We applied for our two children and were genuinely excited--on paper, it seems like a great school…read moreand it's within easy walking distance from our home. Unfortunately, we learned that the school does not allow students to be walked or biked to campus, even by parents. This means driving less than half a mile and sitting in a daily carpool line, which feels unnecessary and out of touch, especially given that there are sidewalks the entire route. The policy is explained as a "safety concern," but that reasoning doesn't hold much weight considering the neighborhood and infrastructure. It's disappointing that such a rigid rule would outweigh common-sense solutions. It's a shame they'll lose not only two strong prospective students, but likely others in our walkable neighborhood as well. Ultimately, this experience raised concerns about how inflexible the administration may be on a day-to-day basis, and we're relieved we discovered that before enrolling.

Let's start off with the red point green point system and how much they can contradict each other…read more My child got a red point for acting like a wild dog on the playground and his friends ran away from him "scared" then they ran back and one friend got too close and got hit on accident in the face. But my child was in "her" personal space. Let's rewind to months ago when my child and another child were on the play ground and this other child didn't want to play the game mine was, got angry, chased him down on the play ground and pushed him to the ground. My child got a warning, had he not been in the child personal space he wouldn't have been pushed to the ground. Back to present day I sent a firm email saying I felt it was ridiculous he gets a red point because the girl came back to his personal space. And it was a complete accident. I also stated when can children be children, mind you they are 5 years old getting punished for an accident. I said it's not a military boot camp. I was firm and to my grounds in the emails. Never cursed, never said inappropriate wording or anything but called for a meeting. We met the next day. Walking in it was a 4 on 2 conference. 2 of the teachers, 2 administrators, my husband and myself. Everyone introduced their self and i absolutely stayed on my guard with them, we were already outnumbered. Meeting starts out basically telling us this is how it is, this is how it's going to go and that's it. No one once said explain your reasonings with why we were frustrated or why we are confused with him getting a red point. We had to interrupt either the principal or assistant to get a word in. The principal Laurie Matthews at one point looks at my husband and said you, your pleasant to talk to and then looks at me and says your emails were absolutely disrespectful to Mrs Williams. At this point they are gas lighting us to lose our cool and I said perfect. I wasn't sure what was disrespectful in the emails nor did my husband. Fast forward the meeting is getting heated, Laurie Matthews gets up stands over my husband in "his personal space" being micro aggressive with her tone, i stood up and said this is absolutely not happening where someone's standing over us talking down to us inserting dominance. She claims she was just trying to reenact the situation. Well ma'am your not practicing what your preaching. The assistant principal Kristin Gyure attempts to de escalate the situation but in the same token gas lights me. Told me I need to simply talk to my son about it and move on, simple as that, Laurie telling us that since we are stricter about the red points and taking things away when he gets them then we need to loosen the reigns on our policies at home with his punishment if he gets red points. Again I haven't raised my voice, said anything aggressive, any bad words but at this time we still are trying to get them to see our side as well. I even expressed when they told me we needed to understand their side that it works both ways and for a situation to be resolved and not escalate both need to be willing to see each others side. I stated I think we need to leave this meeting for now. Kristin yet again interjects and tells us we're making a mole hill out of an ant hill. And she dosnt want it to get to where Carson is no longer there. I wasn't taking that as a threat they were going to kick him out because in an email I wrote I feel I'm being pushed to the point of taking him out. Again we said we should table this meeting, they said let's agree to disagree and I shook my head because I didn't agree with how that whole meeting played out. 1 we were never allowed the table to speak from the get go, 2 they were not practicing their own policies of being respectful and professional. I'm sorry but Laurie Mathew's stepped out of character at times and was disrespectful to me on occasions and 3 we were going in circles and getting no where. I finally stood up to leave they said something and I said I'm just going to take it up the chain. About 35 minutes of leaving that office Laurie Matthews calls my husband to tell him they are unenrolling my child because of my "disrespectful behavior" and they needed to protect their students and staff. I never yelled, cursed nor made any threatening remarks or passes. I was not allowed to pick my own child up, I couldn't come on campus. He asked what could he do to appeal, they have no appeals and you are not allowed to ever attend ever again. He told them I'm going through the stress and hormones of IVF and possibly a failed transfer and Kristin who we didn't know was on the line piped up and said it dosnt matter what your going through you still have to be professional and respectful. I guess she's never been pumped with an over abundance of hormones and lost a pregnancy. This school if you do not obey and agree with them will kick you out. Not even obeying their own standards or protocols of a written warning which we never got.

6/18/22: I went to this school for a basketball game my son was playing in. It is a beautiful…read moreschool. I can't speak to it academically, but the facility itself is beautiful and clean. The gym had bleachers although the basketball team staff told us they wouldn't have any. So, there was plenty of seating available for families. The only issue I had was that there was no snack or drink machines there. I know all schools don't have them for their students, but a lot of them that I've been in do. It would've been nice being that they have i9sports games there & there are no concession stands. Parents get parched & hangry being there all day without a little something to wet our whistles & calm our growling stomachs, and we aren't allowed to bring in outside food/drinks.

I'm so grateful my kids have been able to attend this school. Our public school continually got rid…read moreof more and more of the "fun stuff" such as music, art, P.E., etc. but Endeavor prioritizes every aspect of learning including the arts, math, science, language arts, character development, life skills such as organization and turning things in on time. Just like at any school, you won't love every single thing about anywhere but Endeavor gives its families very little to complain about. My only word of caution would be that if your child falls outside the range of "normal" or learning in a traditional way, Endeavor might not be the right fit as it does not have the resources to help those kids but I have seen them taking steps to try to improve in this area and hope in the future they'll be able to be more accommodating. Honestly though, our public school refused to do anything to help my daughter despite her having an obvious need so I have zero faith in any school to spend money/resources on the needs of one child. Overall, this really is the best school in Wake County.

Absolutely terrible experience. From day one, I've been harassed, nitpicked, and treated as the…read moreaggressor--even though I only defend myself when provoked. Miss Jones-Burton repeatedly provokes me, then plays the victim and files false reports. I've been accused of things that never happened, and the administration does nothing. The principal has been unprofessional and dismissive, making personal attacks and even telling me to "just take my daughter to another school." It's clear there's a personal vendetta against me, and I feel targeted. I only want my daughter's education to be safe and fair, but I am the one left feeling unsafe, disrespected, and ignored. This school is biased, unprofessional, and completely unfair to parents who speak up.

Well, my child's 2nd year proved to be a disaster!! They were forced to come to school in person &…read morethe science teacher he had last year was the same one this year. He hates his job. He is racist & never protected my son from bullying. I reached out for help directly from the principal & she blew it off onto the Dean. The Dean did absolutely nothing. So, I told them as well as my son that if he got hit again, he had my permission to hit back. Well, guess what happened...they continued to do nothing & he hit back and got ISS. We don't have to wonder why. If you read their reviews on Great Schools from past years, it indicates how differently they treat the children of color. I wouldn't have believed that the first year there, but this year proved it to be correct. I have pulled my son out of that school. I asked to see video footage of certain incidents & was blown off. I don't trust this school at all. On top of that, they always ran out of food during lunch that the children chose ahead of time. Some of children are obsessed with talking about sex and sexuality in the 6TH GRADE, and the science teacher pits kids against each other instead of making the environment one of safety, friendliness, and respect. He is disgusting. I filed a complaint against him with Parent Relations, and he retaliated against my son.

Great school and the really provided great accommodations for our group. Will use their facilities…read moreagain in the future.

you won't get good service since they very bad principal she has very bad attitude and she always…read moreupset if you complain my son is been hurting by other kids and didn"t do anything because the kid who's hurting my son is her niece. read the reviews before you enrolled because she just want your money no money back

Our 2 children were enrolled full time at Goddard for 14 months before the owner suggested we move…read moreon due to lack of trust in April. We can certainly attest that the director, Ms. Dee, is incredibly hardworking and kind and she always put a great effort towards running a tight ship. We received an email from the owner saying that Goddard was cited for running over ratios (look up reports for any preschool on https://ncchildcare.ncdhhs.gov/childcaresearch ). When we replied expressing our discomfort with how the situation was handled, she suggested that we move on since we no longer trust her. It totally blind sighted us because we had previously had a positive relationship. It felt like we were just another number and she's going to move on to the next name in her wait list. We are happy this happened because it gave us an opportunity to compare with other centers. We didn't like that kids were given iPads at Goddard and were happy to find that is not the case elsewhere. Several centers provided meals (Goddard does not) and had more opportunities for water play and sports exposure (soccer lessons, basketball lessons, basketball court, splash pad area). We also weren't thrilled that lessons were shown at Goddard on a small computer screen with kids gathered around. There are plenty of happy parents at Goddard. We were pleased with Goddard at first and have met wonderful teachers. We didn't appreciate how the owner treated us and are happy to have found alternatives that a better fit for our needs.

This is the WORST school. I HATE that my daughter has to attend this school. The music teacher…read morecalled the students stupid. He says he sits beside the students to teach them, but I have talked to several students and they say he pretty much stays at his desk. We were also discriminated against because of our religion. My daughter couldn't play certain pieces, and after many problems the principal said he should've given her something else to play. The gym teacher gave any kid not wearing an orange shirt for her class on ONE particular day, a ZERO. I'm not buying an orange shirt to wear for one class period one just one day and then never use the shirt again. Another day the class was to run relays. A couple of girls didn't give any effort so she threw her hands in the air and said everyone was getting a zero for the day. Seriously? Apparently I was not the only parent who called the school about that. Another teacher makes the kids read about all kinds of racism towards black people. I find this unfair and I feel discriminated against. Why can she not teach about all racism throughout all races and ethnicities? There were plenty of people, like the Jews, Indians, Iraqi, etc... That had or has to deal with some type of racism. I do not appreciate the way this is being taught or handled. We haven't really experienced racism until now at Cedar Creek Middle School. I taught my kids everyone is different but we ALL bleed red. The last issue that I want to post about, although definitely not the last complaint (the list continues with even more severe issues that I have to take to the sheriff), is how the administration (to include office staff and a few teachers I have personally spoken with) have no problem telling you what's wrong with the school and how another named school is better. There is no real comradery. I let the principal know things were being said and she just wouldn't believe it. I have no reason to lie. Apparently in her eyes "EVERYONE" just loves her school BUT I found reviews online about Cedar Creek that state how they hate the school. One in particular got me because it was about the principal and several issues I've had as well. I learned my kids came from schools that were rated on reviews as a 9 and Cedar Creek Middle School is only a 6 (maybe less once this posts). I'm trying my best to pull my daughter out and go through another school. Apparently this area we moved to recently is lacking in excellent schools which really is a shame. It's hard when you come from such highly rated schools in many different locations to a low rated school. So I hope if you are reading this you find another school to put your kids in. My family's experience with Cedar Creek Middle School has been terrible!

What a wonderful experience my daughter, Anna is having at Alphabet soup. Anna has been receiving…read moretutoring here for over a year now.....2 days a week...and never balks about going. Midway through this year, she was diagnosed with dyslexia. With their help, Anna s reading level has gone up significantly! Their approach is consistent and confidence building, all the while challenging Anna. Just this past Friday night, Anna said something I ve never heard her say before, Mom, let s go work on phonics and math . Very heartwarming. Alphabet Soup has made a huge difference in Anna s life!!

From the owner: Teacher owned and operated, Alphabet Soup began as a retail store and tutoring service. After five…read moreyears, it was clear that tutoring was our passion. We moved some of our retail items to the Cotton Company and moved our tutoring into a office space turned classroom. We have expanded our tutoring to reach K-12 students and have brought on additional staff. We use our years of experience (not a canned program) to help students brush up on skills, gain confidence, and develop new skills so they can be successful in school. We also support parents and help them navigate the school system, interpret test scores, and provide advice to help them with their children.