In the Spring of 2016 Old Donation School, formerly known as Kemps Landing and renamed Old Donation…read moreSchool Home of Brickell Academy moved into its new building on Independence Blvd in the Bayside area of Virginia Beach. It came in under time and under budget. My son attended three years under ODS middle. The school, staff and students are like no other at the beach. Rigorous testing is required for admittance and they take only 200 per grade level which is a recent increase. The school houses gifted elementary and middle 2nd grade to 8th grade. The building is spectacular in every way and specifically devoted to gifted learning. Every educator has an endorsement in gifted teaching. The administration led by Kelly Hedrick principal is one of VBS finest leaders. The building offers a big feature that no other elementary, or middle school does. The auditorium seats hundreds and is state of the art in every way. It is is true gem and the VBS system can thank Kelly Hedrick for fighting to have it in the budget. The auditorium is used throughout the district. Virginia Beach is lucky to have a strong gifted program. Many of the students graduate from 8th and move onto the academy system at the beach and are prepared for success in high school.

this school makes me genuinely upset so many kids are disrespectful to classmates and teachers and…read morethen get no repercussions. kids are threatening to do stuff every day like shoot up the school like.. what? and even if they get reported nothing happens. the teachers also VERY CLEARLY care about some students more than others and treat them VERY differently. the food is actually disgusting sometimes and just looking at it makes me want to throw up sometimes. the principals are usually around young girls and it doesnt seem right to me, more just creepy because its ALWAYS the girls. and that one sub/past stingray teacher is really weird. i had to tell him to stop touching my head (repeatedly) and had to hit his hand away to get him to stop. he also used to let kids look at scabs under a microscope, which, ew. but he had to keep the scab after (also gross). this kid tried to stab me and my friends with pencils, no repercussion. people told me to kms, and guess what? no repercussion. the teachers are usually hard on kids for no reason too. the amount of kids with a morale this school are probably very small. i know a whole bunch of kids who have been so stressed out to the point theyre sobbing or physically ill. please focus more on these kids mental health and how people are treating each other. its actually angering how much the staff/the students dont care about each other.

I attended for the CCMA program and it was honestly not at all what was described or what any of…read moreour class expected. I was there when covid started, but, even pre covid there was little to NO instruction. We were given a book and told to work online and complete the assignments each week. I expected this but I was hoping the 3 hours spent in class once a week would be review, lecture anything helpful. It ended up being maybe 20 minutes of the teacher reading a paper we all had in front of us and then 2.5 hours of talking to one another and passing time or self study in a classroom instead of home. We were shown simple clinical things but never in depth and honestly, explained VERY poorly and most of us learned more through YouTube. Save your money. If you are looking for a totally online self taught course, this is it but, expect to waste your time in a classroom each week with no instruction.

Do not waste your 1000+ dollars here for the Phlebotomy program. You will not get hired anywhere…read morebecause they do not have an externship at a hospital or unless you have prior medical experience or a degree behind you!!!! This was basically a self-learn class where you study at home then come to class to poke other students with needles then leave with bruised arms and hands. We used EXPIRED NEEDLES and EVACUATED TEST TUBES 99% of the time! Students were also in a classroom WITHOUT A SINK TO WASH YOUR HANDS! Hand sanitizer was everyone's best friend. They don't even have a restroom for students in their side of the building so all the students had to walk across the building to use it. We also were not allowed to keep practicing sticks past a cutoff date in our program because they would run out of supplies for the next phlebotomy class this year! They use McGraw Hill textbooks/online homework. Basically, everything was open note so you will definitely not fail this class even if you tried to flunk it. The text book will also contradict NHA standards and guidelines so you will be left confused about almost everything right before you test for your cert. You will also get your certification through the NHA website but you have to pay 120 dollars for the certification test out of pocket because it wasn't included in your tuition as well. I started my program at the VB location at the beginning of March through mid-April of this year 2019 and I have been turned down from all plasma/blood donation centers, hospitals, even at dialysis centers. GO TO TCC its legit with an externship, do not mind the price if you want a job! The only reason why I went here was because of the price of the course. It was significantly cheaper than others and you definitely can tell how cheap it was. YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR!!! Don't make the same mistake as me! Get your deposit back before class starts.

My adult son went to Independence Middle School when VBPS was transitioning from the Junior High to…read moreMiddle School model. He only went to 7th & 8th grades at IMS. Sixth grade was still elementary school. The school is conveniently located in my neighborhood. So it was an easy bike ride to school. My step daughter played on the then Junior High softball team. The ballpark is located adjacent to the school. During my son's time at Independence I served on the PTA Board & as volunteer pianist for the Chorus Teacher, making it easier for her to direct. The school is one that hasn't been replaced in the School Board's continuing project of replacing schools with glitzy new buildings. This makes me happy since replacement takes away the history one experienced in the former building. The sense of place is destroyed. Today my IMS Voting Precinct looks just as it did when my children attended. That makes me happy. The students that attend the school are from a mix of elementary schools. The children from Thoroughgood Elementary are split between Independence & Great Neck Middle. During my children's era those classmates were reunited at Cox High School. Since redistricting the children attend Princess Ann High School, as do most of their IMS classmates. Voting at the school brings back many memories. Those of us who are neighborhood old timers always run into someone we know at the polls. So I enjoyed my voting experience today for many reasons.

The best teachers. My daughter studied here, it's the best school. I am very grateful to the…read moreteachers of this school.

A little over a year ago we brought my son in for assessment. Unfortunately, the tutoring cost was…read morenot fit for our budget. When the VA tutoring grant came out, sylvan of Chesapeake reached out to us to let us know about it with detailed instructions on how to sign up! I couldn't believe that after all that time they were still there, ready and waiting to help us. My son was approved for the grant (we would not have known about it without sylvan!). He has been doing tutoring for a few weeks now and we are already seeing big improvements in his reading. He enjoys going and is excited each morning when we are headed there. The teachers and staff are all so friendly and helpful. We are so thankful to have been given the opportunity provide help to our son. This is truly life changing

My daughter was part of the SAT prep class. She had made a 1350 on her first SAT without any…read morestudying and had some gaps in math knowledge based on the way her math courses had been laid out. After only 2 moths in the SAT prep class, she took the SAT again and scored a 1450! We couldn't be happier!

We absolutely love Ms. Nicole and her staff. My older two kids have been attending Kumon for over 5…read moreyears and we have never had anything but amazing experiences with them even as the center grew in size. The staff has always been amazing. I honestly cannot say enough great things about Ms. Nicole. She recently took her own personal time to tutor my son for the SOLs and I will forever be grateful to her and her staff for the confidence this program instills in my kids. Not to mention how approachable she is. If I ever have an issue with work or the kids are struggling with something, I know I can come to her with my concerns. In my opinion she and he staff have gone about and beyond and their influence in my children's lives in priceless. Ms. Nicole and this Kumon center are totally worth the investment!!

This is a great program for helping your child to excel in his or her learning abilities. My son is…read morecurrently enrolled in the Math and Reading programs and is doing extremely well. He has made Honor Roll in both subjects multiple times and continues to get better. I'm proud of my son and glad that he is in Kumon!

look zach s and taylor j was lying this is a great school no roaches no rats just a great schoolread more

This school is EXTREMELY filthy!! My daughter even said that a RAT fell from the ceiling and they…read moredidn't do anything to get rid of it. There are also apparently many fights that go on and I feel like that is a VERY unsafe environment for students.

Had good day taking driving improvement class. Hope y'all have nice day and good rest of the…read moreweekend thanks you so much for letting me take y'all class.

Every instructor my son learned from went the extra mile. They helped us lay a solid foundation for…read morehis driving knowledge and skills.

Kellam High School, is a brand new school with everything you could probably think of!!…read more With the capability of having many more students and with state of the art equipment for all activities. Also the awsome and huge gym and stadium will amaze you !!!

12th grade english teacher, Ms Martinez is easily the worst child educator of all time. She is…read moreteaching 17 and 18 year old kids telling them if they dont push their chairs in they dont get a lollipop.... are we in pre-K ????? Her teaching methods are her talking for 30 minutes about anything she wants to and then she gives us an assignment that never takes more than 10 minutes to complete and then we just sit there like sheep in a field until the bell. She doesn't understand how to speak to seniors in high school whatsoever she treats us like 5 year olds. I learned absolutely NOTHING in my time being in her class besides 3 things. 1. I HATE lollipops 2. ms martinez either needs to teach elementary school or grannys in a nursing home and if she isnt doing either of those she just needs to stop and 3. bangs r the ugliest hairstyle a woman could ever put on her head. Overall, Floyd E. Kellam High School is doing ALL of their STUDENTS a MASSIVE disservice letting Ms Martinez teach them english.