I'm a former student of SLA and I have to say: -Not enough classes to offered. AP/Honors classes are basically available to only juniors and seniors. -Administration practices favoritism on the juniors and seniors. Seniors get a separate line (shorter and faster, mind you) in the cafeteria. Both juniors
... Read more and seniors can get student of the month award, while the other two classes don't. What are they trying to do? Ruin the freshmen and sophomores' experiences in high school? -Laptops are a waste of time. There's no point to having them except taking computer-related classes. The most likely reason you pay $800 a month to the school is because the school pays the taxes to keep them. -Like the other reviewer said, the only person you can be there is the bullied or the bully. -Cafteria meals are average or bad. Refer to my next post for more info. Read less
Posted by a other on 04/21/09
I graduated from SLA three years ago. I didn't appreciate it when I was there, but I found that I was very well prepared for my years at Santa Clara University. One of my religion teachers took the time to make corrections in spelling, punctuation and grammar. He was my best English teacher, even
... Read more though he did not teach English at the school. I also learned a lot about life. I learned that life is often difficult, but that we have the ability to overcome the challenges we face. I learned that life isn't always fair, but we can learn to accept the way things are and make the most of it. I learned that it is important to be aware of the needs of others, especially the poor, and that we have a responsibility to help people who don't have what we have. I learned a lot at SLA. Read less
Posted by a student on 12/29/08
I have just started with st. Lawrence and my son has been loving it. His teacher is friendly out going and patient. Yes some parents can not partipate in everything because of the economy today, but that why we have excellent teachers. Out all the teachers I have met mrs credi is the top of the line.
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Posted by a parent on 09/22/06
this is a great school- diverse enough (not just while and catholic ), but high regard for parental participation and achedemics
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Posted by a parent on 01/17/06
Not too many class offered. Extracurrucular activities were limited. Parent involvement was over all good.
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Posted by a former student on 09/18/05
I attended this school a couple of years back. Honestly the kids here are not nice at all. There's a lot of spoiled kids who kind of just control the school in a way. There are is no middle in this mess your either being bullied or your the bully.
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Posted by a former student on 08/29/05
Academic programs seem decent, and extracuricular activities although small are wide open for each and every student. Parent involvement should be better than it is, but with today's economy and job pressure it is legitimate to think that parents just don't have time to help out. Paying the tuition and
... Read more giving a donation seems right, doesn't it? Actually, parent involvement is almost more critical than the donation. The kids enjoy it, and it creates a bond. St. Lawrence is so close to a family, that sometimes I wish my family was as close. Read less
Posted by a former student on 08/15/05
I have found the academics of this school less than satisfactory. Had one teacher who taught in class chapter 1-3 even though the other class did chapter 1-6 but gave the semester test for chapter 1-6. Many parents complained. This was repeated for the next semester. Also the Alegbra II book only
... Read more presented basic formulas then gave examples of the extended formulas but never gave the generic extended forms which confused the students. For the amount of money that you pay which is more than for Bellarmine, you certainly don't get what you pay for. The academic scores are only about that of the average public school. Read less
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Santa Clara schools — St Lawrence Academy is located at 2000 Lawrence Ct, Santa Clara CA 95051. 2000 Lawrence Ct is in the 95051 ZIP code in Santa Clara, CA The school district for St Lawrence Academy is the Diocese Of San Jose Education Office. St Lawrence Academy is a Catholic school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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