I have two children enrolled in SPA and just want to say it is hands down the best decision I've…read moremade for their education. From the teachers who work tirelessly for their students, sports, arts program, my children are thriving in the best environment possible. They are also learning about morality, their faith and values (something that is so so important right now). If your looking for a school that is warm and welcoming and where your child/ren will receive all of the above, SPA is it!

i was the original anonymous reviewer, i am gonna go more in detail here: so basically, this school…read moresucks. i am neurodivergent, and a quote unquote "weird kid" and HOLLLYYYYY MOLY people are rude, there are some girls a grade below me who constantly, and i mean CONSTANTLY bully me and my friends, not to mention, ms. moreira genuinely seems like she doesn't care, she constantly overworks us, not to mention the fact that she has given my class 3 homework assignments in one day! which is actually INSANE!!! but ms. peletta is great, 10/10 teacher, gonna miss her. i feel like ms. nguyen actually doesnt care much about students hardships. she doesnt deal with the bullying problem, and my friend who is also neurodivergent, she is constantly in trouble for things she CANNOT CONTROL, the school has a huge issue with how they deal with kids, and a lot of the teachers are ignorant. the curriculum should've been fixed, but oh well, too late now, there's only 2 more weeks. tl;dr - school is ignorant, teachers overwork, principal doesnt handle bullying issue, at this point, im happy the diocease is shutting it down, or else i'd have to deal with more years in this terribly run school with terrible people that i'd rather not be around.

We have had two students at this school who have deep emotional disturbances. The staff is so…read morehelpful and strive to give the kids the best educational experiences possible.

NCPS involves a lot of control, social engineering, pressure to conform to neurotypical…read moreexpectations, and staff trying to get students in trouble. They do not understand or accept neurodivergence, despite advertising the opposite. Teachers deduct points and lower grades for minor or nonexistent infractions. I get far perfect grades and do not get in trouble for behavior in general education, but at NCPS I got B's and marked down for behavior. Staff take an ABA-inspired approach, forcing compliance and "acting neurotypical". Students are forced to socialized, but not allowed to exchange contact information or speak to each other without staff present. Staff pick favorites--some students get scolded or punished for the slightest thing, while others get away with far more. A lot of the staff are super grouchy and rude towards the students. The only positive thing is that the academics are better than other special education programs (but not like a traditional school). Oh, and the student are nice for the most part--the staff and administration are the problem.

The Instructor "Aspen" super rude with her bad attitude. And seemed impatient with my "training"…read moreSean the clown above her was just as bad as her. They took my statements out of context during training when I shared a little bit about my culture of how the children get disciplined from there, not that I am all for it. But it was just shared during training and I guess it was a bit too much for them to understand or I guess it's an sensitive American issue they have. But it's not like I was going to bring this topic up in the field of working with children... (common sense) i can just tell off the bat Aspen just didn't really care for me during training. Surprisingly she started off as a "Behavior Aide" and you would think she would be compassionate towards a newbie. Apparently not, moreover, on my last day with them I brought over donuts for them too, just to be later terminated the following new week. What a way to start a job, without even getting the opportunity. I have so much experience working with children from a top notch hospital in from the "Behavioral Health" Unit with excellent Mental Health references. Just to be treated this way from this company with poor reviews. I am not worried, I will be moving on to bigger and better.

Staff is very unprofessional. My child learned many new terrible behaviors instead of getting help…read morewith his. Had had his medications stolen by staff without any repercussions and had to make them give me a incident report that blamed my child for bringing Contraband instead of them taking it, even though my child was never in possession of the medications, they were given directly to staff.... he's learned a lot of explicit language and sexual behaviors he never had before going there. Anytime my child tells me about something they do wrong to him and I call the school he is retaliated against by staff. They go through staff like crazy... I wish I had never sent my kid here and I wouldn't recommend sending yours there unless you seriously hate them...

Venue: Luther Burbank High School Theatre [Sacramento CA]…read more Came here once on August 23, 2014 when I watched my hubby officiate for the first time a Sacramento Youth Football (SYF) game between the Burbank Titans and El Camino Jr Eagles. whoa... some of those 13-14 year old boys are bigger than him. Anyway, fast forward to 2023... my daughter and I attended a special event held in their school theatre. We watched a Hō'ike 2023 performance by Kūhai Hālau O Nohea. The size of the auditorium was very big and was nice that it's air-conditioned too -whew- because it got up to a sizzling highs 107° today. Cushioned seats were available on the first half of the theater closest to the stage which we were able to snag. This made it pleasant and comfortable to watch the show since the performance was three hours long. Non-cushion wooden seats on the second half of the theatre. I don't know what the capacity of the theatre was but it was a full house. Vendors were set up in the spacious lobby area of the auditorium. Bathrooms were spacious too. Nice venue. Review #3078

DONT ENROLL YOUR CHILDREN HEREEE!!! Teachers do NOT care about the student or their education…read more They're always degrading the students and it shows that they care more about their jobs. They don't even teach at alll. If you're not going to teach, then why be there? The school needs to shut down. There's no saving it, especially with all these teacher shortages. They don't deserve any stars but I had to give them one to spread awareness!!

They have so many free programs for the community. They offer zumba, kids cooking classes, English…read moreclasses, support group for pafents/care givers with special needs children, citizenship courses, hip hop dance classes, read to a dog program, embroidery class, homework club, carseat class (you get a free carseat), movie night, dental screenings, parenting classes and more. All material is provided and free. I love how active they are in thd community. They are very family orientated. This place is a true gem. They have free clothes and baby items sometimes. The only bad thing is that after about 3:00 no one answers the phone even though they are still open. During the day they answer and are very friendly. All staff memebers that I have encountered have been friendly. They have staff members that speak different languages.

This is an awesome place that helps single and or families who are low income and at risk. I have…read morehad absolutely no issue with these ppl. Their always positive and willing to help u when resources are available.

I know some people love this place, but this is my experience after nearly 2 years. My child's…read moregrades did not improve and my child's test scores stayed flat. Everything about this place is dated - they've had the same tutors there for 30 years, the same teaching materials for 30 years - look at the books and supplies. It's all super old. Even the furniture in the waiting room is 30 years old. I don't think this organization has the energy, enthusiasm or passion to engage with young students anymore.

Sandy and the crew were exceptional with our kiddo. Our child never once complained or didn't want…read moreto go to reading - and the staff there have a ton to do with that..... Our child accomplished what her teacher told us to aim for and that's a testament to the great work they do. And lastly, the communication from them is top notch. We loved working with CLC

I've went to this school for 7 years to be exact, my time here has had its up's and downs but some…read moreof my bests friends were made at this school!

Horrible school my son has ADHD and was in TK Ms garacia was one of the rudest and racism teachers…read moreI've ever met in my life and when I went to speak to the principal about it he said it was her class and she can do what she want including with holding snacks from kids that are four years old because he wasn't paying attention

We've loved our experience at Alice birney so far. The play based kinder is amazing. We wouldn't…read morewant to be anywhere else!

horrible school i've left 3 years ago and will never come back the teachers are rude, you don't…read morelearn anything and the schools campus bad

I moved from the bay area 5 years ago and moved my kids from Granada Islamic school to Arqam…read moreIslamic school when they were 2nd and 4th grade and my youngest started TK in Arqam last year and KG this year. I have few friends who didn't continue in Arqam and I have many friends are continuing in Arqam. My oldest left Arqam after 6th grade unfortunately and it is a decision I really regret. Academically I have no issue with Arqam at all, I think my kids level is great compared to public schools, when my son moved to public from Arqam he was actually ahead, when he moved from Granada Islamic school to Arqam at 4th grade he was behind and challenged and needed some time to catch up. My daughter at 2nd grade was studying remarkable science and social studies compared to what we were used to for this grade level. Arqam might be harder as it has 3 extra subjects, Arabic, Quran and Islamic studies with all the tests and homeworks so they don't treat them as extra curriculums or extra activities but regular subjects to care for as they should. The culture in Arqam is kids are muslims, memorizing Quran, caring for some values, having their mistakes and issues but it is very very minor compared to what was there in public and certainly not as common. Arqam is not having angels as many parents were assuming!! Some of the kids are stubborn, rebelling, coming from nonreligious muslim families or just learned something bad from a friend or TV and they are not best kids but at the end they have the core values the same plus the school is pushing to enforce islamic values but even the school might have some flows doing that but they are doing that with the best intension. In Arqam it is like a community, you can easily connect with the teachers, you are connected with the other parents, you can volunteer in school and see your kids' environment. In public school you cannot know other parents, you can communicate with teachers but not as in Arqam, you can volunteer in elementary maybe but not middle and high where all the trouble is. Graduates from Arqam go to great schools and UCs as Arqam push hard and students don't have distractions as in public schools plus the culture in Arqam is all of families pushing their kids hard to go to good universities so you don't have any students planning to quit after highschool. Pros are: - Islamic environment and values, muslim classmates with much higher chances to find good muslim friends than in a public school. - kids get good islamic foundation that can last them the life time, information, fiqh, seerah, aqeedah, tafseer, ahadith, duaas, and so on. - They learn Quran and tajweed, they learn how to read from Quran. - They are separated by gender in middle and highschool. Boys and girls are in different classes, and also girls get their privacy in PE and practice PE in a private gym where they can take their hijabs off. - There are different activities and enrichments in different grades of school. - They pray zuhr daily in school in masjid jamaa. - They do AP and IB classes. Cons are: -They don't have as many resources as public schools so if you need special class or special assistance for your kid they won't have that. -Some teachers are great, some are not as great. -There are extra subjects compared to public so kids might be complaining specially if they started in public school with less load then moved to Islamic school. - you need to pay tuition which is 2/3 or half what you pay in another regular private school, they don't make money out of it as it is actually barely enough or less for their running cost of salaries, supplies and all might be needed to run a school. At the end school is a package that has pros and cons and depending on your priorities you may choose the package you think is the best for you and your kids. If you don't put your kids in Islamic school so homeschool them but never public school as you will regret it too late, your kids 1st priority in life is to be strong muslims with strong Islamic values and comfortably reading the Quran and practicing fully, they need to be strong enough to raise "muslim" kids, if you put the Islamic values as less priority while raising your kids you are to be asked on the day of judgement.

This school is horrible. I've been attending since 4th grade and I haven't enjoyed my experience…read morehere at all. All of the teachers that actually KNOW how to teach are leaving because of mistreatment, while the rest are either just blatantly rude or don't know how to teach for the life of them. You can easily get in trouble for literally the smallest thing ever too. I received a full weeks worth of community service for going to the office during dismissal through the boy's side(I'm a girl). The school is also extremely biased toward middle schoolers and girls. Countless teachers have done nothing but accuse girls of inappropriate behavior around boys and would even restrict you from going out to blow your nose because they think you'd start admiring boys. Is that not stupid? You could also wear light makeup or literally just do your lashes and you'd get in trouble, meanwhile I see countless others walking around with the heaviest makeup and wouldn't face any punishment. The staff sucks too. I don't see Dr. Abusalih contributing to the school other than being the face of it and getting you in trouble for breathing wrong around her. It's always Ms. Duso and Sr. Shahana running around the place getting work done. It's also like nothing that's important is being dealt with and instead the unimportant stuff is. The enforced ban of phones is just ridiculous, because you're not dealing with the problem; you're just finding a way from it. Class management is also such a horribly grasped concept. A particular teacher keeps on claiming she's fallen terribly ill because of her students, that she's suffering from depression because of her students and whatnot, while she does nothing to stop their behavior. Instead of fixing it, you threaten to call the already weak office who do nothing but threaten students too, and just start ranting about how much you go through. Like that's gonna fix anything? This school is so horribly managed, it's extremely unfair and racist(heavy on Indians), the teachers are a mess, events are horribly held, issues aren't being dealt with because Dr. Abusalih just wants to give out community services to girls, and overall just a bad experience. I am literally whining to go to a different school because this one is quite literally worse than public and not at all an Islamic environment.

Before I get into it, first off, I want to genuinely thank Makayla (swim instructor) for being such…read morea fantastic, knowledgeable, & engaging teacher. I sincerely appreciate her patience with me, & kindness when directing me to the hallway showers & family restroom when I asked her where my baby & I could wash off the pool water & change into dry clothes. Even though I greatly appreciate Makayla, it really bothers me that paying customers, such as myself, don't have *any* access to the facility's locker rooms, making me feel like a second-class customer, as if we have no right to be there. Additionally, not having a designated & more importantly, a *safe* space to put our belongings while we swim, having to shower in a not-private hallway (!), and having only one family bathroom among multiple families makes me feel like I might as well go back to the YMCA. At least their locker rooms are open to children! It makes absolutely no logical sense to prohibit *children* from being in so called "adult only" locker rooms when there is literally nowhere else but a dingy tent to change into, and one family bathroom to shower in. Absolutely ridiculous. I'll be spending my money elsewhere.

Don't go here. They cancel classes without notice. You don't get consistent swim instructors, so…read moreyour child won't learn very well, and it's very expensive at $27 per 30-minute session which includes a total of 4 kids (which means that your kid is doing nothing for about half the session). I signed my kid up for swim lessons. They canceled 3 weekly lessons in 4 weeks. Two times, they did not notify me the instructor wasn't showing up until AFTER the class was supposed to begin. Another time, they sent an email 30 minutes prior to the start of class AFTER I was already in my car driving to the class. This is unacceptable. The first couple times, they did not provide an excuse, but the most recent instance, they claimed the instructor was sick. I'm unsure if their instructors are so irresponsible that they routinely no-call, no-show for work or if their management is so poor at communication that they fail to notify their customers when a class will be canceled. I spoke to other parents at the classes, and they agreed that 1) this is very expensive, and 2) there's a lack of consistency in instructors, so their kids were not progressing. And, of course, when all is said and done, they're refusing to give me my money back for these canceled classes. They just tell me to reschedule my kid for another class at a different time; however, this does not work for me. The other times are in the middle of the day in the middle of the week, and I have a job to work.