Last spring I took a watercolor class here with some friends. It was fun. Today, I was at Indy Art…read moreCenter for an event. We did Pilates, yoga and breath work in the library. How cool is that? It's a beautiful campus. Lots of fun stuff to look at and create. I like the location a lot. It's surrounded by trees and near the Monon Trail. Support the Arts whenever possible! AI is just not the same.

Attended a sold out showing of the Radiance Film Festival featuring film shorts by Ball State…read moreUniversity students in the Frank Basile Theatre, with new seating. The building also has several small galleries with interesting artwork on display. Parking is scarce for an event of this size, so arrive early!

We've attended this school for preschool the last 2 years and now for Kindergarten. I couldn't say…read moreenough positive things about this school. This school is family to us. The teachers and staff truly love my kids. My girls excel and exceed in their learning. I love that everything they learn and do is oriented toward Christ. I'm impressed by their grasp of the Bible. They attend chapel every week. They've grown and become well-balanced little people. The school provides an excellent balance of everything you hope for in a school: academics, play, crafts, music, worship, activities, etc. there is always something fun going on. I know that my children are well-cared for here. I highly recommend!!

A film festival is probably the last place you'd expect to experience Silly Safaris, but if you've…read moreever experienced the coolness of Heartland Film then you know that you should always expect the unexpected. In this case, the 2023 Indy Shorts International Film Festival had a "camp" theme this year. As a result, the fine folks from Silly Safaris showed up at least a couple times showing off their fabulous animal actors including such beautiful wonders as Owlbert the Spectacled Owl, Chip the Bunny Rabbit, Ruffles the Screaming Hairy Armadillo, Radar the Fennec Fox, and a handful of others including a seriously ginormous snake. Their human counterparts handled the animals well and were entertaining, informative, and great despite the unusual settings - one was the kick-off event and the other was the awards night event. People loved the animals and everyone wanted photos. My favorites were the armadillo and the owl. Silly Safaris offers a variety of programs for a variety of settings including schools, libraries, birthday parties, and faith-based programs. They also offer sponsorship opportunities and even "safari shoutouts" where you can get an "animalgram" from one of their animals. This was so perfect for the camp theme, though it probably stretched the truth of what kinds of animals you might experience at an Indiana campout. Who cares? It was so much fun. While this is an obvious program for kids, I couldn't help but notice how much all the adults enjoyed this unique experience. Indy Shorts was just voted one of the 25 coolest film festivals in the world - this is exactly why right here. These kinds of events are a blast and a great way to balance out the demands of a busy film festival. If you get the chance, I'd definitely consider a Silly Safaris program.

They are 45 minutes late to the Lawrence Library today, Monday December 1st, with no estimate on…read moretheir arrival. The place is filled with impatient parents and children, it's dark and snowing and we should all be heading home by now. There is no excuse for this kind of poor time management and disrespect for the people that are waiting.

My kids have been going here for 3 years and they absolutely love it! I have been able to watch…read morethem grow inside and out. The staff is amazing! I feel confident that I made the best decision sending my children here.

I will preface my review with saying if you are looking for a daycare program this place could be a…read morepotential candidate. However, if you are looking for a preschool program to prepare for kindergarten, you will be disappointed. I chose this place because I was moving from out of state temporarily and wanted a place that was close to my in-laws house. This place was right outside of their subdivision and advertised as a preschool. When I did the tour everything seemed great. The staff was very kind and the facility seemed "homey". One thing that did make me feel a bit uncomfortable was the second time that I came to the building to drop off my registration fee ,was that the front door remained unlocked at all times. The second visit there was no staff in sight and I had to go through the building looking for staff. It was a big safety concern for me. But, I thought because it was summertime that maybe it was just a summertime thing. Well, I was wrong. The front door is unlocked at all times for anyone to walk in. when I inquired about the concern, I was given no answer. When my girls started the program I had no idea who their teacher was going to be and what I was supposed to be doing to get them signed in on the first day. I never received a welcome email or anything preparing for the first day as far as any reminders. Every other preschool my other kids have been to in the past have always sent out an email from the teacher explaining how the first day would go and things that they would be learning the first week. After the first day, my girls came home with zero paperwork of things that they worked on that day. In fact, In the two months they were there I never got one piece of paper of things they were working on until the very last day ,she sent me home with a few things. She claimed she was more "hands on" so I wouldn't see much work. None of which was work that would prepare them for kindergarten. They were just craft and art type of paperwork. Lastly, I just felt like there was a lot of disorganization. It was very difficult to get a hold of staff unless you just went to the building. They do not use any sort of reminder app or email system to communicate with parents. I don't know what they would do in case of an emergency to get a hold of all parents at one time as they do everything through paperwork old-school way. Again, maybe it's a great place for a day care setting but not for a pre-K setting.

University High School is such a great learning environment! I love the small community, as does…read morethe majority of the school. When one student or faculty member leaves, everyone feels the weight of it. UHS is full of opportunities that students can't get elsewhere! No cut teams allow students to try new sports, and they're actually really good! Any student can star in a musical, play, or create their own club! Visit any basketball game, and you'll still see UHS students packing the stands! The campus is also extremely beautiful! The habitat for community learning allows for students to walk a trail on campus during lunch or after school! Not to mention that UHS is conveniently right across from West Park! I genuinely love it here, this school is so awesome!!!

If I were a parent I would not send my kids here. I am a current student, and I am getting bullied,…read moreby almost everyone here. The teachers say that they care, when I talk to them privately, but then they don't actually do anything about it. Whenever I open my mouth the other students laugh at me. I haven't done anything wrong. The students are just mean. The workload is also terrible. I'm not taking any AP courses, and yet it still takes me 2-5 hours to get my homework done. I don't even get enough sleep at night, because I have to finish my homework. It is super obvious that I'm not the only student that struggles with this, because the bulk of the students at this school are always visibly tired. Many students drink way too much caffeine, just to stay awake, and it's so bad that about one third of the times you see a student they will be drinking an energy drink. Many students have already given up at this point, and they use AI to get their work done, or they just don't get their work done at all. This school is also way too woke, and I am afraid to share my own political beliefs, for fear of further judgement from my peers. This also means that I have had to lie about my political beliefs on a few projects at school, just so I could get good grades on them. Another issue is that most of the teachers take forever to grade assignments, tests, and projects. What's frustrating is that they expect us to get a ridiculous amount of work done in all of our classes, in just one day, and yet it takes some of them weeks to grade their students' papers, and quizzes. The only good things about this school are the no cut sports/music programs, and J-term. Please do not send your kids here unless you are okay with them being extremely sleep deprived, stressed, and depressed.

With so many creatives in my life, it was just a matter of time before I learned of some of the…read moreactivities that take place here. Art With a Heart is a non-profit with a mission to provide hands-on visual arts experience to educate and inspire at-risk children. My experience began when I signed my daughter up for Re-Generation Indy, a group of local artists that lead affordable art workshops and host Youth Art Shows around Indianapolis, using this space. For only $5, your child can spend a couple of hours getting creative and expanding their mind through with others. A Youth Art Show is scheduled on March 4th to highlight work done by participants in the program. I'm excited to see all of the wonderful ideas and jumped in myself to draw with the rest of the class. Donations accepted! More info on their website: http://www.regenerationindy.com/

It was around 2004-2005. My oldest daughter was 4 and had just completed summer camp at Holy Angels…read moreCatholic school. We were roaming around the school thanking the teachers, learning about what the students accomplished during the summer and looking at art work when we were approached by a man. He asked if Gylani (my little 4 year old at that time) would like to continue her art program and that the art class she had during camp actually offered honors Saturday classes. I looked at her dad...we shrugged and signed her up...that was 2004-2005.... Gylani is now 14 and a starting freshman at North Central...and she is also a honors student at Art With a Heart. The knowledgeable caring teachers, the ability to work with different mediums of art, field trips and the family atmosphere has kept our family in the Art with a Heart Program. This not very well known program, this gem, deserves your support and if you know a child, especially one from a low-income household that loves art but doesn't have the resources to attend expensive costly classes, this is the organization for that child. The child will grow, be nurtured, be inspired and be taught how to be confident in their skills.

I don't enjoy school, but out of the three districts that I've transferred to over the years, this…read moreis probably the best one. Not that it's perfect. The food can be pretty low quality.

My husband and I attended a production of "Legally Blonde" The Musical at Mt. Vernon high school…read more The play was well produced, and the actors and singers were great. It was hard for us to believe that we were watching a High School play. Some of the talent compared to those that play at Footlite. Some characters made us laugh out loud. Especially the UPS driver. Too funny. The high school on a whole was in great shape. Clean, good signage, parents and family members, students, were polite and welcoming. I had never been in this school, but the facility seemed to have it all. Game fields, tennis courts, marching band practice, theatre auditorium was comfortable and able to hear. We praise the staff involved in this presentation; you made your school proud.

As a former public school teacher, my experiences lead our family to homeschool and then we found…read moreActon Academy. Both of our children have had so much growth this year. We've seen their leadership skills sharpened, critical thinking skills honed and how well they have been able to work collaboratively with their peers. The four C's of twenty-first Century skills are critical thinking, creativity, collaboration and communication. Acton helps to develop each of these skills in a developmentally appropriate way. I love how they allow our children to read their choice of books during drop everything and read time, allow plenty of outside recess and have quests where they work together to solve real world problems. During core skill time they work on reading, writing and arithmetic. Each of our kids have excelled by working at their own levels, setting goals and achieving them! One of our children is Dyslexic and Acton has been the perfect environment to allow him to work using his strengths while still working on individualized core skills. Our daughter loves "writer's workshop" where she gets to write to a real audience by writing letters, reviews and publish books. They learn History through Story of the World which is fascinating to our whole family. We also enjoyed the Acton Business Fair where children become entrepreneurs and get to sell their products to the community. So much learning happened during that project! Acton instills in children that they are "heroes" on their own journey and heroes face hard times and work to overcome them. Acton is changing the face of education and we are so blessed that we get to be a part of this community of young heroes!