Teaching & Learning Institute

I was very skeptical about the new administrators at first, but now I really see some change going on in the school. A lot of teachers left that didn't really care about the kids. And the climate is nice and calm as soon as you walk in the doors. Good job principal Cole and Spears!

Students at Harlem Park E/M School get an exceptional experience at an inner city school. The students are exposed to cultural, educational, and social experiences that they would not have otherwise. Every effort is made to ensure the success of all students through whole group and individual instruction. All students experience a family atmosphere that make them want to be a part of this school. Every student and family is important and supported.

For a moment I hesitated about leaving a review but this sat on my heart...leaving this review could possibly save another family from going threw what my family went threw.I want to start off and say that MR has a Great academic program one of the best in the city. My son is a straight A . My son was accepted in the ingenuity as well as the honor program we decided to go with the honor program just because we didn't want to put too much stress on him little did I know going to MR was going to be stressful entering the main office nothing but rudeness to the principle and assisted principle counselor some teachers not all was the worst, from the bullying to my child wanting to change his appearance to a kid offering my son drugs to a student telling my son that they're going bring a switch to school because they see their oops mind you this is sixth grade talking to the counselor wasn't any better. She told me that no matter if I take my son out of MR or not that all Baltimore city schools are like this. My son would come home crying and upset.I understand that in schools you're going to hit bumps in the road,but not hitting potholes every day mind you we live in Baltimore we know what potholes can do to your car and that is exactly what MR did to my son he would come home and tell me how the principal talk to all the sixth grade and told the students that their given MR a bad reputation, I spoke with the principal,he told me that this has been a very hard year for MR they can't pick and choose who comes to the school I was so upset with myself because I had such high hopes for MR. I have 3 other children and all of them graduated from amazing schools, and I thought that we will have MR under our belt as well,this year has truly been a nightmare. I am the type of parent that when I was called about my child and he did something he had consequences for his actions as parents we have to teach them. That it will always be consequences for your actions and that's where I feel majority of the problem comes from the kids had no consequences...Baltimore city window of transferring is from July 6 to July 29. It's not too late if you chose MR for your child, please do your research I can't speak on the elementary part, but I can speak on the middle.I pray they get the right administration inside the school to bring back the way it was again academically wise I had no complaints mentally and emotionally. It weighed heavy on my family.

This school is one of the worst schools I been inside of these kids have no respect at all everybody at the school don’t take anything serious . I just feel like it should be shut down

well where should I start..over the years its changed back in the day it was a good school I use to go to this school as a child and thought my child could attend now boyyyyyy was I wrong! my child was attacked by another child after a previous attack in the classroom with the same child my 1st grade child asked to go to the bathroom and when he exited the restroom stall that same child attacked him with a pencil just under his left eye my baby could've lost his eye or worst and this school never reported anything tried to have school police lock me up like I cared. by law we are required to send our children to school I called the board of education they told me to call child protection services that was ridiculous I'm not going to ever be that person. these people need to held at the same standards as parents when things happens to people children while being in school as parents we are held accountable even when we don't actually see what happens so should be the school staff and others. my child was very withdrawn after that