Harwood J High School

Bedford Heights is a great school. The teachers care, the administrators are responsive, and the parents are involved.We love the Spanish Immersion program, although we wish that the teachers truly spoke no English to the students and required the students to use Spanish with each other in the classroom, neither of which is the case. We transferred in from a Spanish Immersion school, so perhaps our interpretation of the word “immersion” is different.We also wish there was more physical activity incorporated into the day. One solitary 30 minute recess just is not enough for children to get adequate physical activity, especially when PE class is on a rotation and not every day (and what’s up with that?!). We wish there was no assigned seating at lunch. We wish more kids would walk home from school so our kids weren’t walking by themselves. Remember when all kids walked home?! What happened?!Otherwise, an excellent neighborhood school. Parents in the area should feel fortunate to have the opportunity to send their kids to a school like this.

Teachers always communicate and update my kids progress.

I’m incredibly grateful for this school! This is my child’s second school this year, and the move to this one has been the best thing for him. We’re very happy with his teacher, administrators, and other staff members!