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North Valley Christian Academy

(14 reviews)

We enrolled at North Valley Christian Academy expecting a Christ-centered environment built on…read moretrust, transparency, and partnership with parents. Our experience was the complete opposite. Our primary concern is student privacy and administrative overreach. During our time at NVCA, we witnessed: * Private student conversations being overheard and later referenced by administrators * A lack of respect for parent involvement when our child was emotionally distressed * A troubling culture of surveillance and control rather than trust and care In addition to these issues, we raised multiple safeguarding and conduct concerns to administration that were never meaningfully addressed, including: * Coaches speaking to teenage girls in demeaning and derogatory ways * Inappropriate one-on-one conversations during athletic evaluations unrelated to performance * A coach refused to let our daugher leave a room for 10 minutes against her will and pleas for her parents * Requests for written policies governing athletics, discipline, and parental communication that were never provided The most alarming incident occurred after our daughter resigned from cheer due to how she was being treated. Principal Jason Mitchell hired someone to locate and secretly video record our minor child at a weekend club volleyball tournament -- off campus, outside of school hours, without our knowledge or consent. (Chris Schoenleb, Head of School denies this despite the email from Jason Mitchell being attached to this review and he was cc'd on the original email). This had nothing to do with safety, academics, or behavior. It was clearly used to justify a decision that had already been made. Our daughter had no disciplinary record, no probation, and was never warned her enrollment was at risk. Despite this, the school later discussed our family via email to all 800+ NVCA Families while refusing to identify any written policy we allegedly violated or responding to us. Since then, NVCA has implemented policies locking students' phones in Yondr bags throughout the school day, preventing private parent-child communication. Given our experience, this raises serious concerns about control versus care. Also, random drug testing is common and done without parental notification and consent by Jason Mitchell. We are sharing this so other parents -- especially those expecting integrity from a Christian school -- will ask questions, request written policies, and fully understand the culture they are placing their children into. Our family did not leave quietly because what happened should never happen to another child.

Love the community! The teachers and staff genuinely care about the students. My two children are…read morethriving spiritually, academically, emotionally, & socially here. I highly recommend NVCA.

Dynamite Montessori Academy - Preschool child pouring water from glass pitcher into a drinking glass in our Montessori classroom.

Dynamite Montessori Academy

(30 reviews)

We feel incredibly lucky to have found this school. It's AMI-approved Montessori with a beautiful…read morecampus, and you can truly feel the care and intention that has gone into building this community for over 28 years. We currently have one child in Primary and one in Elementary, and both are thriving beyond what we ever expected. Our extended family has even commented on how much our kids have grown -- not just academically, but in their confidence, curiosity, and love of learning. What stands out most is how personal the experience feels. The teachers are genuinely caring, and we love that there are bilingual educators and an environment that supports the whole child. It's so refreshing to see our kids learning in a way that goes far beyond "sitting at a desk and memorizing." The school offers an abundance of enrichment and extracurricular opportunities, and it's clear they're focused on supporting each child as an individual. We are truly grateful to have our children grow up in such a safe, nurturing, and inspiring environment... even if part of us wants to keep it our little secret!

Last August 25th, after reflecting on the challenges my son faced at DMA in September and October…read moreof last year, I felt ready and shared a down-to-earth personal review.   Instead of receiving public feedback, I received a certified letter from a law firm, demanding for my review to be removed immediately, otherwise "we will sue you to obtain an order requiring you to remove it, and to recover significant monetary damages against you, including, but not limited to, punitive damages, and the attorneys' fees and costs Dynamite Montessori incurs in the case under A.R.S. 12-341.01 and A.R.S. 12-341". They reminded me of a contract clause that restricts what families may share publicly about the school without prior written consent. This clause is part of the agreement that parents must sign when enrolling their children. So, in the interest of focusing on providing for my son instead of defending myself against what I feel are insubstantial accusations, I am removing my previous review. We were part of the DMA family for almost three years. 100% involved and devoted to all the school activities. Our son attended from June 21, 2022, until November 1, 2024. In my personal opinion, DMA can be a good choice for any "non-Montessori" child to gain some exposure to a Montessori environment in their early years. The place looks pristine, with the right materials, strong infrastructure, and opportunities for children to learn--especially if they happen to be among the more "gifted" ones and can learn by themselves. I have been a Montessori mom since our son was born, and we initially thought this was the perfect place for him. Last year, however, in his third year of primary, my son developed a behavior we felt unrecognizable to us and was told "not to be kindergarten ready" and "maybe not a good fit for a classroom at all". My family, especially my son (5 years old at the time), went through a nightmare that took almost a year to recover from. Fortunately, today he attends a large Montessori school where he has adapted beautifully and is thriving as the amazing child he has always been. In his new school he is considered a bright kid and so far, there is not a single incident regarding his behavior. Looking back, we feel that his experience at DMA was heavily affected by a classroom dynamic that was challenging for his naturally calm demeanor. Today, we are sharing our feelings, in case it helps other families who may be uncertain--whether you already have a child enrolled or are considering enrollment.

Hearn Academy

Hearn Academy

(9 reviews)

We have had kids at Hearn since 2010 and my kids have done great. We switched from a public school…read morewhen one of my kids was struggling and it was obvious to everyone, including the teacher, but I was told they would test her in 3rd grade. She was only in 1st. She had been in a preschool that had a curriculum for three years before kindergarten, so she should have been either doing as well or better than most kids...not struggling like she was. I was told by a friend about Hearn Academy, so I went and checked it out and was very impressed. While she was attending the summer program, that they used to have, they noticed that she wasn't up to grade level and struggling. So they contacted us and asked if they could test her. This was without telling them we felt she was struggling. It was determined that she had a learning problem and needed help with training her brain to think differently and the teachers allowed more time for her to get her stuff done in he way that worked for her. After only 4 years with an IEP (in the special education program) she graduated out and was put in honors classes. I can't even and don't want to imagine what could have happened had she gone another 2 years without anyone working with her and us so that we too knew how to help her. Then my other child was advanced and we didn't even know it. Once again in the summer program before she even started Kindergarten we received a call that they wanted to test her as well as they felt she was getting board and may need to be in Honors classes as well. Who knew there was honors for Kindergarten. It turned out they were correct she is now in seventh grade and has been in the honors classes since day one and doing fantastic. The teachers seem to take the time to understand the kids and not treat them all the same. Are there issues at the school of course, is every teacher there perfect of course not, are there things there that can be improved of course, but over all their motto holds true: Children Are Our Priority!

I got bullied for having a disability and they wouldn't do anything the principal, Mr. Traud and…read moremiss Kathy were very disrespectful and and the food was not very good even at the end of the year they wouldn't give the children food. They said that we have a food shortage and they wouldn't provide any food. This is their job to provide food. why won't they do it? It is a failure school and if they don't like a child, they will stay hating him for the whole year and if they do hate a child, they don't post any pictures of that specific child. They don't do anything even if you wanna like request something they do not do it they don't provide anything so disrespectful and don't come to the school. I will move my child from this school...

Echo Mountain School

Echo Mountain School

(9 reviews)

Heyy its me i'm back i'm a 6th grader who graduated from this school 6 months ago and i thought i'd…read moregive it a review as a 7th grader sense i went here from 2nd-6th I have sections for specific grade and teacher reviews also this is coming from a straight A student who was straight As & Bs at this school anyways i'm gonna do a basic review on the school in general first so idk why but i always got MYSELF that's right MYSELF into trouble at that school i think it was bcs influence of others though bcs nowadays i make straight A's & haven't gotten in trouble once..like idk i loved the office workers they were really nice and the principal she was OKAY yk the school is definitely not the cleanest i heard from my friend the janitor literally sweeps all the dirtiness to the sides of the cafeteria then never picks it up and it looked like it so ‍ plus kids never throw stuff away eugh i feel like we didn't have enough school events to but i loved that we had dances but i will tell u the bleachers on the 4th-6th side are iconic they've been there for 6+ years but there still clean and standing there so cute i just love 'em another iconic thing is i met my first girlfriend there and wil forever cherish that school bcs of that yeah echos okay but i'll let u decide how "great" it is! 2ND GRADE!! This was really nice bcs i was teacher pet this year and i really loved my teacher if Miss Shelby is still there give her a raise bcs she was literally the best teacher and was my favorite until i got to 7th that means for 4 WHOLE YEARS so she was the bestt 3RD GRADE!! My teacher this year was Miss Grimes and she was really rude. I hate to say this about a teacher but i had a lot of male friends as a kid. You know what she said to my mom SMILING while i was THERE? that i was a flirt jokes on here though bcs i'm a lesbian now I just you don't know how upsetting that was and i just know that teacher really didn't like me for whatever reason 4TH GRADE!! I wasn't a fan of Miss Riseman but the sub teacher we had for 6 months was really nice I loved Miss Jordan so much 5TH GRADE!! This was online and i'll be honest i didn't really pay attention to anything that year bcs no one else did either like bffr 6TH GRADE!! I really didn't like this year because the students in my class were so horrible plus i looked so ugly with my bleached chin length hair like NO but teacher wise i had Miss Hartman and she was a bit intimidating but she was really cool and i love love love the way she teached her class but ong when we had to switch to Miss Berech I hated it bcs i got in trouble for everything i'd put my head down for a second or grab a pencil and she'd take 5 points away i never left her class with full points and that was my least favorite part of my dayy

My son got yelled at today for no reason and started crying because his teacher ms garcia told him…read morehe was gonna get sent to the office because he told another kid to be quiet

The Learning Experience - Phoenix-Happy Valley - elementaryschools - Updated June 2026

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