing a disservice to our child as they would be in Pre-K 4 and not learning on the level they should be. Again if your child operates outside of the standard or on an advanced level do not send your child to SAE. Just for safety concerns alone, dont send your child here. Always ask your child how their day was and listen to them. Actively listen to them, had we not done so our child would still be here. Thank God our child spoke up!

My son goes to this school. He's been here since 4th grade he's now in 6 grade he loves it here…read more The teachers are wonderful and learning is great. I'm going to miss this school cause it only goes up to 8th grade.

My daughter attends this school. This school has the most teachers that have won the teacher of the…read moreyear awards and make it a point to let the parents know about all and any events, activities, daily life in regards to school, that involve the students. They have made it convient to keep in touch with the teacher and staff and they hold a lot of inschool activities for parents to be involved in such as school tours, lunch or breakfast with your child and powwows amongst parents.

Overall good experience with the exception of our experience with the kindergarten teacher. We…read morewere led to believe our son was doing okay until the end of the year when she tanked all of our private school admission reviews. The schools is well kept and maintained and all of our experiences with the other teachers was great.

I've been sending my 2 children there since November 2017. My son is in the infant class and my…read moredaughter is in the Pre-Preschool class. Everyone one here- from administrators, teachers and even the chef- is amazing. My children and I are always greeted with a smile. They come home happy, well fed, and its clear that they are in safe and loving hands while I am away at work. My daughter has learned so much while she has been at this school and she is so confident. This school is expensive, but there is a sibling discount. You definitely get what you pay for with daycare and my peace of mind that my children are in good hands is well worth the cost.

After 9th grade, when my public school became so violent and overcrowded that it was no longer…read moresafe, I got sent to Paideia. My 3 years here were the best years of my entire educational career - including college and grad school! This place really is the most amazing school ever. I remember my first day just like it was yesterday. I was accompanied by one of my best friends, who was also making the big switch to a more civilized school. We sat in front of the bathrooms for like 10 minutes trying to figure out which one was for boys and which was for girls. Turned out you just use whichever one is open! In addition to just being an awesome environment, where you are accepted for being whoever you are, Paideia has a great curriculum. The year is divided into short and long terms. In the long terms, you take the standard stuff - physics, math, languages, etc. The short term is for classes that are a little more outside the box - Sociology of American Rock & Roll anyone? The teachers here are absolutely outstanding! You can totally tell that they love the school and truly believe in it's mission. And Paul, the headmaster, is just an all around great guy. Graduation was awesome. My graduating class was 57 people and Paul made a short speech about every single one of us! I am so thankful that I was able to go to Paideia on a scholarship. I regularly give them money so that others can do so as well. I am also backing them in their efforts to take over the whole block! Go Paideia!

This school (660 McWilliams Rd SE, Atlanta, GA 30315) puts children into danger during pick up and…read moredrop off. I just saw a white passenger van parked crosswise, blocking both sides of the street, and picking up children while doing it. I watched vehicles parking, driving on - and over - sidewalks with kids walking on them. They block the road for a solid hour to the point that no emergency vehicles could possibly get through. They don't direct traffic, though they do have people standing in the middle of the road. This has to stop, it's dangerous. Don't send your kids here if you care about them.

Wanted to first off saying that the growth I see in my son from Kindergarten to now (1st grade) is…read moretremendous. Not only is he reading, has great penmanship, he shows great confidence in his work and is always eager to tell me when he is learning something new. His kindergarten teachers were Mr. Gaskins and Mr. Pearson. Such a great team and set the foundation with him to support his growth in various areas. They always encouraged him and collaborated with me to prepare him for first grade & for him to see representation and excellence in black men on the daily was a great big deal for us. I wanted him to know all things are possible and he can be anything he put his mind too. I just wanted to say thanks and give some positive recognition And a big shout to his first grade team Mrs. Hudgeons and Ms. Sadler he will be overly prepared for second grade. Thank you guys for all that you do. Your hardwork never goes unnoticed or unappreciated.

Woodward Academy Lower School (4-6 grades) is not the place to send your child. The administration…read moreis nice, until you complain about the bullying or a teacher. When you complain Mrs Bragg quickly becomes rude and dismissive. They won't honor simple requests like classroom changes or any other suggestions, regardless of the situation. The counselors shouldn't counsel a trash can, definitely not a child. Mrs Lauchlan is pretty good at accomplishing nothing. Mr Lawrence isn't certified and he has the maturity level of a 6th grader. Bottom line: Look at the test scores compared to other private schools. The kids complain about the lunch. The co-curricular and athletic options are good. Your kid will be bullied. Your kids will receive a public school education with perks. Don't waste your money.

I learned so much here! This school is incredible. I went off to college leaps and bounds ahead of…read moremy peers, not only academically, but also on an EQ level as well. FYI that is not me, that was all Woodward.

I'm a parent of 2 elementary aged kids at Grace. I'm very happy with the education that they are…read morereceiving there. One thing that is really emphasized in the earlier grades is reading, which I think is helpful with all the other subjects. My kids are strong readers because of Grace. Also, the environment is great there, the teachers that we've had have been really great, and my kids have loved them. I really like the chapel services that they have too -- my kids like to come tell me what silly thing Mr. Paul did in chapel. I'd give Grace an A+!

This school has a high staff turnover rate and is very disorganized. I had the intention of putting…read moremy child in this school but after visiting this school several times and talking to the staff. I found that the administration did not have control of the school. The students talk back and were very rude to both staff and each other. The hall ways were rampant with students out of class and during transition times students would often push, run, shove and fight. The older students were the worst behaved students. The administratiion ran from any responsiblilty in terms of dicipline. Students also were even able to go to the Publix next door without any adult supervision. Keep looking for a better school...Cobb County has many. I would stay away from Imagine Smryna.

My daughter has been been at IAS since the schools beginning. Initially we were concerned with…read moreputting our daughter in a school that was a startup. I am so glad we stayed the course and didnt pull her out. The international focus is wonderful and she continues to grow and flourish at an astounding pace! My son is now in 2nd grade and this young man is doing his thing also! Come in the morning, come during pickup time and see the process at work. Make an appt with the administrators or teachers and get their take. You will find its a great school that with administrators and teachers that really do care about our childrens well being!