Fusion Academy San Mateo

Very happy with our child’s experience at fusion. Public school was not working, and while expensive fusion enabled a 100% turnaround in confidence and attitude towards school.

It is wonderful for kids who aren't served well in the public school system and work better in a one on one environment. They are able to socialize together with student leadership, Friday fieldtrips and other events. The staff is attentive and kind and it is a safe place. Each teacher sends out daily progress reports for both academic and emotional status

I feel like a sucker. Way (WAY) too expensive for what you get. The extra payments for classes that have to made up (even if they cancel) are obscene. My kid would have done better to take classes at any of the community colleges. The office space that is the campus is creepy and the other building tenants are very rude.

Enough has been said about this school’s shortcomings so I won’t spend anytime elaborating on how teachers aren’t salaried, how unprepared the staff is, the incredibly expensive classes, etc. The biggest red flag with this school is how they deal with its students. Many of them are special needs, ranging from autism to ADHD, so you think they would have more staff members that are specialized in such affairs. Absolutely not. They actually encourage teachers to not teach these students useful social etiquette, like not interrupting a person while they’re talking or sitting upright / looking at an individual to show that you’re listening. There’s a huge difference between teaching to someone’s strengths and just enabling poor behavior, and these people don’t seem to know the difference. All you’re doing is teaching a kid that they can act however they want with little to no consequences, which in the real world will get you nowhere. Would never recommend this place to a parent, not even as a last resort.

My daughter has only been at Fusion for a few weeks but so far couldn't be happier! The one on one education is unbeatable. She was unchallenged at her public school and asked for a change, at Fusion she is excelling and can go at a faster pace than in a class of 30 kids. She can have input on what she reads in English class instead of reading the same book she read 2 years ago because the public school says she is supposed to. The teachers care about the kids and get to know them as individuals. She does not have a learning disability, but the Fusion model is great for those that do, and also for those who are academically advanced. A prior reviewer complained about the 6th through 12th graders being together. We have not found this to be a problem, in fact, my daughter (8th grade) prefers the company of slightly older kids (middle schoolers aren't the most mature group!) Regardless, the school is almost done with its new middle school wing should kids or parents find keeping separate more appropriate.