Awesome!!!!! First off my daughter goes to public school (high school) but since my daughter does independent PE because she is a competitive Ice Skater and she had to get her Health class done she chose to do it through Method and she loved every minute of it. She enjoyed the fact that she could work on her own at her pace. We will be using Method Schools in the future for any other courses that she can take and get her diploma credits even earlier. I highly recommend Method Schools!!!! read more

This was the second summer session we've had our son with Method. We have been very pleased, and look forward to our daughter taking a class next summer! Steve Bentley really went the extra mile to help us with a challenge we encountered this summer. He was so patient, responsive, and professional I was blown away! We have referred other parents to Method Schools, and will continue to do so! read more

My son went to Method 4 years ago. They asked me for a review. He had a lousy experience. The software had ridiculous malfunctions. The amount of useless work was insane. The teachers were not familiar with the material and were unwilling to review the material. He was a guinea pig in a tortuous experiment. He dropped out after a few months and is currently a Math and CS major at UC Berkeley, no thanks to Method. read more

We have experienced a few Charters and none have come close to what method has been able to provide us. We look for a community and support for my Charter and Method his provided that for us on a weekly in some weeks even daily basis. They have amazing field trips, amazing staff and are very kind and relatable. I highly recommend them to anyone who is looking for extra support or even just a good sense of community while homeschooling. My son has been so proud to tell people about his Charter this year. Here is to many more years making friends and memories. read more

Highly unprofessional from start to finish. My son, a high school student within Murrieta Valley Unified School district enrolled in Method for an online summer school class. The registration process was unorganized as I'd receive multiple emails asking for the same information, but when personally verified they had everything they needed. The summer school teacher did not check-in with students until 10:30pm to give students information about the course until the night before the class was scheduled to begin. On the first day of class, Method's entire system was down for the first 3 days of summer school. My son completed the class (we did have to contact the teacher to find out the grade he received, this was not automatically offered) with a passing grade and when we personally asked the teacher about transcripts she said that Method Schools would submit them to my son's high school. A few days before the 2017/2018 school year began, we picked up my son's first semester schedule- the class he just completed with Method was on this semesters schedule, no biggie, we just needed to get the transcripts to the school counselor (transcripts were no where in the MV system). I tried for 18 days to reach Method by phone and email to no avail. FINALLY got someone on the phone and explained my situation. At this point, we are in the 3rd week of school, my child's schedule still needs to be changed and at this point we aren't sure if this now includes the rearrangement of multiple classes AND he will be 3 weeks behind in the required class that should have initially been on his schedule- so it's fair to say I was frustrated. Upon explaining to the gal who answered the phone at Method, she proceeded to tell me "it was sent, don't know what to tell you, but it was sent" without knowing the name of my child or the school. Again, I explained I need the transcripts and the reasons behind the urgency were obvious. After a long and unnecessary conversation, she agreed to re-send, but I also asked for a hard copy that I could later pick up if the email did not reach the school/district. When picking up the transcript I had the opportunity to meet the gal on the other end of the call from earlier in the day, she apologized for the way she came off and I apologized for the frustrated tone on my end, at that moment a man came up and asked what the problem was, it was interesting because he had the same defensive attitude as the gal did on the phone. He informed me that he personally dropped off the transcripts to the school district and that he was the founder of Method Schools. Both really struggled with the reason why I was there in the first place, I just needed those transcripts!!! But both felt it necessary to meet me with defensiveness and without understanding for our situation, rather than meet me with a resolve which was a VERY simple one to achieve. I can't get over this experience from start to finish. I'm dismayed at the lack of professionalism and the argumentative approach that both chose, but with my personal interaction with the founder of Method Schools I've been able to observe the tone and example that he has set for his staff. Unorganized, unprofessional and makes me far more grateful that I send my children to schools that uphold the character that Method so obviously and unfortunately lacks. I would not waste my time on this school, there are plenty of other places to send your children. read more

Zero response to emails on the first day of summer school. Paint me unimpressed. Never received any log in information and now no one is answering the phone or email system. read more

Our decision to transition from the traditional classroom to Method Schools was the best thing we have ever done for our children! Everyone on the team has been incredibly supportive, especially during the pandemic. The program is excellent for credit recovery during the summer and we are thrilled with the results our two sons have had over the years. The software platform is very easy to navigate and user-friendly for all ages... Especially for parents who aren't super tech savvy! Perhaps the greatest attribute of this program is the quality and care of their teachers. We are incredibly grateful for our weekly home room teachers; Natally Rodriguez and Thaddeus Brown. Their patience and dedication supported our sons throughout the most challenging of times. Thank you Method Schools for the positive impact you have on your students!! read more

My son is "enrolled" in Method's summer school, but I had to put that in quotes because even though classes were to have started a week ago, we still have no log in information or any way to get started, just an email last week stating that they are having technical difficulties. The only contact information we could find was a phone number where I left a message and the email for our enrollment specialist. I kind of remember having this same problem last year too....sure wish they were more professional. Update: We were given an access code after I complained and a note saying that he still has plenty of time (5 weeks) to complete the course. I find it odd that the school does not seem to care at all that they promise a specific timeline for the course, but do not deliver... I do not know any other school that works that way. My son will have to hustle to get the work done now, as he also has a few other commitments over the summer. If we find ourselves needing summer school again for any of our other children I will think long and hard about using Method. I would have felt a lot better if I had received an explanation or some sort of apology, instead of being told that he still has plenty of time... read more

My daughter took a class there over summer that is now not showing up. This is a class she needs for graduation. We have called, emailed, left voicemails, and have even went to the physical location. I am very disappointed in their service. Why have someone take classes and not be accessible. read more

WOW this has been a stressful 3 days getting started in classes but shout out to Isaiah for helping me through this week and getting in touch with my teachers. Thanks Method! Also, thanks for my t shirt! read more

I'm a mom of a teen that always seemed to get in with the wrong crowed and never seemed to be interested in education or her school work. After getting into trouble her 1 semester of 9th grade year I decided to pull her from her original brick and mortar school because admin basically told me their hands are tied. After bouncing around from different charters trying to find the right fit we landed on Method since it was the school we would always do summer with (one of the only schools giving summer to allow our kids to get a head ) and they are UC and NCAA approved. Since then it's been amazing. My once failing at risk teen is now graduating TODAY and I can not be happier. It was hard and these teacher are amazing never giving up on my professional procrastinator I call daughter lol they pushed and pushed and gave up a lot of their time to help her one on one. I promise you will not regret this move. From the teachers to the tutors to the counselors this school is AMAZING!!! I'm so greatful and forever changed by the Method experience. read more

Off to a slow start but despite their system crash on Monday and a few days of slow responses, the staff is very nice and accommodating. They communicated the problem and assured my kids that this isn't affecting their time to finish the class. I really appreciate their reassurance and that they worked toward some solution. read more

Not a good school if your child believes in his/her god and country. Super unorganized like they are still trying to put a program together, for 3 years.. The big sell was the W training facility, they are great but education is a necessity and method is not where it is. Get in writing how they have a staffer/teacher with the students for help during study because they might fix their staffing issues with a little in writing backing. Funny I read the 5 star review, something a little fishy as talking to other parents they are having same issues and moving the child out of the disorganized school read more

We used Method Schools because they offered a Biology High School course that could be completed 100% online, Meet A-G requirements and be completed in 6 weeks over the summer, for free. The upside: 1) our teacher, Mr. Lohman, was FANTASTIC - enthusiastic, kind, very responsive to e-mails etc and extremely knowledgable about the course. 2) the course was well paced and even though intense, could be accomplished in 6 weeks if the student applies themselves 3) the online labs (they use explorlearning.com) were very engaging The downside: 1) the administrative staff is very unresponsive and SLOW in providing any substantive help. On the first day of class we were still waiting on password etc which the admin staff had not yet provided to the teachers. We are still waiting on transcripts after 10 days... 2) the course itself has several quizzes and exams - all multiple choice. The issue is that some of my son's answers were marked incorrect (by the software) when they were in fact correct and the teacher had to go in and make corrections. So, if a student isn't convinced that the test is marking them incorrectly they could get an inaccurate score on a test. Having 2 incorrect questions on a 10 questions quiz means an A becomes a B and that is concerning... but our teacher was amazing about fixing Methods mistakes. Overall my son was so grateful for the ability to get this done over the summer, fully online, with a great teacher, and engaging virtual labs that he would take another course from them in the future - I just hope the admin can improve on their customer service. read more

I am right there with Melissa's review....what a disaster! My son needed to take a math course online- unfortunately, his high school counselor recommended Method! It has been 1 ridiculously "tech" related issue after another. No one gets back to him, no one can help solve issues. He is missing assignments because he cannot access them. I wish I went with my gut and enrolled at Taylion. This experience has been completely frustrating and discouraging. read more

Poor quality administrative staff, unprofessional behavior. We enrolled in Spanish 4 in early May 2020 and they waited until ONE day before summer school start date to tell us that the class was cancelled due to low enrollment. This caused us to be unable to find an alternative because all other summer schools have already started. Don't bother trying to work with them. read more

the graduation ceremony was not organized the best, the key note speaker went off the rails. and wasted 45 minutes of my time.

My children loved being with method and it has been a wonderful experience. A very special thanks to Mrs. Amy for helping my son excel and actually enjoy being in school. I'm very grateful for what method offers compared to a traditional public school, esp the flexible schedule. Highly recommend you give it a try! Thank you! read more

Online Summer Classes at Method: *literally take courses at some community classes, anything but Method is a good option Terrible, worst first experience for taking online classes for the first time, had to move websites to effing PEAK due to technical difficulties and I definitely wouldn't had withdrawn from the program if they just didn't switch websites to one that was 100x more confusing, slow, and it didn't offer test retakes as well. Only took Geometry to get ahead of my high school courses and one course turned up to be too much for me and really did wished the idea of taking courses at a local college came up to me before enrolling. This program left me frustrated with work that took a really long time and I wasn't able to get help from my teacher since my emails never were able to go through anyways. read more

Amazing to see any reviews over one star!! Their lack of organization, communication and accountability is absolutely horrible and the fact they exist at all only indicates the huge demand for this type of service. My son has been involved in taking a Geometry class and after many emails and calls the day after the class started I was able to haphazardly catch the instructor on the phone to find out that the email she meant to send hadnt gone out and was fixing the issue. Later that day we did receive notice of the class and instructions. This directed us to Smartfox to work with. A week later there was notice of changing the system to another program - Pace/Fueled - which I still have no information on. I have called the main number, operator, math dept with no response. If you have any options steer clear, there is so much work involved trying to manage their constant fumbling. read more

My son has ADHD, and had a simple IEP that Chaparral High School couldn't seem to follow. All we asked was for regular communication from his teachers, make sure his homework is written down correctly, and to occasionally remind him to focus on his work when he seems to be wandering. Apparently this was too difficult. At Method, my son has gone from failing classes to consistently earning A's. He has the smarts, but just needs a little oversight. We get weekly updates on his progress so we can give him additional motivation when needed. He is thriving with the freedom of the online curriculum. He attends 2-3 days a week onsite, and gets tremendous support. My son is very social and has made several friends at Method. He finally looks forward to going to school. His teachers at his former schools were chipping away at his spirit and motivation. Now he is excited about college and pursuing a career in law enforcement. The teachers there have made a personal connection with my son and whenever I drop in to ask a question I am welcomed to go in and say hello to everyone. It never feels like I am an inconvenience. The last year and a half with Method has made a world of difference. We love Method. If you would like to speak to a parent with personal experience of what this school offers, leave a comment with a way to contact you and I will get back to you. read more

This is probably the best school my son has attended. My son attended the school for Summer school this year, and it was a great experience. If he was not graduating this year, I would enroll him full time. The teachers, mentors, and staff are very accommodating and strived to ensure my boys success. They bent over backwards to help us and to ensure a great experience. Thanks Method Schools!!! read more

My high schooler had a great experience with method during the summer...we couldn't believe it was free! It was well organized, the teacher was communicative and knowledgeable, and it was a great alternative to conventional schooling. Rewarding experience! read more

I'm a parent of a soon to be 2nd and 6th grader. This will be our seventh year with Method Schools. We have been so happy to call ourselves part of the Method Schools family. Method takes pride in staying up to date on programs and services that make student support a priority. The Director of Student Services, Jade Fernandez, has always been supportive of any of mine or my children's needs in regards to instructional material. Ms. Pinter has been the most fabulous home room teacher. She is supportive, understanding, encouraging, tough when she needs to be, funny and so good at what she does. My son's experience with Ms. Moody and Ms. Rheaume in his weekly classes has also been nothing but incredible. They are so sweet. They take the extra time needed to make sure all students understand before moving on with the lesson and always make the lessons engaging. Overall the support of the elementary staff has been such a wonderful experience. The support does not end with the teachers and staff. Method's curriculum is designed to support all students. The growth I see in my children from the beginning to the end of each year is always so impressive. As a homeschooling parent it is not always an easy task but knowing I have the support from the teachers makes it so much easier. Good curriculum, parent/student support and flexibility is what has always been so important to me and Method Schools has always delivered! read more

Method Schools is a great way to complete courses where the student can work on his/her own. The organization is very good, the entire curriculum is posted and available for planning purposes, and depth of the homework showed us why these courses meet CA education standards. I would rate 5/5 if the system provided parents with more input (email notifications) about student scores and progress. Shout out to our instructor, Lindsey DesRochers, who is very helpful and supportive. read more

I am the mother of a student who took the Computer Literacy class through the Methods class this summer. I had a GREAT supervisor from the program named Corina Diaz that went out of her way to be very professional and helpful. It made a huge difference because we ended up going on college tours with our two sons and it was difficult at times to have access to computers. She answered all of our questions and gave thorough information to assist any challenges. She even took the time to speak to me over the phone when I had some questions and concerns about missing assignments. As a parent, I TRULY appreciate this level of communication, professionalism, and collaboration from this online class. I know my son was given all the tools he needed to be successful and learn a lot. I would highly recommend it! read more

This is our first summer with Method and my daughter is taking Spanish 3. She is so excited! I had a problem with logging in, that was something I had done. When my daughter would login, it had my name ( parent ) as the person taking the class. I called a number I found in one of my emails and I spoke with Brooklyn. She was very kind and patient while helping me to correct my problem. My daughter has full access to her student portal. So far so good. We are very happy with the level of service Method has provided us so far. read more

Let me start off by acknowledging how difficult it is for teachers and students to function online. I appreciate educators always, but especially at this moment. Method schools was an EXCELLENT option for my son to complete Spanish and biology during the summer. Online learning is new to us and I had several questions along the way. Everyone was very supportive and responsive, even during their PTO. Christina Young, Patrick Cuaresma, Chris Marten, Mara Lungu, Kresly Rodriguez-Martinez and Sean Henderson were all a part of my sons team. Every last one was communicative and had my sons best interests in mind. I had questions and requests from the beginning through the end of his classes and THE ENTIRE TEAM did everything possible to make sure my son was successful. WE APPRECIATE YOU!!! Definitely would recommend this school as an option for online learning if needed outside of a child's registered school. read more

Kim phillips has been our teacher and we love her. She has helped my children achieve so much she is so caring and passionate about teaching and making sure each of my children have the best curriculum to fit their individual needs. Kim takes the extra steps and spend as much time as you need to talk to her and she answers all of your question. One of the best teachers we have ever had read more

Thank you Method Schools for a wonderful school year! This has been a great choice for my High Functioning, Autistic daughter with Aspergers, in that it has given her time off from the stress of in-person public school for a time. Although the Pandemic was difficult in many ways, switching to Method Schools for the 2020/2021 school year was the best decision. This has prepared her for going back to In-person school and feeling good about her ability in the various subjects, she has a refreshed confidence in herself which she hasn't had in awhile. I'm so thankful we chose Method Schools. We have been so pleased with the 5th Grade Elementary Teacher and the Special Education Director in how they handled my daughters' IEP and the accommodations they gave so she could have a positive experience at school. I've never felt so understood and heard with my daughters diagnosis and IEP needs than from this school. read more

Method Schools has been a life changer for my student athlete son. In the past, my son was burdened with the daily task of being at school for seven long hours, where really only 3-4 hours of instruction was taking place. The seven hour long day left him with a mere 2 or less hours of training for his Mountain Bike Cross Country training, 30 minutes to eat dinner, and then on top of that 3 hours of homework which put him to bed way too late for a teenager who had to wake at 5:30am the next day to do it all over again. My son, who is a junior in high school and is an extremely self-motivated ambitious student, is now efficiently taking charge of his school day coupled with a more efficient training schedule for his sport. He is still very challenged with the rigor of his academics, only now he is finished with his schoolwork in 4 hours leaving him with more than hours to train each day and then, believe it or not, he has FREE TIME to do things he loves to do, like play guitar with his church youth group's worship band, hang out with his friends and MOST IMPORTANTLY we are able to travel to out of town mountain bike races where he is becoming nationally ranked in many disciplines of his sport. Their learning platform is easy to use and he takes his schoolwork with him!! Our life has been dramatically impacted for the positive due to Method Schools. We love the teachers and the easy to communicate zoom conference calls. We are also extremely blessed that Method Schools teamed up with the "W Training Facility" where he gets sport specific training with world class personal trainers in his sport! Our only regret is not having him start with Method Schools sooner!! We are looking forward to having Method Schools continue to grow him and prepare him for the collegiate level in academics and sports! read more

Pretty bad experience. Daughter was excited about summer school and getting some classes done before the next school year. Whole first week the system was down and couldn't log in. Called every day only to receive an automated message that they were working on it. Was finally able to log in but couldn't access tests or turn in assignments. Emailed the teacher who told us it was an admin problem, tried to contact admin and was told we needed to talk to the teacher. Round and round. Finally decided to drop both classes because she was so far behind and could never reach anyone or get a return phone call until almost the end of the 6 week program when we received emails saying we were going to be dropped if we didn't participate. What a waste of the summer! read more

During the summer, I thought taking a math course for advancement at Method would be a good idea. However, when I was taking a math class at Method, I didn't learn it fully. The system crashed in the first place, and I couldn't start my assignments. So, the next week Method transferred to Peak/Fuel. I thought this would be better than Smartfox, turns out I was wrong. It was the same thing as Smartfox, but WITHOUT the study guide. The teacher expected me to go through all those units, when it's getting near final exam/ end of semester. I mean, I get that this is a summer course, and it's a fast paced course. The teachers should give students more time on the makeup assignments for the week missed. I was panicking, because I didn't really finish all the assignments from the first and second week. The teacher wouldn't email me back, when I sent over ten emails (teacher would only reply to a few). I was really stressed out at that point, and I couldn't continue anymore. So I had to drop the course. I feel bad for writing this review, because the administrator was nice, and they try to help out as much as they can. It didn't really help at all. I had to drop the class, and take it during the school year to fully understand. The notes for math was unrelated to the math problem, and the quizzes were ALSO unrelated. I was very disappointed, because the website looks like they care for students. In reality, it wasn't what I expected. read more

Stuck in online summer school HELL right now - thanks to Method. You are SUPPOSED to be assigned a teacher. You are SUPPOSED to receive a Welcome/Orientation email from said teacher by June 21. When you inform Method that this NEVER happened, and still, you get NO HELP - and you send email after email to EVERYONE listed on the website and leave voicemail after voicemail for EVERYONE and still...crickets...then sadly, you know it's time to look into withdrawing. read more

This was my first time doing online school and it was the worst. Teachers would not answer, they messed up my classes and forgot to give me a class I needed and I had a deadline. It was very stressful and it seemed nobody cared to help me understand. read more

Initially there was confusion, though admittedly it may have been on our end. The staff was helpful and quick to respond.

Although the week was busy with all the problems, Amy really helped me get into my courses and helped solve my problems. Methods school has really worked for me and i hope to see more from them. read more

This is specifically related to their ONLINE SUMMER SCHOOL. My daughter needed to gain a few credits in one subject over the summer so we opted to sign-on with Method. A few things pertaining to their lack of organization and miscommunication: * After filling out the online registration, we did not get an auto-respond that registration had been accepted and no one replied. After three emails to every email address we could find someone finally replied with very little info, except to say "yes, she's in" but no info on how to proceed. (BTW - tried calling, but their phone system was "down" for the summer with no voice mail option.) * Finally, we received an email letting us know that there was a mandatory online orientation three days away. * Two days after the orientation (three days prior to the start date) we received a "contract" that was riddled with errors: wrong grade, wrong course selection, wrong time line, etc. Replied to that with corrections, never received anything except another copy of the same contract... twice. * Start day comes and we still haven't received any instructions on how to log-in to the system. Contract is still incorrect, but we're asked to sign it as-is so they can grant her access. What?! Yup, we complied and still no access. It's now School Day 1 (Friday 1:00pm), no one's answering emails and there is no phone to call - plus we're headed into a three day weekend - so effectively, my kid lost two days to complete assignments because she couldn't log in. * Access granted finally on School Day 3. Her online calendar says she has 8 weeks to complete her assignments. We decide to shorten that to 6 weeks so she can be done before we leave for family vacation. They have a nifty editable calendar for you to do such a thing. * Three weeks into the program we receive an email saying "This e-mail is a confirmation notice that you have recently completed a course. Your grade is 23%." We reply with "What? My daughter is only half way through her assignments." They reply "I am sorry you misunderstood. You do not get 6 weeks. I can extend you {five more days}." * So, in five days (instead of 12) my kid has to complete 18 assignments and a mid-term test. My biggest question is: since all of her work was done online, why didn't one of the Method teachers/mentors see that she was horribly behind (according to their timeline) and contact her to ask her why? They could also see the timeline she set-up (on their site) and never questioned it. Completely disappointed with their whole system - would not use again and would not even recommend to my enemies. read more

A great project based school, with amazing teachers and lots of support. My children love this school and have excelled academically!

This is the 2nd time my son has had to take summer school through them. Freshman year he failed his Spanish class by .2 of a point and I had to deal with them. Unorganized, just getting back from vacation the day before, leaving for vacation during a session so no one to answer questions, passcodes not working and taking 3 days and 3 people to figure it out. This time I just already knew. 3 days and 5 emails after the start of the session I still didnt have his log in information, then his math class went from peak to smartfox and he had to start all over. After first session I have been constantly calling and emailing to try to find out what his grades were. Got a response 11 days ago that teachers hadn't finished inputing them yet...ok now second session is over, regular school was due to start today (got delayed a week because of fires) and still no response. His regular schedule is based off of him not passing 2 classes last year and wont be changed until school sees he passed in summer school. So frustrating. They are so extremely incompetent. Thank God hes a senior this year because I never ever want to have to deal with method schools again! read more