Best Summer Schools Kansas City Near Me

Diane Blanck: St. Teresa's Academy is an exceptional 150 year-old catholic high school for girls. The faculty develops the kids academically, socially and evidenced by the confident young women who graduate from the school to excel in college and life. The students are compassionate and perform a lot of community service for various philanthropic organizations. A school community with a big heart and soul.

James Prim: Great place for young women to be able to reach their full potential.

Frederike Ryan: What a great experience

Victoria Cartee: It is a great school! Sta is filled with wonderful teachers, students, and faculty members. They have a great academic program as well as a fantastic finearts program! Loved sta.

moe flynn: it gives girls a chance to have fun and make friends

Joseph Fernandez: Saya ingin mengetahui lebih lanjut tentang bagaimana hubungan St. Teresa Academi dengan dunia luar. Maksud saya apakah ada hubungannya dengan dunia intertional atau hanya berkecimpung diUS saja.Terimah kasih

Amanda Lea: My 10-year-old has been taking dance classes here since she was 2 1/2. We absolutely love the teaching artists, staff, and community. The teachers focus on training, not competition. All of the dancers wear costumes that are age-aporopriate and truly look like the young ladies and gentlemen they are in stage. The community is diverse and feels like a family. I can't say enough about how much our family loves KCYA!

Tilman Achberger: The place seems great with lots of room for parents to sit while kids dance. I've also been impressed with their covid precautions.

Kieran Ford: I'm doing Shakespeare here, and I wanna thank KCYA for being the great space that they are!

Cynthia Heng: Watched my granddaughter in a summer camp perfomamce of Peter Pan. Just delightful! My granddaughter loved the theater camp!

Jonathan B: We LOVE KCYA! Especially Miss Kim!

Basil inhaler of actual lungs: I mean

Suzanne Southard: My daughter has participated in summer camps and private music lessons here. Both have been fantastic. Great teaching staff and lively, positive vibe.

Lisa Brummett: My daughter attended camp here for the first time. She loved every day of it. It was a half day camp for two weeks and the performance at the end was really great. I wasn't sure they would pull off something good with so little time but it was better than I could imagine. They really are professional here. Will be back for sure.

Catina Taylor: This used to be a program that the community could count on to provide excellent care to children in the summers. It needs to return to the days of old & ensure all staff are trained well, understand the why & provide services as if the children they care for are their own

Darcy Dehais: I loved volunteering at the Upper Room's Summer Academic Program! Staff at the Mary Kelly Center are very welcoming, and it was a joy to build relationships with these students. We shared our love of reading and got to have fun together! Volunteering at the Upper Room is a great way to spend an extra few hours.

Lauren Gobet: This a great nonprofit that gets better and better every year! It provides great opportunities for students to grow academically, specifically to increase reading fluency and rate. It provides students with an opportunity to go on field trips, participate in music and dance, and provides a daily lunch and snack for each child. It’s a safe place for students to learn beyond the school year!

Thrain: While I do go to this school, and have made some friends, it overall has destroyed my mental health. I have had mental breakdowns, panic attacks, anxiety attacks, etc. My family, and other people who don't go to Sumner are always confused as to why Sumner has so many days off, or days we don't go to school. Here's your reason, it's to basically give their students a break from work; which I personally am grateful for. The friends and (most, not all) teachers are nice. In this school I have made more friends here than I have in my entire life. There are other people who are like me here! I was used to being alone, an "outcast" if you will, so to find other people who are like me make me happy; which is why this isn't getting a one star, but a two.

camis romero: Miss K an opp frshes a speech teacher and she played a speech a student didnt feel comfortable playing in front of the class and she didn't care.tell her to teach something else she an L and cant teach right

Caleb Colston (Blue Steel): It's pretty stressful at Sumner, sure, but it's for good reason. My mental state is absolutely dead but as I said it's for good reason. The school is supposed to prepare you better for life after high school, and it's worked so far.

CHKN PCKLE: This is a terrible school that doesn't take care of their students, worst time of my life, my mental state dropped drastically going there. Sumner barely deserves even one star.

Jazelyn Luna: Most miserable years of my life 😳. Ignore whatever they tell you about it's reputation. I hate it so much here

Daniel Flores: I unfortunately didn’t make it but it’s worthy of 5 stars

Corie Heard: Great School 👍 Great Staff!

Lexi 913: Best years of my life! Prepared me so much for college! The teachers from class of 2011 cared so much about us ❤️

Lisa Smith: Awesome school!

Rhonda Hill: Students are Very successful when they graduate from here

Hannah Remick: I personal went to Sumner Academy of Arts and Science and they teachers care about their students, they want each student to succeed and achieve your goals.

Reginald Custard ll: My daughter go to this fine school...

Alexander Aguirre: Sumner is focused on quantity of work more then quality of work. That is never a good thing. Nice community though, I've never felt as if I wasn't welcome. With most of USD 500 being unwelcoming to me, this was a nice change.

Quin Hall: wow cool school lol

Camo GlowGang: its a good school for smart people that is really smart

AJ Morgan: My son was well prepared for college and life due in large part to what he learned at this school.

D.S. Holland: A good school with tons of potential. However, Sumner has a ways to go. I am a senior this year, and my experience with Sumner has been that it focuses more on grades than the quality education of its students. Of course, just like any school, there are good and bad teachers, and good and bad classes. Yet the problems at Sumner extend far past the classroom.The traditional way of teaching, of taking a class of 30 individuals and teaching to the average student, leaving a third of the class behind and another third bored out of their minds, is not an efficient way of teaching. It is NOT a good school for all learning styles. It only suits the organized, traditional learner.Yes, Sumner is a vigorous school with strong curriculum. However, according to the Kansas Dept. of Education, Sumner has maintained an average ACT score of 21 or 22 for the past 6 years (which is about the National average), some years falling below the State Average. This is because Sumner has virtually no ACT preparation classes, workshops, tutoring, etc.There is a no late work policy as well that states any late work will be a "zero" (will receive zero credit). In the world of progressive academics, this is considered ludicrous because a failing grade is being assigned to a paper that the teacher never saw. It could be the most well written, powerful, organized paper in the school, but if it's turned in 5 minutes late, it doesn't matter. The student receives zero credit. This policy does not encourage excellence in the classroom, it encourages obedience and compliance. It is more important to turn in completed work than to turn in quality work.Furthermore, the school was recently rated in the top 100 high schools in America in terms of College Preparedness. This ranking is assigned by the ratio of students who take higher level classes (IB or AP) to the percentage who graduate.For Sumner, the ratio is 1:1. Every student is required to take 2 IB classes: IBH English and one other. This forces students to take the IB exams at the end of the year. Exams that are scored across the world. Your score on them determines whether or not you...Well, nothing really. You receive the scores the summer AFTER you graduate, AFTER you have already been accepted to College. AFTER you receive the last of your scholarship information. The IB scores are only valuable IF you take all IB classes (At least: 3 higher level IB courses, 3 standard level IB courses, and Theory of Knowledge). This is called "Full IB" and will earn you an "IB Diploma" if a student passes all classes AND receives a sum of 24 or greater on their 7 IB tests.(Tests are scored on a scale of 0-7, 0 being worst and 7 being best. The average score varies from class to class, but a good estimate for Sumner is a 3 or 4 average. This, compared to other IB schools in the area, is somewhat lackluster to their 5 average).This diploma makes for a nice centerpiece on your office wall, considering it doesn't help with your degree.Now, don't take this all the wrong way. Sumner is a good school. The students are encouraging towards one another and there's a home for every student, whether it be in theatre or choir, sports or cheer, magic the gathering clubs or art, there's a place for everyone.There are some simply outstanding teachers who relate well with the students. Everyone 9th-12th grade receives a MacBook Air laptop to use throughout the school year (as does the rest of USD 500). There's tutoring available most days and it's not hard to make good friends.However, at the same time, Sumner has a ways to go. There is so much potential bottled up in this school. It's just been hard unleashing it. I would encourage everyone to come to Sumner if given the opportunity.Unless, that is, you have a learning style that is very different from most students. In that case, be prepared, because without an IEP (for "Gifted Students" only) or a 504 Plan (A government disability form), very few teachers will work with you to try and accommodate for your learning style.The best of luck,Daniel

Melissa Faught: High hopes

Laura Flores: I'm currently a Senior at Sumner Academy. I did not take the Full IB Diploma opportunity but I took 3-4 classes of IB classes each year for Junior and Senior year. It is an excellent school for any student, with any learning style. There is tutoring provided for students almost everyday after school and plenty ways to become involved, sports, clubs, etc. Teachers are very open to students who need help and change their teaching styles to that of the students. Sumner is a great school for anyone who likes challenge! It's ranked #1 in the State of Kansas for college preparatory schools and around #67 in the US. You cannot go wrong with going here for high school!

Amanda Tuck: Loved our mommy and me Tea Party Event for mother's day. Very well organized the staff was warm and inviting. Great interaction with the kids. The recipe we followed was very tasty and provided a great deal of interaction over the course of the hour long event. Highly recommend Taste Buds Kitchen family events.

Andi Miller: Positive:Communication,Professionalism,Quality,Value

Melisa Loes: My 9 year old son absolutely loved the 5 day camp!!

Brian and Kristen Bosiljevac: Our daughter’s party was a huge success! Everything was very organized, well ran and fun! The staff was extremely friendly and kind. The kids were entertained the entire 2 hours and left the party happy and full! It was the easiest party to throw from a parent standpoint, because everything was taken care of!

Megan Schonert: Positive:Professionalism,Quality,ValueMy 8 year old daughter and I absolutely loved the class. We have been attending these classes at Tastebuds for 4 years now… and we love every single one! We always have fun!

Hayley Wisnieski: We signed our 4 year old daughter up for her first camp last week and she LOVED it! We signed her up for 3 more the next week and plan to do more throughout the summer and school breaks! She loved being able to actually cook the desserts and use her creativity to decorate her final products. She was so proud of everything she brought home and even made friends at her table. Great experience!

Roxanne Sabatino: This was my 3rd time there. Took my 8 year old niece who thoroughly enjoyed it!

Bailey Kilty: Baylie and team were fantastic! We had a great time and the food was delicious!

Gary Reeder: First time attending an event like this. Taste Buds Kitchen is awesome. They communicated in advance what they do and don't do. What they provide (everything except drinks) What you are expected to bring (drinks and a willing to participate attitude.)The TBK lead for the night was Amy and she was cheerful, energetic, and spoke clearly with concise instructions. While being entertaining and engaging. We learned some new tricks to use in the kitchen and to cook a great meal. We will be doing this again and dragging (inviting) friends or family along next time.

Maria Bach: Great instruction! Fun and easy atmosphere! Amazing and energetic vibes!! Will do it again 😍

Katie Lord: One of our favorite places we do it multiple times a year as a mommy daughter outing. Keep up the good work.

Matt Mackin: It was an overall great experience. All the steps were explained thoroughly and the staff was always willing to help.

matt scarborough: What a fun evening with my sister! We had a blast making the Tapas and met some fun folks at our table. We'll be back for sure! Thanks for a fun night!

Loren Risch: Great fun, staff was friendly, funny and knowledgable. Food was fantastic.

Ann Marie Dunlap: Fun evening with friends and a good teacher with helpers. The recipes were easily followed and tasty. Always a good time at Taste Buds.

Laura Layton: Great experience!

Christy McCallister: Good engagement with the kids. Short, clear and concise instructions. My 6 & 7 yr olds asked for more classes.

Bailey Nakelsky: We had such a great time today at the mommy and me donut class! Matt was so patient and just at the right level to keep my almost 3 year old entertained and engaged the entire time (this can be said about few people in our phase of life!). We will definitely be back!

Angela Pugh: This was a great experience and our teacher was wonderful! The facility is so nice and clean, the process was easy and streamlined, and all the kids were smiling the whole time!

Kerry Michael: What a fun date night! My husband and I enjoyed the experience. Everything was very organized, and the staff was very helpful. We will definitely take another class!

Nick Cottini: Amazing co-educational K-12 independent school. Diverse and incredible staff and faculty with innovative and driven administration. Want to give your children the best education and opportunity to become a well-balanced, conscientious contributor to this world we share? Do your part at home and trust The Barstow School for the rest.

Aurora Rose Watkins: The best education I could have ever gotten. They set me so far ahead it was amazing!

Jennifer Harris: Private college-prep school with large campus

Hilary Noonan: Private high school serving higher academic standards.