I will caveat this review by saying: If you are a parent looking for a school for your child,…read moreplease don't use Yelp. Talk to other parents, tour the school and discuss any questions or concerns you have with a staff member. Yelp is for finding a good recommendation for dinner, not for a critical decision like where to enroll your child in school. That said, we have two children in the PYP program and have been really happy. Our children are thriving, have surpassed academic standards for their respective grades, and the school is very responsive and communicative with parents.

The school is an absolute gem in the city. My three kids go here. They love it. They are excited…read moreto go to school every day. Their academics are exemplary, belonging exists on every level, and the administrators/teachers are dedicated, thoughtful, and relationship-driven. Don't know where we would be without this place!

Well this "Rement T." is clearly mistaken!!! HE DOESN'T KNOW THE FIRST THING ABOUT THIS SCHOOL!!!…read moreHe must have lied because this school has some of the best teachers around. They care about their students and are willing to help them after school if necessary. Some students actually LIKE their teachers and not because the teachers don't give them homework or what not but because the students and teachers could become friends and like what they learn cause the teachers make it relate to their own lives. The principle is very strict and awsome principle. Also the engineers do, do something!! when the AC would break down they work hard on getting it back up. Plus It's not that the principle is too cheap to change the AC but it's that it would cost a lot of money that might not be in the budget. Rement T.'s comment about the black teachers are simply racist. They actually DESERVED the job. Every student that has graduated from this school always comes back to visit their old teachers. They work hard to get us to be the best we can and taught us well enough to be ready for highschool. Also how dare he talks about park district at Haines like that. The workers there are extraordinary. They help the kids with their homework and play with them. Ms. Precious Morgan DOES work, she is like all the other workers at Park District. She would helps kids with their homework and play with them. She does not "dissapear"when there are trips. This person shouldn't be talking about this school or Precious Morgan like that when he knows so little about it. I doubt he actually worked there since i haven't even seen him there before.

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The FXW community seems wonderful, but I wouldn't recommend sending your child here. Our 4-year-old…read moreattended for a year, and he was fairly miserable here despite being extremely happy at the school he attended before. It was difficult to reach FXW staff to voice this concern (his teachers were basically unresponsive over email), and the staff I was finally able to reach were sometimes deflective, saying things like "COVID was hard on these kids." At this point, I'm ashamed to admit FXW had me convinced they were largely innocent, and FXW recommended a therapist for our son. After ONLY ONE appointment with the FXW-recommended therapist, we were told our son did not even need therapy, and furthermore, that therapy had been recommended to something like half of his FXW class. A second independent therapist agreed, and even went so far as to say (1) she would not send her child to FXW even if it were free, and (2) we should transfer our child to a different classroom as there had been "other issues" with that room. We spoke to FXW and kindly requested a transfer to a different class, but they refused. At this point we notified them that we were going to pull our child from the school entirely and asked for a refund of our $10k deposit. They also refused. In short, FXW is filled with wonderful families, but you should avoid. It's pretty damning when even the FXW-recommended therapist says the school has issues, and it's impossible to think they're putting students first when they wouldn't even accept the recommendation of their own therapist to move our child. I'm also astonished they would not give us our money back. The $10k we lost won't destroy our family, but I shudder to think of less fortunate families that, in this situation, would have to choose between financial hardship and keeping their children in a clearly problematic setting.

I was a student at Healy School in 1986 - 1987. My family had recently moved to the United States…read morefrom Brazil in the summer of 1986. I was a frightened and confused 5 year old and I spoke no English. My Healy school kindergarten teacher, Ms. Martinez, not only committed to giving me the foundation of an American standard kindergarten education, but also committed to helping me learn English in order for me not only to "get by", but to advance beyond expectations. I spoke Portuguese, she spoke Spanish, and together we bridged the two to lead me toward the English language. I was 5 years old, but I remember so much of my time in her classroom because she was so invested in my success. I have thought about her and her incredible impact on my life throughout the years. I wish I could thank her now, as a 38 year old college graduate, for all the care, patience, and investment she exhibited to a scared 5 year old fish-out-of-water little girl. I was very much taken under her wing. I am currently a registered nurse finishing a graduate program to become a Nurse Practitioner in May 2020. I have had many teachers over the last 33 years, but Ms. Martinez was my first and the most influential. This care and gentle guidance formed me into the successful woman I am today, and this public elementary school on the south side of Chicago should be proud of this teacher and all like her.

This school is good but it could be better. Much better. We aren't allowed to sit with other…read moreclasses at lunch or recess and the lunch isn't edible most of the time. Physical activity is highly prioritized here but couldn't care less about things like Cheerleading. Academics are okay but the way teachers speak to students is highly inappropriate and higher ups need to speak with volunteers and others on how they can speak to kids. Me and my friends were sitting quietly at recess when this monitor tells us to move down just so they can go and sit in that spot to talk about kids. When she moves us she made only 2 of us sit in a row when there was 3 and when I said we are all together she said just sit down. The teachers also need to discipline students better or less. Other kids pick on students in a jokingly manner that greatly affects them and when the teachers ignore it, it hurts

The British International School of Chicago - South Loop is one of Chicago's premier private…read moreinstitutions. It provides an exceptional international educational curriculum with a strong emphasis on math, literature /writing and the sciences, community and global citizenship, an amazing arts program through a partnership with Julliard, sports programs and a variety of clubs and after school programs that fit every child's needs. The British School of Chicago -South Loop stands behind their mission to ensure that all children succeed. The children are challenged to meet their full potential and the school offers educational and emotional support to children that may need a little additional help.. The school also offers many social opportunities for the children and families through evening activities & outings, dances and educational workshops. The British International School of Chicago - South Loop will provide your child with the best well - rounded eduation to prepare your them to compete globally.

Our children attended British International School for 4 years. Every year's gotten worse and we…read morefinally decided to leave last year. Think long and hard if you want your child to attend this school. On the surface, it all appears great. However, its a for profit school and its all about money. If you have lots of money, your child will be treated great. If you don't, well not so much. Most concerning is that there is a fair amount of bullying in the school on various levels: bullying between peers but also there are numerous instances of teachers bullying students. Strategically, they have been trying to build up their high school for a long time. It has not been a very successful effort and now they have resorted to manipulating grades (artificially deflating grades) to ensure children cannot easily transfer. NOTE: School's grading system is not easy to understand and its not consistent across classes or teachers independent of student's actual knowledge. If you have other viable option, don't give a second thought to this school. Run away!!!

This is one of the most remarkable schools that I have encountered. They emphasize movement, diet,…read moreand social skills as much as the basics that all of the other schools are based on, and the results are remarkable. I give this school and its administration very high marks!

As someone who use to go to this school, people would always smoke in the stalls and bullying was…read morereally common, literally got bullied here too but yeah honestly please don't put your child in this school unless you want them to have popcorn lungs when they get older ..

Very questionable school. Lots of very interesting faculty. I've had some very bad experiences with…read morethe faculty. Students are overall pretty nice. Some of the parents are also problematic.

I went to Whitney Young and it was fun. I learned a lot. Best teachers, by far Mrs…read more Brusek-Kaczmarek (English & Polish Club), Mr. Pasowicz (Psych), Mr. Jay Rehak (English & Writers Club), Mrs. K. Rehak (Chemistry-- not related to the English teacher), and finally Mr. Bruner (Art class & Art Club), who is no longer there, but who has changed my life forever. I think we all have a teacher that really touched us. Who knew that from freshman art, I'd be going to art school instead of journalism school like I first imagined for college. It was all because of Mr. Bruner. He got me my first job working for the city painting a mural, and I've been doing art ever since. So even though I am more in the fashion thing right now, hats are very artistic and sculptural. This is not your typical high school. Academics are very valued here. There are no cliches, at least there really weren't when I went there. I got along with everyone. I was really into art and writing, so I did that, and I had outlets for that through the after-school clubs. The minus was that the kids here were way too focused on learning and partying was sometimes out of the question with some people. Luckily, I had a group of friends from grade school that I let loose with. When you're doing Honors and AP classes, you need to balance that with a healthy dose of partying.

I attended back in the 60's and mostly nuns taught us. Still living in the Chicago Chinatown area I…read morerun into others who went to school with me during those times. One thing for sure: they all graduated from high school & went on to college. As for current day involvement, I visit the school to pick up my grandkids every once in awhile. They tell me they like their teacher and enjoy going to class. They are taught current technology, multiple languages, and even gym time, which is something we didn't have back in the day. Results matter, and seeing some many of my younger friend's children going on to high school then college after attending St. Therese tells me a lot about the present day school's teaching!

I have so much trauma from this place :) favorite memories: getting smacked in the head, getting my…read moreear yanked, getting conduct referrals gleefully/sadistically thrown at my face for minor infractions while "CONDUCT REFERRAL" was screamed in my face (this was done to many students and administration did not care), the staff who bullied us, nepotism, etc. please do not send your kid here, the school is so small and unregulated that they have no accountability. these were some of the worst years of my life. some of the people who did this to me are still at the school from what I can gather on their website. public school was actually better, go figure. they keep trying to delete my reviews but I want to make sure no one has to go through what I had to go through. I have nothing to gain from lying and am just speaking about what happened to me. spending my formative years here has caused devastating psychological fallout and I will have mental illness for the rest of my life. I threw away mostly everything that reminded of this place but dug up this photo of me wearing my school gym uniform as proof I attended here. They've since changed the logo but I promise you this is the same school. Oh, and I just remembered. One time we did poverty tourism. We, rich, privileged, private school students went to a poor, black, public Englewood school to learn about how the school operated and meet the kids. had lunch and then we left and never talked to the school again. how was this a learning experience? so gross and so tone deaf. stellar programs by the school.