I am a former student at heart academy and to me personally heart is a good school yes but i feel as if somethings in the school need to change..this school did turn out to be the opposite of what i thought. the school does need some donations and we did have gym but the gym teacher was borrowing other
... Read more teachers things just to construct class because the school couldn't afford to buy the proper things needed. the teachers were ill prepared at times because the schools wouldnt tell them anything at times with the schedules , and sometimes things didnt make sense..for instance when we took our finals for our 1st semester the teachers were confused and the other staff memebers including the principal didnt know what they were doing. Read less
Posted by a student on 07/14/09
I am currently a ninth grade student at HEART. When I applied to this school I was told it was a great school and its comes out this school is the total opposite. This school dosent really teach anything if you went to a good middle school. The school can hardly afford anything. I would not come to this
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Posted by a student on 03/03/09
I am a former student of HEART Academy and I believe that it is a good school, but there could be some improvements for the school which include more parental involvement. I agree that there are not a lot of after school activities, but HEART is a all academic school and students can join sports teams
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Posted by a student on 12/02/08
this school did not allow many activities. they also have some small and minor rules.that can prevent a child from pasting. they also run out of supplies. they did not always have the heat on. last bit not least they have small pest such as mices roaches and spiders and so much more
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Posted by a parent on 12/02/08
This school does not provide all the needs my child requires. This has been a dissapointment to my daughter and I. Im going to send her to CASS TECH, a far more better school in Detroit.
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Posted by a parent on 10/27/08
Heart Academy is a great school. As a student of 3 yrs. I have really come to enjoy the school. At first I thought that the school should have some extra curricular activities, but now I see how that can take the focus off of my education. I have come to love the staff, students and the parents
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Posted by a student on 09/16/08
HEART Academy has consistently low scores on MEAP 3+ years. There are no sholarships available to the students. No extracurricular activities (gym, dance, music, art). The teachers are very helpful and understanding, but the school office (principal/secretary) needs a little less attitude and a lot
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Posted by a parent on 07/16/08
This school is really amazing. The teachers are wonderful and nice, they teach us the exact things we need to know, and everyone here is wondeful. The only problem is that we need a lot of equipment and a lot of donations.
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Posted by a student on 10/11/07
I feel that Heart Academy would be a very good if more parents would become involved. My daughter has been a student at Heart for 3 years. I think that some kind of Physical Education, dancing and other clubs would be very beneficial to Heart, then by adding this, you probably would have an increase
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Posted by a parent on 10/08/06
The quality of the academic program at Heart is wonderful. The academic program prepares the students for college as well as the medical field. I do think that the school need more extracurricular activities for the students and more clubs for the students to join. I am pleased that Heart academy give
... Read more the students with high honors a chance to join National Honor Society as well as Who's Who Among High School Students. Good Job Heart Academy! Read less
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Harper Woods schools — Heart Academy is located at 19800 Anita, Harper Woods MI 48225. 19800 Anita is in the 48225 ZIP code in Harper Woods, MI The school district for Heart Academy is the Michigan State Department Of Education. Heart Academy is a Public school that serves grade levels 9 - 12.
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