John A Coleman School

My child came to PS11 as G&T after attending a different public school the year before. I have been amazed at the community feel, the opportunities for children (and parents) and the way that each faculty member truly respects each student as a learner. I am currently unemployed so I availed myself as a parent volunteer for the fall festival and as a volunteer art teacher for the Young Artists 8-week program. My child is also on the PS11 chess team. I was added to WhatsApp groups for each of these and one for all of the parents in our class. One Friday each month, parents are invited to come to the child's classroom for 30 minutes at drop off to see what they are working on. The school has a library, a playground, a garden, and chickens! Our other school had none of those things. This is truly a place where it is exciting to learn. Our teacher sends slides of lesson themes each week on ClassDojo to keep us parents informed. I couldn't ask for a better learning environment.

The best thing about the school are the students. Admin and leadership have no clue about what is going it on in the classroom, and that is most importantly because of the incompetence of the school head and co head. Rarely would see any of them inside a classroom. HR is non- existential too, good luck having them try to fix any crucial issues in the school. Staff are clicky and toxic, leadership would favor a few teachers and let them run whatever the heck they wanted to. Overall, this school isn't great save yourself time and money and look for a better establish institution.

City & Country has been a transformative experience for our daughter and our family. The school is remarkable - incredibly serious about what it does, but doesn't take itself seriously. It's a lovely, welcoming and down to earth environment that challenges and supports children in equal measure. It produces thoughtful, well-spoken, considerate young adults who can think and advocate for themselves and go on to pursue their passions and interests at some of the best institutions around. We have been thrilled with our experience 4+ years in and our son will join the school in the fall.

Very happy with the school. The principal added some very good specialist teachers this year. We were worried because the long time music teacher left, but the teacher has been really good. My kids absolutely LOVE the new art teacher Savannah. She has a background in the fine arts, which really makes such a difference. It's such a blessing that the school can afford and provide both music AND art instruction to all students.