Amazing location. Mathnasium has been great for my kids who really enjoy going! Dr. Valerie is a…read morephenomenal leader and has a really great team. Highly recommend.

I have three kiddos who attend Mathnasium, one because he truly needs math support and the other…read moretwo because they simply enjoy math and Mathnasium. And I just like an activity where I can have all three kids in one place at one time. Mathnasium gets five stars for several reasons. 1) I appreciate the low student instructor ratio. My kids really get individual attention that is based on their individual abilities. 2) Valerie really gets my children. They're quirky and ADHD, but she somehow manages to keep them engaged and on task. 3) The instructors are gentle and kind. Math can be very intimidating for children who struggle with it, and the instructors are patient but persistent without making children feel stupid or inept. 4) The owner, Elizabeth, can't be more accommodating. Hours are flexible. Kids can be there as often as they need. They can tailor a kid's studies to what's going on at school or what might be missing from a kid's school curriculum in preparation for standardized tests. There are great private tutors in Dallas, but if you can't find one that works with your schedule, I HIGHLY recommend Mathnasium!

Sharon McKinney is the WORST advisor. If you have her I recommend changing to someone that can…read moreactually help. Not someone who is going to talk down to you. Brookhaven do better.

Missed my place in line because I went to the bathroom and wasn't getting any service, then had to…read morewait over an hour just to be seen by an advisor. I'd recommend going to ANY other Dallas College Campus. The people here (resgistration at least) do not seem to ACTUALLY care about you. However, once I finally made it to the advisor, everything went smoothly and they were helpful. Originally a 1 star review, the advisors brought it up to 3.

In my last review, I wrote that after this school, I could drop my kids off in Japan. As it turns…read moreout, my older daughter has worked for two Japanese offices in Hawaii where she had to communicate (writing and speaking) exclusively in Japanese. In both cases, she was the lone American in the department and she was able to function. I did drop my younger daughter off in Japan for college and she is now working in a Japanese office. Both of my kids have been able to function in a completely Japanese environment thanks to this school.

This is my second time taking Japanese lessons after I took it for two years at UNT in 2000. My…read morereview is for non-native Japanese lessons normally taught on Saturdays. I decided to start off with Level 1, the most basic course they offer. Coming back to Japanese in a non-graded and non-tested format is unusual because the class doesn't have all the testing normally associated with foreign language classes in high school and college in Texas. Japanese at a college level required that I learn hiragana and katakana over the span of six weeks, whereas this course gives you about 10 weeks for only hiragana, with katakana and kanji taught in later courses. The material has a strong focus on numbers early on in the course and the material has a business-minded bent for people who might go over to Japan for work-related reasons. Classes are easy-paced and instructors are patient with new students over pronunciation, character recognition and vocabulary drills. It is normal for classes to start off very crowded and to shrink over time. Some students just do not grasp the concepts taught in Japanese (different sentence structure, learning foreign character-based alphabets) and this was similar to what I experienced in college. Students who struggle are encouraged to attempt to take a class over again to reinforce the concepts and language. The classroom is a mix of different aged students from seniors in high school to actual seniors from a range of backgrounds, so classes are very diverse. Our instructor is a very nice and patient sensei who engages with the class frequently throughout each lesson. Portions of the class involve reviewing homework, doing vocabulary drills, playing "bingo" with hiragana characters, and question and answer worksheets where you talk to fellow classmates. Let me also state that the key to success in this class is through networking with the other students. Having someone else that understands the material from a different perspective can be invaluable when tackling a largely unrecognizable language like Japanese to a native English speaker. People who work alone seem to struggle more and drop out quickly, but if you're willing to work with your group or make a few friends, the class is immensely easier. I'm reviewing only the Level 1 class portion in my review. I will amend it later if/when I attend Level 2 courses.

This institution received Pell Grants on behalf of my nephew, and it has not returned those funds…read moreapproximately 4 years later. My nephew did not attend one class, receive any books or materials from this institution. My nephew has learning disabilities, and I am his Job and Educational Coach, I was informed that I could not assist him in his classes. Therefore, my nephew decided to withdraw from the institution. This school took almost $6000 from a person with disabilities! If you inquired about classes at this facility and decided not to attend the facility; then check your your loans and grants because the school may have been disbursed funds for you that they kept instead of sending them back...! We will probably seek legal counsel to recover the Pell Grant Monies... I will keep you posted!

The facility is very clean and well kept, that is where the pleasantries end…read more The "application" clearly states enrollment agreement and is referred to as a contract in the cancellation policy. Government funded programs are meant to alleviate the financial strains on bettering education. This facility advises students to take out loans to cover additional charges for free school programs which is a violation of the programs. The owner is rude and unprofessional. I requested a cancellation in writing, which I have been denied. However, I continue to receive harassing emails from the president after I asked not to be contacted any further. I have even stated I would involve my attorney and she is still sending distasteful emails. I wouldn't recommend this facility to ANYONE. There is a reason they moved from Desoto to an office that's hard to find in Farmers Branch

This is my student's first year in high school at the Westwood School as a 9th grader. He wakes up…read moreevery day ready for school and rises to the challenges. That was definitely not me in high school - and I went to a great private Catholic high school. I love that they now have different levels of the IB program to fit each student's goals. The school continues to grow and expand - yet maintain what we love about a caring, smaller community. Yesterday a school in Allen accidentally called me saying that they had my son's phone but could not give me the child's name because there are almost 2k 9th graders, and she did not know. I can't imagine being somewhere that the office staff did not know my kid's name. Everyone at the Westwood School knows my student - and what would best serve him academically and emotionally - as they know what is "normal" or not normal in his every day interactions. I never worry about him during the day as I know he has the most caring community teaching, guiding, supporting, and looking out for him. We can't wait for the beautiful new campus. The tour last week just blew me away as to how amazing it will be for the kids - and I can't wait for our new gym! The teachers are phenomenal and like college level educators! There aren't enough stars for how much this school has made our son confident, caring, and ready for anything life hands him. I don't worry about his future. He believes he can do anything he wants to do in life - and I love everything about this school. There is nothing like it when I talk to all of my other parent friends around the nation - and I am so blessed we found it when he was small.

The Westwood School is truly a treasure that we are blessed to have found early in our school…read moresearch. Our son has been a student here since kindergarten and will soon be in high school. His experience has been what I had always wanted for him. A place where kids are encouraged to be their personal best - a place where they are encouraged to discover the answer rather than regurgitate it. Pam Butler - the founder - was inspired to start the school based on Martin Luther King Jr's "I have a dream" speech. It was her dream to have a school foundation based on the content of one's character in a supportive community with personal excellence as the goal. This school has empowered our son to be a confident and independent learner who feels like he can do anything. I highly recommend checking out Westwood for your family, as it is the best kept secret in Dallas.