I'm only reviewing the gym which was being used for an adult basketball league. Super nice gym,…read morevery spacious... not sure about the seating because it was all pushed back, but I can appreciate the amount of space between the court and the gym walls because I've seen a lot of guys run into rusty door handles and unpadded walls in other gyms. This one seems a lot safer. The refs were cool for our game, but they rotate the schedule! Nice play to ball out!

Don't believe the hype and make sure you talk to parents of current students before you make this…read moredecision. 1. The selection of textbooks for core curriculum is so far fetched that 3 of my son's private tutors, all with PhD degree, shook their heads constantly because they had to they struggle with the CPM material - the so-called college grade stuff. 2. Integrated Science is a joke. It combines so many stuff into a single course and in the end the students suck at all of them. 3. It does not offer anywhere near the number of AP courses available at other Irvine high schools. 4. Some middle-aged female math and science teachers are totally irresponsible and out of whack. These people won't survive a week in the real world. Yeah, trust your sons and daughters with these bunch of losers. I gave 1 star and it is for those few hard-working teachers. I'll definitely move out of the NHS boundary when my daughter goes to high school. Good luck and goodbye.

This school is amazing! The teachers are young & vibrant plus the staff is phenomenal. My daughter…read moreattended and I'm excited for my son to attend to. I have experience with every private HS in south Orange County & this is school is hands down the best !! They are so invested in the students & treat them like family as opposed to a payment. My daughter struggled & wasn't by far the easiest student but they cared for her every step of the way.. God bless Mr. C for being a strong cheerleader for her even when we were disillusioned with her goals. Your faith kept our faith strong in her future. Btw to the comment of the Korean national the school is at least 20% international & many accommodations are made for them that aren't for the "caucasian" students. Everyone believes it is done with good intentions & I agree.

It is good for what it is, a reasonably priced private high school for students who can't handle…read morethe rigors of competing against the public high school students in Irvine/Tustin Unified School District. The school includes ALL subjects in GPA calculation as well, which allows for padding with non-academic classes. The school takes international, particularly Asian, students as Irvine has become quite popular in Asia and the fees for international students are significantly higher than for residents. If you live in Irvine and don't want your child to be competing with the top students in the area, send them here. They can get higher grades more easily and get a leg up in college admissions.

Director Jennifer Ahn and teachers at Jen's learning center teach children with love…read more And they are sooooo kind! My son has been studying here for almost two years. During Pandemic, He had online classes, and I was very satisfied with the new workbooks. I already recommended this center to my friends p.s. Thank you Hannah ! Joon enjoys studying with you very much.

My kids have been attending this learning center for the past 2 years and my wife and I love it…read more The center recently went through rebranding and enhanced their curriculum. It is definitely more advanced but my kids are loving the new challenge. I really appreciate all your help for my kids. Thank you!

Great school! TUSD schools don't treat the children like a number. They care and work hard for…read moreevery child! Children are treated with respect. They are treated as if they are the future, and they were hard to educate our future.!

Nothing is often misunderstood. People treat it as absence, emptiness, a blank page waiting to be…read morestained with meaning. Yet nothing has a strange power over human life. We fear it, chase it, and occasionally worship it. Entire philosophies have been built around the idea that beneath all noise and motion lies a vast and silent nothingness. A room with nothing in it feels uncomfortable. Silence in a conversation feels heavy. An empty calendar can seem more frightening than an overfilled one. Humans are creatures addicted to occupation. We fill our lives with tasks, entertainment, and endless distractions because nothing gives us time to confront ourselves. In stillness, our thoughts become louder. In emptiness, we begin to ask questions we normally avoid. And yet, nothing is not always negative. Some of the most valuable experiences arise from it. Peace is a kind of nothing: no conflict, no urgency, no chaos. Rest is nothing happening to the body except recovery. Meditation asks a person to sit with nothing but breath and thought. Artists often begin with nothing before creating worlds from imagination. The blank canvas terrifies the painter, but it is also full of possibility. Science also wrestles with nothing. Physicists debate whether true emptiness can exist at all. Even the vacuum of space contains particles, energy, and invisible forces. Philosophers ask why there is something instead of nothing, a question so simple that it becomes almost impossible to answer. If there had once been absolute nothingness, how could existence ever emerge from it? Perhaps nothing is impossible. The moment we try to imagine it, we accidentally turn it into something. A dark void is still a picture. Silence is still an experience. Emptiness still occupies the mind. Nothing may be the one concept humans can describe but never truly understand. Ironically, this essay itself proves the point. To write about nothing is to transform it into words, ideas, and meaning. The moment nothing is discussed, it ceases to be nothing at all.Nothing is often misunderstood. People treat it as absence, emptiness, a blank page waiting to be stained with meaning. Yet nothing has a strange power over human life. We fear it, chase it, and occasionally worship it. Entire philosophies have been built around the idea that beneath all noise and motion lies a vast and silent nothingness. A room with nothing in it feels uncomfortable. Silence in a conversation feels heavy. An empty calendar can seem more frightening than an overfilled one. Humans are creatures addicted to occupation. We fill our lives with tasks, entertainment, and endless distractions because nothing gives us time to confront ourselves. In stillness, our thoughts become louder. In emptiness, we begin to ask questions we normally avoid. And yet, nothing is not always negative. Some of the most valuable experiences arise from it. Peace is a kind of nothing: no conflict, no urgency, no chaos. Rest is nothing happening to the body except recovery. Meditation asks a person to sit with nothing but breath and thought. Artists often begin with nothing before creating worlds from imagination. The blank canvas terrifies the painter, but it is also full of possibility. Science also wrestles with nothing. Physicists debate whether true emptiness can exist at all. Even the vacuum of space contains particles, energy, and invisible forces. Philosophers ask why there is something instead of nothing, a question so simple that it becomes almost impossible to answer. If there had once been absolute nothingness, how could existence ever emerge from it? Perhaps nothing is impossible. The moment we try to imagine it, we accidentally turn it into something. A dark void is still a picture. Silence is still an experience. Emptiness still occupies the mind. Nothing may be the one concept humans can describe but never truly understand. Ironically, this essay itself proves the point. To write about nothing is to transform it into words, ideas, and meaning. The moment nothing is discussed, it ceases to be nothing at all.Nothing is often misunderstood. People treat it as absence, emptiness, a blank page waiting to be stained with meaning. Yet nothing has a strange power over human life. We fear it, chase it, and occasionally worship it. Entire philosophies have been built around the idea that beneath all noise and motion lies a vast and silent nothingness. A room with nothing in it feels uncomfortable. Silence in a conversation feels heavy. An empty calendar can seem more frightening than an overfilled one. Humans are creatures addicted to occupation. We fill our lives with tasks, entertainment, and endless distractions because nothing gives us time to confront ourselves. In stillness, our thoughts become louder. In emptiness, we begin to ask questions we normally avoid. And yet, nothing is not always negative. Some of the most valuable experiences arise from it. Peace is a kind of nothing: no confli

So happy for the winning Beckman baseball team! That pitcher…read moreRex is a fine young man and a very good student Beckman can churn out some good citizens and hard working young people. Thanks Beckman. Big credit to the young man who is giving his high school a good reputation -by earning high grades and wonderful win at Los Al yesterday with his awesome pitching. Rex!

If you want your child to walk away from club volleyball disappointed and discouraged, our…read moreexperience with Left Coast Volleyball should be a serious warning. Our family spent more than $8,000 between club fees, tournament travel, and related expenses after joining Left Coast. Before signing up, we were given the clear impression by owner Darin McBain that participating in his program would put our daughter in a strong position to make her school volleyball team. We understood his message to be that girls who joined his club would make their school teams. That absolutely did not happen. One of our biggest concerns is the amount of influence Darin appears to have within the local school volleyball community. Based on what we experienced and were told, we came away believing that he plays a major role in the local volleyball pipeline. From our perspective, it feels like a monopolized and closed system where families can believe they need to join Left Coast and spend thousands of dollars because doing so may improve their child's chances of making a school team. That perception is extremely powerful when parents are making expensive decisions based on what they believe will help their child succeed. This was especially troubling because we felt that school volleyball opportunities were being used as a major selling point for joining the club. Parents need to understand before paying thousands of dollars that participation in a private volleyball club cannot guarantee that a child will make a school team. Even more concerning to us is that Left Coast has been publicly listed using the same address as Beckman High School, while Darin has also been involved with the school's volleyball program. As parents, that raises serious questions about the separation between a private, fee-based volleyball business and a public-school athletic program. Why would TUSD allow this arrangement? What safeguards are in place to prevent conflicts of interest? How does the district ensure that students who do not pay thousands of dollars to participate in Left Coast receive the same opportunity during school tryouts and team selection? Parents deserve transparency. Our daughter's team was coached by Marcos Sanchez, and our experience with his coaching was extremely horrible. In our opinion, playing time was heavily concentrated among a small group of favored players while others were repeatedly left on the sidelines with very limited opportunities to develop and contribute. Several parents became frustrated and openly questioned coaching decisions during tournaments. Then, in the middle of the season, Marcos quit coaching the team. What made the situation worse was the lack of communication from Left Coast afterward. We received no explanation from Darin regarding the coaching change, no adjustment to what families had paid, no refund, and no compensation despite families paying thousands for the season. When school volleyball tryouts arrived, multiple girls from the club did not make their school teams. This was completely inconsistent with the expectations we felt were created when we joined. We were then told that some players could consider trying out at another school. For many families, that was not realistic because students cannot simply attend or play for any school they choose without meeting residency, transfer, and eligibility requirements. Parents should understand this clearly: joining a private volleyball club does not guarantee your child a place on a school volleyball team, regardless of what Darin may imply during the sales process. Our daughter invested her time, effort, and emotions into this program. As parents, we invested more than $8,000 because we believed Left Coast would provide professional coaching, player development, communication, and a positive experience. Instead, we walked away extremely disappointed with the coaching, communication, value, and expectations that were created. The most upsetting part was watching the impact this experience had on the confidence of young athletes who simply wanted an opportunity to improve and compete. If you are considering Left Coast Volleyball, ask very specific questions before paying anything. Get every promise in writing. Ask how playing time is determined, what happens if a coach leaves during the season, what refund policy applies, and what relationship the club's coaches and ownership have with the school volleyball programs your child hopes to join. Most importantly, do not assume that spending thousands of dollars with a private club guarantees anything when it comes to a public-school team. Based on our experience, we would not recommend Left Coast Volleyball. I also believe TUSD owes parents clear answers about how private clubs, school coaches, district facilities, tryouts, and team selections are kept separate, transparent, and fair. Same on you Darin. And also to TUSD for allowing this kind of scheme to happen on our district!

the classrooms are small and they dont even tell you if your running out of money, and they are…read morestrict. No phones at lunch or break, no yelling and they would take your phone if your caught with it. Even if its 2 minutes before class starts, the people at the front office said "maybe don't have your phone out" there were two minutes left in class

Sierra Vista Middle School is one of the best middle schools in Irvine. The teachers walk their way…read moreout to help students. The teachers organized the one of best Science Olympiad program, helped the students to attend National History Day competition, teached the students how to broadcast news happened on the campus. There are music and debate programs. The principle supports all of above wonderful activities.

This school hired unprofessional teachers like Ms Kuo in 4th grade who wasn't a certificated…read moreteacher and was very mean to kids. It is unacceptable that they allow their teachers to use language abuse on our kids! Principal didn't even care about the issue. Very disappointing.

Our son was attending a large public high school when the COVID-19 pandemic started. This highly…read morerated public high school quickly transitioned to an online learning environment, but only provided one synchronous lecture per week for each class. As our son, and many of his classmates, fell further and further behind in their online classes, we repeatedly reached out to the school administration, including the principal, as did the parents of our son's school friends. However, the school's administration was uniformly unresponsive to our concerns. So, we decided to take our son out of the public school system, and place him in a private school. Our son transferred to Pacific Academy during his junior year of high school. I really can't say enough good things about our experience at Pacific Academy over the past almost two years. Everyone from the principal to the teachers and administrative staff have all been amazing. They are all very passionate about their mission to educate their students, as well as to help their students grow and develop into well-rounded young men and women. The small class sizes allow for a very personalized approach to teaching, and both the teachers and the principal are very interactive and collaborative with parents. The quality of teaching in all of our son's classes has been exceptional, and all of his teachers have welcomed engagement with us. (Unlike at the public high school our son previously attended.) I would especially like to recognize the principal at Pacific Academy, Keith Corpus, and the Director of Student Affairs, Jasmine Hsu. Their dedication, compassion, and empathy towards their students, and their families, has been extraordinary. They have both also been tremendously supportive as students, parents, and teachers have all worked together to manage the enormous (and ever-changing) impact of the pandemic. Honestly, we have come to view Mr. Corpus and Ms. Hsu as if they were part of our family, and we are so grateful to them for their dedication and commitment to their students, including our son. My only regret is that we did not transfer our son to Pacific Academy sooner. We love this school, and its faculty and staff, and we are so grateful that our son has been able to attend Pacific Academy!