Poor supervision of students by teachers. School uses a municipal park without applying for and paying the necessary permit fees - which should not be granted to a private business. CEO Bill Kokkaliaris expanded the school building with absolutely zero plan for student outdoor activities except to use the neighbouring park. The school is a horrible neighbour, ignoring community concerns. Only in it for the $$$, at the expense of the best interests and safety of the students. read more

We had a wonderful experience at St Laurent Academy. First of all bullying is not tolerated. 0 tolerance. My children loved the school and woke up eager to attend. I find the leadership fair but firm and they encourage children and parents to talk to them. They have an open door policy. We had to call a few times over the years and we found that leadership takes the time to listen before they interject and always respond promptly. As far as the education? If test scores are an indicator then the education received is top notch and very competitive. My favourite part is that our children were exposed to many growth opportunities from athletics to nature education in the forest, to ski trips and much more. All done in a safe and well managed environment. St Laurent Academy helped my children succeed while providing a safe and nurturing environment. What more could a parent want? read more

Same experience as the other user on this website. Bad experience and promises made but not kept. was there for a short period of time with two kids and for what you pay to go here you sure do not get the education needed in return. Teachers are not qualified and do not have to be at a private school. For the amount of money you pay be careful as when we left with 8 months left in the school year we lost all our money. There are other private schools in the area that are wiling to show what qualifications the teachers have on line but not this school and this should be your first red flag. read more

Had a really bad 6 month experience at St Laurent Academy with our then 14-month-old, such that even years after the fact, it still upsets me thinking back on it. Being inexperienced first time parents with little daycare options for kids under 18 months, we sent our kid there because our friends sent their son there, and we thought he could start with a friend. There were many unpleasant things that we experienced and witnessed throughout the time. But because the school requires a term's (6 months) fee paid up front, and no refund whatsoever (even when we had our doubts the day after the first visit, they read our email of concern, and cashed our cheque right away, claiming there's no way we can change our minds or get our money back now), which is why we stuck it out for the 6 months. As soon as it was over, we ran for the hills. I would strongly advise any parent considering this school to seek elsewhere. read more

I certainly don't discredit anyone's experience, but we've had the opposite situation from the previous reviewer - so much so that I wanted to post this so that readers knew that SLA is FABULOUS for some families. Our 3-year old son is in the bilingual preschool and he's having an amazing year... the teachers and administration could not be better, and we're so happy with his progress. read more