Reviews of Kendellhurst Academy Private School (Kindergarten)

adrienne Eastwood

wonderful learning environment! Teachers really work hard to get to know each child's needs and motivate them to succeed.

oscar valverde

Everyone cares about the students which is their main priority. Top notch teachers and supervisors. I have also noticed their curriculum has accountability which everyone follows enthusiastically, kudos to the administrative team for their detailed eyes. I personally observed how well behaved all kids are, with the continual words of please, may I and thank you. I can go on and on with positive words but enough to say that I highly recommend.

Wayne Rayko

Firstly, THANK YOU! Thank you Kendellhurst for all your hard work and energy you put into your job of teaching children consistently on a daily basis. When we pick up or drop off our son at Kendellhurst everyday, we see from the hallways the students are always engaged in learning, working, smiling, and even laughing. It is easy to see that the students are happy to be at school. The staff and the administration are always welcoming, polite and professional. Immediately, one gets a sense of the school’s positive environment by watching the interaction between the teachers, the administrators and the students. Cleanliness and order are evident from the start of the school day until the end. This has been a refreshing experience for us as parents as our son transferred from the public system last year where we witnessed and experienced the exact opposite learning environment we see at Kendellhurst. Our son loves his school, his classmates and he loves to learn thanks to Kendellhurst’s magic recipe for success. Our son has excelled academically in all subject areas and he can’t stop talking about the extra- curricular clubs and programs offered at Kendellhurst. Again Thank you Kendellhurst for making our entire family happy and restoring our faith in the educational system.

Karine Barlow

I have only great things to say about Kendellhurst. We switched our son to this school 5 years ago as he was not succeeding at the school he had been at. After evaluating several options, we knew KA was the school for us. He's been there ever since. KA not only helped my son catch up where he was lagging, but repaired the negative association he had developed about school and his own academic potential. The administration quickly understood the type of support he required and worked closely with us to ensure he succeeded. KA has a strong culture of believing in each child's potential and helping them to capitalize on their strengths, while at the same time proving a broad range of fantastic experiences and stretching them academically. My son loves that he gets to do wood-working club, karate, fine art, unique outings like the salmon release and so on. With it being a small school, there's a strong sense of inclusion and belonging and a family-like atmosphere. I am grateful year after year that we found Kendellhurst!

Silvia Yeomans

My children have been at Kendellhurst since pre-K and are now in grades 3 & 5. The teachers and staff (and owners) here go above & beyond what other friends have told us is (or was) their experience at other schools (both in the private & public schools). The teaching methods are nurturing AND motivating (the smaller class sizes are advantageous to having this happen) and has given my children the confidence to learn at an advance level. My husband & I are grateful that our children go to school excited AND come home happy with constant stories of their football or soccer games at recess, the dishes they made in culinary arts, their spelling quiz marks or the fun they had in science class. I highly recommend you check out Kendellhurst Academy!

Bo Murphy

Bozena Grzegorczyk I wanted to thank the staff and teachers, Paula, Roni and John for the wonderful environment they have provided to my daughter. My daughter is currently attending grade 5 at the Kendellhurst Academy. She has been part of the Kendellhurst community (and it certainly is a community not only for students but for parents as well) since she was 22 months old. Through this time and with the help of the school’s staff, administrators and teachers Chloe has grown up to be a well rounded and happy girl who loves to learn. The school is absolutely outstanding. The curriculum is well above the standard we hear other parents at other schools talk about. The kids learn not only the academic requirements but also learn the importance of community and diversity. Everyone from the teachers to the vice-principle and the owners of the school always strive for continual growth and welcome suggestions from parents. The kids get exposed to variety of activities including volunteering, sponsoring children in less fortunate countries, field trips including the Art Gallery, Salmon Release, tree planting, skiing and skating. ‘m happy to say that my daughter loves going to school everyday even when she is sick it takes a while to convince her to stay at home as she does not want to miss anything that might be happening at the school We are very proud to tell all our friends and family about the school..wish it would go all the way upto grade 12! Thank you!

Y. He

I have two children in KA. One is in JK and the other is in grade 4. They both have been in KA since they were toddlers (starting from KA’s Early Learning Center). Not only do I love this school but more importantly my children do. My kids wake up every morning excited and happy to go to school. This is largely due to the fact that KA provides a safe, friendly, encouraging, and nurturing environment for children to learn and develop. As an educator myself, it was important to me that my children receive strong education in all of the various subjects. I have been extremely impressed. Both of my kids are achieving over and above what is expected of them in their grades. Beyond the core education that our children received, KA also offers a variety of activities including language (daily French program and weekly Mandarin club), art (wood working, lego robotics, culinary arts clubs etc), physical education (yoga, martial arts, hip hip, lunch time spring skate etc.), musical (recorder, guitar, piano, choir etc), and field (YPT, ROM, AGO, TSO, Mountsberg, Salmon release etc.) activities which really enrich the quality of learning. I have also been very proud of my kids’ onstage performing at each Christmas concert and end-of-year concert. These concerts give us an overview of the kinds of work our kids have been doing in performing arts and my kids have had performed instruments, dance, singing, drama or a combination of these in these concerts. In addition, KA also offers opportunities for kids to show their talents in specific areas through its annual talent show and spelling bee events. Class sizes in KA are practical, allowing each child to grow and learn at his/her own pace. The teachers take pride in developing a special relationship with each child in the class and they are very aware of each child’s differing needs. This is evident by the fact that each time my kids move up a grade level, the teachers are able to tell our kids’ knowledge levels and learning styles within two weeks, and can tailor their efforts to our kids’ needs. The combination of relatively smaller class and dedicated, enthusiastic and nurturing teaching staff has enabled both of my kids to get the very best from their education. From the school principal, the staff who work with her, to each of our children’s teachers, everyone in KA has always made the time to talk to us about any concerns or ideas we may have had, demonstrating that they share our priorities and concerns genuinely. We also appreciate KA’s excellent communication channels, including weekly school newsletters on the websites, daily class updates on kids’ agenda, and prompt responses to e-mails and phone messages. The academics and use of technology are also wonderful. The last but not least is that the atmosphere in KA is filled with love and we can really see generosity, thoughtfulness, and friendship in the kids’ relations to each other. That is true between boys and girls, within each grade, and among grads as well. We are proud to be part of KA family, and highly recommend this school.