Waring Laura W School

This is probably the most beautiful school building in Philadelphia The walls are marble, the ceilings are high and arched, and there are beautiful statues lining the gorgeous hallways. The students are dazzled by the sheer beauty of their surroundings. The teachers are nice and friendly and they give special attention to students with developmental needs. A lovely school overall

i have been going to sfx since i was in kindergarten and it has been quite the experience. there are some amazing teachers there that i really built a great relationship with, while other teachers are a whole different story… Our principal can be very nice at times, but doesn’t really care to welcome certain families, let alone being there for over 40 years and now about to retire from her post as principal. As a student of color, sfx is a predominantly white school with not many students of color in almost every grade. sometimes i feel that i cant be myself even if i wanted to. the classes are small and i feel that you dont get to know many people, but from personal experience the students are very nice and ive made really good friends. i will be graduating next year and hope the school could be more accepting and welcoming to certain students and families.

This preschool is a horrible place for both children and staff. The school is poorly managed and extremely unorganized. The teachers are understaffed and do not have classroom management skills or the resources to fix the situation. Your child will not be taught anything while here. The children are not treated well. Many of the children are violent, aggressive, struggling with developmental disabilities, or extreme behavioral issues. There is no behavioral specialist or special needs services to address this. Children become physically and verbally violent and aggressive with each other and towards teachers. Nothing is done about the behavior and the kids run wild around the school. There is no established system to restrain violent or runaway children, and they can sometimes be mishandled. DO NOT SEND YOUR KIDS HERE! They will fall behind academically, pick up bad habits and behaviors from others, and mistreated.

OUTSTANDING, WITH STRENGTH AND DEVOTION TO BUILDING CHARACTER FOR THE LOVE OF GOD AND CHRISTIANITY!

Our child left FSS in lower school because we felt that the administration placed more emphasis on "talking" about diversity than on meaningfully implementing it, or anything else for that matter. In our experience, adherence to the school’s stated messaging seemed to take priority over the quality of teaching. The curriculum was disappointing at best.