Wharton Dual Language Academy

Dr. Clark/Vale is a horrible leader who does not communicate properly with parents. There has been many instances where bullying, inappropriateness, or threats have been made and she handled every situation poorly. I emailed her a few times as a concerned parent and she would never answer my questions and instead just beat around the bush. Also parent involvement is practically non existent. We were not allowed to walk our children to class or be in the classroom for special days. I’ve never been to a school that limits each student to two adults attending performances. We got lucky with two out of three great teachers from our time there. Also when asked about the special education program, the staff knew nothing. My questions were answered poorly and it terrified me to enter my nonverbal child.

(I was a student at this school)This school was fun and their teaching is very good,and they had a lot of fun activites, and a lot of them included the childs family, but the students are racist and the teachers dont seem to care they dont really do anything about the racist comments or bulling, also they did not treat my brother well,and labled him as "Artistic" but as soon as he went to another school he was acing all his classes and getting honor roll,so overall i would say this school is okay.

The school has great potential, but it just falls short on anything beyond average. We liked that the school was small, but it's just because they consistently can't meet enrollment. I was embarassed after neighbor visited and said it seemed" sad, drab and uninviting. This is actually quite accurate. Teachers are ok, but not dynamic or extraordinary. The campus is old and unsafely spread out. There is a high turnover of staff and students. The newest administration is not knowledgeable about Montessori and seems to be there more for himself and career rather than passionate about the philosophy. We were so excited about the possibilities, but It has fallen short in nearly every area. We will be one of the many moving on.

We are the parents of an AOS Lower School student, who has attended for several years. Before matriculating, we were a new family to the school, so we only had friends' world of mouth to guide our school decision. The school has exceeded our already high expectations in every imaginable way. Our son loves school—he is thriving academically and socially.

This school managed to turn a Christmas celebration into an exercise in exclusion. My child was denied a simple Barbie doll because gifts were reserved only for students with “perfect attendance.” While attendance may matter to administrators, singling out children during a holiday meant to represent generosity and kindness is cruel and unnecessary.This policy unfairly targets underserved families—especially children who miss school due to transportation or other hardships beyond their control. The emotional impact on a child being publicly excluded is something this administration clearly failed to consider.Adding insult to injury, parents were charged $3 for a holiday party, which amounted to one slice of pizza and no gift. I would have preferred to keep my child home and teach her what Christmas is actually about, rather than let a school lesson shame her.This was not motivating, not educational, and certainly not loving. Children will remember how this made them feel—and this school should be ashamed of that.