Maryland International School STEM Academy

My daughter has only had great experiences at this school. The teachers are amazing, and the staff has been very accommodating regarding social and emotional issues.

Every school has its ups and downs. As a parent, I’ve found some challenges with process and policies but have always been comfortable expressing my concerns and for the most part they have been addressed. The positives certainly outweigh the negatives in my opinion. My children love it there. The staff cares about the kids, the teachers are wonderful! Ultimately, you have to find a place that works for you and your family and where your child/children can thrive. Everyone’s experience will be different for various reasons. After reading some reviews I feel bad some had an adverse experience, but that isn’t our story. I would recommend.

Strong academics, small and supportive learning environment,

As parent of a child who attended this school for quite a long time, I wouldn't recommend it. Most of the teachers are in fact amazing people, very passionate about learning and think highly of their students. The administration is another thing. To sum it all up, whenever they get some type of critical feedback they take it personally, they don't listen to what the students and families of the students are saying, are horrible at enforcing the rules, and I could go on. Administration is very unorganized. Principal and Counselor tend to lie a lot thinking that parents are stupid and won’t catch their lies.So called rules that they have in schools aren’t understood or not we’ll communicate to the administrations.When it comes to school bus I can literally count in one hand how many times the bus picks up the kids on time. Additionally many times the school is driver had stopped unauthorized place to pick up kids.If you want mental and emotional peace for you and your child then DO NOT send your child to this institution. In one word this institution is just horrible.

This school doesn’t teach their students anything that kids at public schools learn in AP classes or in their normal classes. If students are having a hard time or are feeling like they need somebody to speak to, there isn’t any staff to talk to about it excluding maybe a few of the teachers. Teachers are very approachable and kind for the most part and care about what they teach. They take decent protocols for safety and make sure all students are prepared if they need to take action during an emergency. Parents are semi-active with everything and unless their kids actively tell them what’s going on they probably won’t know about many things. Their special events really aren’t that special and they just waste student’s time just so that the school will look good. Students are very welcoming and there’s an extremely diverse community so the people of different cultures and races. But even with that, I most definitely don’t recommend this school.