Worst school ever! The one teacher was ok, yet the principal is out of touch with reality and they…read moreonly care about money. My kid was crying and when we went to pick him up the had him in a corner and was towering over him like he was an animal! Every morning he would cry and would say "she (the principal) was mean", but we discounted what he said. We feel so bad we didn't listen to our child as this place is not good. Don't be fool by the sweet words during the orientation and school visit. I mean maybe you won't have the same experience as we did, but is it worth the risk?? There are plenty of schools to take a chance on if you ask me. Needless to say we chose another school (CFA) and all of my kids are thriving and the one they said was a problem gets the role model award daily. Different school, teachers, environment, yet same kid so who's the problem. Even met other parents that left the school as well and also had a bad experience as well, so at least we know it's not just us.

Good afternoon, I am going to write my experience about the Kingswood Montessori school. I will…read morebegin by saying that it is very far from being a Montessori, its teaching methods are terrible. The director is a person who, when you go to visit the school, shows you a friendly face and The reality is different, he is a person who has little empathy with children and parents, my son started in a classroom where there were more than 25 children and I only saw one teacher and one assistant so he didn't learn anything, school on the outside is one thing but The reality is different, after being there for a while taking my son, the director didn't even say good morning, in the end I took my son because I don't think the teachers can teach where there are more than 25 children and everything is ugly and old. and the director is neither professional nor empathetic 1

I would not recommend this school. I am a student here and everyday I enter this school I feel…read moreuncomfortable. The teacher are strict and our new principal is very strict. When I first came here on August it was good we had a great principal but sadly got fired. Another thing is that we can't use our phones even when school is over. How am I supposed to call my ride!!!!??? This school is not fully secure. One way this school can improve is to the staffs would be more nicer. So has I said I would not recommend sending your child to this school. I recommend a different private school.

I went for a Basketball game my daughter's school had in here and I like the parking, so ample and…read moreclean. They have an indoor basketball court with wooden bleachers, not very comfortable.

Sometime around September-October, a charity The Education Fund came by the insurance company I was…read moreworking for at the time. The Education Fund as per its website: "The Education Fund's first program awarded small grants to support teachers' innovative, hands-on classroom projects. Three decades and more than 4,550 "best practice" projects later, our collective programs continue to make a difference in the lives of 350,000+ students/families and 20,000 educators throughout Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Our initiatives have contributed $10.1 million in free classroom supplies. We've engaged hundreds of business professionals to become advocates for teaching quality. We are growing schoolyard eco labs at 51 elementary schools -- 25 are in progress to become Food Forests. More than 32,854 students' eating habits have improved as a result of this multi-dimensional outdoor lab initiative. The objective of each Education Fund program is to work side-by-side with the private sector to support and promote quality public education for every child in Miami-Dade County Public Schools by providing teachers and students with resources they need to be successful." As part of the program, volunteers can be paired with a local Miami Dade County teacher and help teach a class. That way people get to step into the shows of a teacher at least for a short while. I wanted to do this for a number of reasons: 1) I always think that when I approach or end up retiring I would like to teach at the university level. I thought well let me see how I handle this 2) I admire teachers, they are hard working, self-less individuals who work hard for little pay to pass on knowledge to the next generation I asked, of course, for a high school social studies or English class... I got a grade school class with 7 year old... special needs Science. Yeah I was nervous... I was wondering if I could get transferred to another but then I thought of a reason #3 3) I was thinking... you know I want kids in the future... maybe... this could be like training? Making it harder was that I was going thru a lot of issues at work and personally as the time went on and eventually had to move out of Florida and to Ohio. One of the last things I did while in Florida was teach this class. I gave my word to help teach the class, and I am true to my word. I reviewed the lesson plans And then I went to Avocado Elementary School in Homestead, Florida to help teach the class. The teacher Ms. Jackson and I spoke and we had the kids make water rockets. It was a really fun experience. It's funny, I have debated in school, argued in front of full auditoriums in the university and given classes in front of hundreds of people including in conference and I have never been as nervous as when I was talking in front of those kids. They look at you and hang on your every word like no other person... it's incredible. I swear I think I froze for a second. The teacher had them watch videos on water rockets and went over how they work first. I went over with the teacher and aide how to build them. It was fun seeing them so excited and into it. Then we went to launch them... first few times it didn't work but we eventually got to launch them into the air after finding the right ratio of water in the bottle. It was amazing to see the kids have fun as the bottles were launched into the air. Honestly, even I had a lot of fun. When I left, it was sad because a few of the kids cried. I now know how much work teachers put in... I was drained from just a few hours... I always had great respect for teachers... but now much more so. I am still trying to raise money for them as I have another 30 days... but have only been able to raise some from my family... anyway I am so happy I did this... The Education Fund gave me a memory at Avocado Elementary which I will treasure for the rest of my life.

Had two kids here for a total of six years combined and counting…read more Teachers are a mixed bag. Some seem like in purgatory, others are happy to be teaching children and my kids love most of their teachers. The class sizes seem a little large for the teachers to manage on the general education side. The special ed side has adequate teacher student ratio of 6 to 1 or less. The student population consists of a lot of new immigrants who do not speak English. They put the ESL kids in with general population, which is good, but not all teachers are bi-lingual, so I imagine that contributes to lack of teacher span of control. The teachers suffer from a lack of supplies, which should not be an issue. Expecting teachers to beg parents for supplies is not acceptable. The front desk is a mixed bag. They have been friendly, but have lost paperwork on several occasions. The school pickup / drop off is not too bad since it is in a rural area where you dont have to worry about traffic besides the commercial pickup service Vans who routinely cut and speed.

I absolutely love this school. My son has been attending this school since the 2014-2015 school…read moreyear and I couldn't be any happier. The teachers he has had were amazing ladies. Ms. Ortega (Kindergarten), Ms. Mansur (1st grade), Ms. Villasana (2nd grade). I know the school is doing its part when my son cant wait to go back the next day to see his friends and teachers. Overall great experience...just unfortunate that he can't stay past 5th grade. BTW great staff from the front desk up to the principal. You guys rock!

Outstanding Mandarin Chinese Program. This is my son's school and we are very pleased with the…read moreprogress he is making. The administrators all work extremely hard and Is always available to address concerns. I love my son's teachers. They are all great!

We have been at CFA for 6 years and it has been wonderful! So wonderful that we chose to endure…read morelong commutes to work instead of moving our daughter out of this school. Teachers are great and really caring. The Directors we have had over the years equally great. This is a safe, caring and loving Christian based school. Would we have made the same decision now as we would have 5 years ago?.....absolutely! Would we recommend to others? Certainly!

pros -love that they are teaching the children about God so early and the teachers are excellent in…read moreteaching and pushing them past their best self cons -get outta school too early and the transportation is a headache at times

typical they love to cancel classes but don't you dare to be late on an assigment…read more2 weeks in a row in a 6 week semester Hey all! Im going to be posting a recording for today's class due to an unexpected emergency. See you all next week!! Discussion Topic: Class TodayClass Today Hey everyone! I hate to start us off this way, but live class will be canceled. I will have a recording up later today explaining the class and the syllabus. See you Wednesday!

The professors ranged from decent to really good. However, the administration's syllabi for classes…read moreare outright draconian regardless of whether it's a beginner course or not. Work will often be a small percentage of a total grade, while a single test is often 50%+ and can render all else meaningless, often with only one attempt to ensure the expenditure of more tuition money from a student. Anyone attending here, faculty or student, needs to hold Miami Dade College's Homestead Campus administration accountable if they refuse to make the syllabi more feasible.