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Parent Reviews (25 reviews)
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As a parent, I would strongly caution other parents not to send their children to this school. Our children attended ANLC for 3 years. We were looking for a multi-age environment where our children could thrive at their own pace. We were expecting differentiation, creativity and high standards. While ANLC promised these features, they never delivered. While the school has some talented and well intended teachers, the crisis in leadership is overwhelming. Bullying is rampant, student behavior is deplorable and this makes teaching and learning difficult if not impossible. Thankfully, our children are doing beautifully in their new school. Finally, I would encourage parents to note the dates on the reviews. I understand the school has experienced a significant downturn in the last 4 years.
My daughter is in kindergarten and I am a single parent with no other children. I have found the lack of communication by my child's teacher frustraing. I tried on several occasions to contact her about parent teacher conferences and never heard back from her. Not having any specific feedback regarding her progress towards the end of the year and no follow through on a behavior plan mutually agreed on has left me less than satisfied about her current school and teacher
ANLC has great potential. Very talented children, parents, and teachers here. Creativity is not tapped into here at the level of potential of the students. Terrible attitudes here of elitism. campus not maintained very well. pto has always been a country club where you're not wanted, so the result has been parents have no input into the school. in the past, terrible bullying problems and no accountability for the students behavior. some things are changing, more accountability and pto changing maybe.
My children are now in the 5th and 3rd grades at ANLC; both kids have been there since kindgergarten and have thrived in this caring environment. I especially appreciate the multi-age classrooms which have allowed my children to establish a strong relationship with adults. At the same time, it allowed us, as parents, to create a relationship with their teachers. Because of our kids ages we were lucky enough to be with Mr. Welch for 5 years. I would recommend ANLC to any parent who wants a school that expects and wants parent involvement.
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