1001 Emigh St #304
Fort Collins, CO 80524

Sad excuse for a school. I was a student here, and I was struggling. I needed additional support and instead I was met with constant judgement and criticism by the administrators and the teachers. Eventually, going to this school made me extremely depressed and anxious. It got so bad that I eventually stopped going. Instead of reaching out to try and help they unenrolled me from school without notice to my parent. Instead I was written off as a problem/menace they were happy to be rid of. The staff that worked there should really be ashamed of themselves. As an Educator it is our duty to treat every child with respect and support their needs to help them be successful. This "problem child" has received a Bachelor's in education and is working on their Masters. One good thing came out of it I suppose, my drive to create an inclusive, respectful community of learning. Take a minute to evaluate yourself, are you really helping these children. "Problem" behaviors often indicate that something is significantly wrong in a child's life, not that they are a bad person.

Our two kids (grades 1 & 3) started at Riffenburgh in 202, right in the middle of the Covid pandemic. Not gonna lie, the first few months of school were challenging, but the teachers and staff went to every extra length to make even the biggest challenges a learning experience. Now that kids are back in full-time, I couldn't be more pleased with Riffenburgh. My kids have amazing, personable teachers who really go the extra mile for their learning (one child is on the gifted spectrum and needs more challenging work, my other child requires extra reading and math support). In both cases, each kids' needs are catered to accordingly. I won't name names, but one daughter has a first-grade teacher who should get a massive gold trophy on her shelf for how much she has done not only for my child, but the whole class. My kids go to school happy, feeling loved and appreciated, and are getting an excellent education. Wonderful place.

Everyone at this school is not very nice. Most people say the N word on an almost daily basis and I sent a Safe2Tell and literally nothing happened. Everyone makes jokes about 9 11. The pizza was uncooked one time. If you can't afford another school I guess you could go here but I would suggest private education.