Augustine Classical Academy

Wonderful school, we can't praise it more highly. The excellence starts with the school leadership, flows through the teachers and results in an exceptional experience for kids. Safety is definitely a top priority, I also feel that my child is challenged intellectually and has great classmates to engage with. Furthermore there are great extra curricular opportunities including robotics, cooking, chess, dance, etc. Our school is filled with students of diverse background that make a positive impact on the culture of everyone attending. And despite any socioeconomic differences, each student is pushed to reach their greatest potential. Though we had many choices in the area and could have chosen one with top test scores, we knew the quality we would get at Foothills wouldn't be at those schools. We are proud to be a Foothills Falcon family!

W e began ACA in middle school, and the school is cliquey. It was an isolating experience for me as a parent, and my son was never accepted for the type of student that he is. Both the school Christian culture and the acedemic culture is one-size-fits-all. Young earth creationists disparage science, and a fuWe began ACA in middle school, and the school is cliquey. It was an isolating experience for me as a parent, and my son was never accepted for the type of student that he is. Both the school Christian culture and the acedemic culture is one-size-fits-all. Young earth creationists disparage science, and a fundamentalist teacher taught her doctrine of hell and condemnation. The school disparages other religions and gay people. I was told in a meeting with the principal where I expressed my concerns about this one teacher that his doctrine is better than mine. The school says that parents are heard, but that was not my experience. If this school should grow, perhaps an openness to people of different denominations would help. To his very last experience my son felt that he was misunderstood and that this teachers were trying to change his beliefs. He was called a Lutheran, instead of being respected an Eastern Orthodox Christian. ndamentalist teacher taught her doctrine of hell and condemnation. The school disparages other religions and gay people. I was told in a meeting with the principal where I expressed my concerns about this one teacher that his doctrine is better than mine. The school says that parents are heard, but that was not my experience. If this school should grow, perhaps an openness to people of different denominations would help. To his very last experience my son felt that he was misunderstood and that this teachers were trying to change his beliefs. He was called a Lutheran, instead of being respected an Eastern Orthodox Christian.

My son just started at this school and he is bullied on a daily basis by other students. He has been shoved resulting in physical marks, he is in class with others that are disrespectful, rude and highly disruptive. The school has a poor track record of communicating what happens and does not have control of behavioral issues of these students. My son wakes up crying every day saying he hates school. I am not impressed and warn anyone thinking of putting their child in this school