This school focus on more than education. Morals, Ethics,Respect, and understanding of the world. The whole school cares.
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Posted by a parent on 07/23/09
Torchlight Academy is a school that has educated our youth for the past 10 years, turning out well educated and mannered young boys and girls not only for the present but for the future. i have seen the excitement on my children faces when they wake up to go to school. torchlight is very family orientated
... Read more and parent involved, the teachers want to help the children and has went out of their way in helping them. i would recommend torchlight to any mother who wants her child to have bright future and a made up mind, because as we know nothing is more powerful than a made up mind. Read less
Posted by a parent on 02/18/09
I am a parent of a _ grader that attends the school at the principal is ok she seems to have a lot on her plate the sectary is great she is very helpful but the over all school I will probley be pulling my child out of there soon or will not be attending next year due to there displine policy and the
... Read more communication with the teacher , the teacher seem to only caer about behavoir the teacher was quick to tell how the child was misbehaving but slow to tell that the childs grades was good far as the displine policy, they belive in corpral punishment something I totaly dont belive in and my child is not learning that much and its like 25 kids to 1 teacher so by these satements u use your own judgement about letting ur child attend this school Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/06/08
Better than public schools as they show that they care about their students needs and address them.
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Posted by a parent on 04/23/08
I am pleased with the education and committment of Torchlight. Their mission is in line with the needs of the communities it serves. My son attend Kindergarten there and his teacher Ms. Denning accepts nothing but the best from him. He has learned and grown tremendously since coming to the school. I
... Read more am anxious for my daughter to start. My son has also learned advanced 1st grade curriculum. Anything new and advanced I want to teach my children, I am creative, innovative, and educated enough to teach them at home. The admin is very helpful and my only observation is for more parents to step in and take the school to the next level of excellency. Parent involvement is what makes great charter schools! Read less
Posted by a parent on 06/12/07
I have twins that are in Torchlight's Kindergarten class and I could not be happier. I have been so busy that I was not able to help my child the way that I should have been, so my child did not know how to color very well, make shapes, etc. Mrs. Muhammad's teaching strategies has impressed me, because
... Read more my child is now able to tell time, understands the concepts of math facts (mostly impressed with the fact that they were working on beginning fractions), my child's sentence structure, counting by 3's, having a much better vocabulary, Black History facts, etc. Mrs. Muhammad has created such a strong foundation for my child, and it shows. With regards to parent envolvement, I had been receiving courtesy calls monthly with regards to my child's progress and what I can do to help at home. I loved the fact that she sent homework daily. Read less
Posted by a parent on 07/20/06
I agree on some level with both of the opinions above. When my child was first enrolled at the school, things were very much different. I was extremely happy with the school and referred a number of my friends. They have grown somewhat since that time and now there do appear to be too many children
... Read more for the space and parents are NOT allowed in the classrooms. And frankly, there are some teachers who need some help in the area of communication area. But they are overall good people who genuinely care about the children and want the best for them. I can't say that about the public school system where teachers seem to be there just to collect a paycheck. All that having been said, I am pleased with this school. Read less
Posted by a parent on 01/30/06
I beg to differ with the former review. I have a son attending first grade and have always been invited into the classroom. I also love the fact that my son can learn his own culture at this school. I think the school is awesome. My son is on target with where he should be coursewise. The reason
... Read more why parents are stopped at the door is for safety reasons. I don't know of any Wake County School that doesn't make you check into the office before walking around school grounds. Read less
Posted by a parent on 12/28/05
Do not enroll your child here if you want them to have a good education. I have had 3 children to attend, kindergarten,1st grade and 5th grade. My biggest dissapointment was the lack of communication between teacher and parent. There was also no encouragement of parental involvement, I was always stopped
... Read more at the front door as if they were trying to hide something. The class sizes were too big for the amount of space they had. If your child has any kind of weakness this is not the place for him/her. The public school system has alot more to offer. Read less
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Raleigh schools — Torchlight Academy is located at 2801 S Wilmington St, Raleigh NC 27603. 2801 S Wilmington St is in the Southwest Raleigh neighborhood and 27603 ZIP code in Raleigh, NC The school district for Torchlight Academy is the North Carolina Department Of Public Instruction. Torchlight Academy is a Public school that serves grade levels K - 5.
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