Reviews of Harmony Science Academy - El Paso (Kindergarten)

clenzing

1 star what you finna do bout it

danny 1gk

Best school ever found out as best schhool in el paso

Cynthia Celeste carrillo

(Translated by Google) Excellent quality in education, very well prepared teachers, are interested in their students. (Original) Excelente calidad en educación, maestros muy bien preparados, se interesan por sus estudiantes.

La güera La güera

(Translated by Google) I do not recommend anything this school my son has autism ... they should put in their pages that they do not accept special children because they do not like to fight at all and look for thousands of complaints with such running them and look for the way they get them out of school there is a lot of bulling and the counselor "d the discipline ... I do not recommend it at all (Original) No recomiendo nada esta escuela mi hijo tiene autismo ... deberían d poner en sus páginas q no aceptan niños especiales porque no les gusta batallar para nada y buscan miles d quejas con tal d correrlos y buscar la manera d como los sacan d la escuela existe mucho bulling y el consejero “ d la disciplina... no lo recomiendo para nada

Marinieves Chavez

This school should be so much better. This is a long review but please read. The fact that this review feels like a waste of time should be telling of how well the administrations' listening skills are. But I'll be honest, the usage of the chromebooks is dumb, we would be more responsible and more careful with devices that were our own. I understand believing that some students will search or find something inappropriate but that's their choice and their device. The parents should be informed this and trust me, the solution is to take away that individual's device, not ban the devices for every student. We would be more responsible because our own device would be taken care of more than school devices and it would save the school a lot of money. I understand part of wanting a dress code, but the shoulderless ban and bright shoes ban is so stupid, shoes are nothing. How about instead of teaching us not to show our bodies, you teach students to respect eachother? Isn't that a fundemental point of what you teach? Sorry if there is any mispellings.

trx132

Great school!!!!!! Focused on STEAM!! Awesome

Leah Ramirez

Hate this school so much who uses cwrpents in a school that smell really bad these teachers smell really bad ,the cafeteria is tiny the principle can not even answer in english

Ali Alzamily

THIS SCHOOLS TRASH

Jesus Aguirre

I think I signed up for the wrong school

Deathstroke 20066

I drank water

Veronica Mendoza

Excellent School !

2k17 Hacks

Sports is one thing that is a disadvantage to the students but, the food is another major problem. They give the nuggets frozen which includes artificial hormones. The spaghetti is COLD and sometimes raw. I am a growing child and i need healthy food get better cooks. It's no wonder why there's always people in the nurse. By the way if i could i would rate this school 0 stars.

WingardiumLeviosa Warriors4Ever

This school is a great school, (academically wise.). I read some of the reviews about how kids fail because teachers fail to educate them. I have no choice but to contradict that, as I myself learned a hell lot in the short time I've been here . Teachers never fail to educate me and I found my grades rising higher than they ever did when I was in another school. I feel that if students aren't satisfied with the way teachers are teaching them, they should self teach themselves. Many complain about algebra being too hard and how they always fail because the teacher doesnt educate them. But it isn't like we live in the 1900's. We have access to phones, computers, and internet search. Would it really hurt to go home, search up how to do it and learn it yourself? Compared to other schools the amount of homework we get really isnt that much. Motivation plays part into a student's success as well. If you're not motivated, how can you expect to succeed and have your wishes granted? In the beginning of the year I was motivated to do well. And I managed, getting all A's. It was toward the end of last year when i started losing motivation. I slacked off, and when the 2017 awards were given out in December, I got AB honor roll when I could have gotten A honor roll had I tried harder. A student's success isn't in the fate of a teacher's or their parents. It is up to them to make sure they succeed. We may be young now, but we won't be young forever. Soon, too soon, we'll be out by ourselves finding jobs, starting new lives. No one can help you then but yourself. My parents always tell me this, if you can't help yourself, then who can help you? So parents don't hesitate to send your children here.

pwh

its alright. :/ Average. Everything you expect from a public school but the teachers are much better. No sports. Good engineering classes. Focus on getting the students to college. Food is terrible. College trips is great. After school clubs are awesome. Join the robotics Club!

Michele Amezcua

The only reason some people are giving this school a bad rating is because they weren't willing to put in any effort. HSA has soooo many resources to help students help themselves, and teachers are more than willing to help. If a student seeks help, he/she will get it. I have two children who graduated from HSA and one who currently attends there. One graduate went there since 4th grade and the other since 1st grade. When they went to college, they felt they were much better prepared for the challenge than their peers. Also, the anti-bullying policy there is strictly enforced. One of my children is transgender, and HSA does a great job making it a comfortable learning environment for EVERYONE...no matter a student's sex, race, religion, sexual orientation, etc. Don't be fooled by the bad reviews. This is a great school! In response to the person who mentioned me by name, you failed to notice that I still have one child at Harmony. Also, if the way you chose to speak to me is the way you spoke to your teachers, it's no wonder you had problems there.

sylvia primero

Excellence is what defines HSA.

carlos castaneda

Thank you all for the reviews it has changed my perspective towards this school. I got a phone call telling me that my son got a spot for the upcoming school year. I will not be registering him. I just hope that the administration does an extencive background check on all the teachers specially if they got their degrees in other countries since they are notorious for buy them and not earning them..Thank you all

Matt Graham-Melville

They idly watched my kid fail. Teachers with little experience, thick accents and arrogant attitudes. Not a terrible school, but far from a good one.

not jj

This school is so bad that even the food tastes like eating out of the trash can.with that also the doesnt even have that much of a sports its just a whole ton of education

Sanyaolu Oluwaseun

This school is kind of good because the teachers are kind is just that the discipline is much

Dani

THEY'RE CALLING MY FRIEND RETARDED O THOUGHT THEY WERE #1 WHAT IS THIS?!

Ivette Hernandez

I am currently a student at HSA El Paso and as i was reading the reviews on this page i was very dissapointed to see how horrible people think of this school. I've been a student at HSA El Paso for 4 years and my experience has been amaizing. Teachers have alot of patience and push you to learn more and challenge yourself. There is no such thing as "dumber classes" just like at public school, students are given the choice to choose their clases either advanced, AP, or regular classes. They also have great opportunities and extra curricular activities. They have robtics which almost every year places for the international competition, science olympiad which is a great learning experience, after school clubs, a soccer team, and a basketball team which was the only team from El Paso to qualify for state championship. I really don't know why people complain about HSA because the environment is actually better than a public school's. HSA is a great school and has a very friendly environment and i really hope that if you are deciding in wether or not to enroll your child, or you are a student that wants to or is considering enrolling, to please check out our school and give us a chance to show you how great it is and all the academic opportunities it offers and don't let yourself be pressuaded by the negative comments.

Kassandra Rodriguez

HSA - El Paso provides its students with a quality education, dedicated teachers, and an overall great, learning environment.

YuNg_AlEk

Ok imma be honest. This school is aight but like some teachers need to put respect in kids like fr. I’m not gonna say who but like a kid said something negative about himself and the person said yea he does. This lady I had for the mock staar ripped my classmates test. Not saying this school bad like I like it but fr just some respect, we just kids not 20 yr olds. (I think I may get in trouble Bc of what I said or not? Idk but it’s true ok?)

Jeanavy P

I was about to enroll my child in this school but it has really bad comments and i talked to the district and they dont recommened it but there looking for a good school for my child since he was getting bullied at his old school most reviews with reason have 1 star or 2 and most reviews are bad the good reviews dont have reasons why its even good and some that do i can tell it was reiew by a teacher or staff member so this school sounds very bad im for shure not taking my son to this school

ale loya

it is a good school a lot of learning , academics, and disipline. What i dont like is there is a lot of disipline if you have 5 tardies you get saterday detention. i have been through it, it is three hours long and they make you do work. the teachers are fantastc they help you with everything.

r Franco

(Translated by Google) I want soccer (Original) Yo quiero futbol

ilike toeat

I was reading the reviews and I noticed that people actually think this is a good school. If you are a parent writing a review you should just quit while you ahead. First of all, you don't even attend the school, your child does. I am currently a student at Harmony, and sometimes I despise my parents for putting me in this school. If you see a review on how teachers smell, its not a joke. Some teachers go based on their religions and let of their "natural sent" but thats what I call an odor. If you see comments like, they don't put you in dumb classes, they actually do. Supposedly I'm in advanced classes just because I got commended on 1 dumb Staar test. Honestly, if I was writing this just because I would've already gotten myself expelled. I know people who left in he first week of school because Harmony is that bad of a school. They actually do exaggerate on situations. If you answer a questions with "attitude" you will end up getting a referral or DPS for being "rude". If you don't answer the teachers question, its being disrespectful, yet if you answer its rude. There was a point that someone exposed Harmony by saying, " We have a reputation to keep, so all of you stop being disrespectful and act like the tigers I know you are." yet she didn't even know one of us. Some people are so heartless in harmony (staff) where they would literally kick dogs out of the school because they were a threat. I understand some could be, yet they could have at least given the dog a drink or snack. I'm not saying that Harmony is a horrible school, yet I don't believe it deserves the title of the best. Harmony is not the best school in El paso, yet its not the worst. You may learn from some teachers, yet other you just wont understand, and you will end up failing that class even if you know your capable of passing. Also (directly to Michele Amezcua) if your kids have already graduated that means they don't even attend Harmony anymore, which means you're talking about the past Harmony. So let me just tell you this, if you don't want someone to call you out, don't be so dumb and post something that has to do with the old Harmony. Unless your children just went to Harmony, then congrats for them, yet I am mainly referring to the Middle school part so please don't go typing "The only reason some people are giving this school a bad rating is because they weren't willing to put in any effort." I put a lot of effort into this review unlike you who wrote less than a paragraph that isn't even typed correctly. Maybe you should attend Harmony and refresh your learning abilities don't you think? First of all Michele I'm typing, not talking. Second of all, you don't even know me so you don't know if I get in trouble with my teachers. And beside who do you think is more relevant, me who has more likes because I'm putting out the truth, or you who as an "adult" who can't even type nor get the fact that I'm typing . And what makes you so sure that I still don't have problems.

Laura Spears

This is an excellent school! Their academic, procedural and disciplinary systems are designed to prepare students for the real world. I can see a huge difference between my child attending HSA and my other children who've attended a traditional public school... It's night and day!

Selma Batal

HSA El Paso is PBL based charter school in El Paso. They have high quality STEM education with dedicated staff and volunteer parents.

Neko Kun

I really appreciate this school it has helped me get to one of my goals and that is graduating I rate this school

J KR

School system presents low income families with the opportunity to be a part of a school system that feels like a privately run institution were they will get a better education than a public school. Although it looks and sounds like an act of solidarity, the system is fraudulent because this Harmony school system receives money from the state to spend it on useless technology so that they can take pictures and advertise their school system. Money does not go to new books, science laboratory equipment, sports team uniforms, or things that benefit your children. The people that run the school are Turkish nationals who just look after their own. They keep and employ very under qualified teachers to teach your children and fire better educators who are not "one of them". The Principal and Vice Principals are unqualified for their positions, talk down to your children, violate student privacy because their "Handbook" says they can (i.e. - emptying their pockets during class, searching backpacks/lockers/personal purses and bags, even if there is no evidence of threat or violations), and persecute and favor their employed friends. Looking to work here? Teachers are underpaid and are required to work overtime, sometimes even on weekends. When you work at Harmony and they require you to put on latex gloves, force students to open their personal belonging so you can search them, it does not make you feel very good, especially when you know that the ALL the students that attend Harmony are good kids and are not involved with the wrong crowds. Do the right thing, find an alternative school system to enroll your kids, they deserve it.

Jose Lopez

Science academy not sports academy

katherine gallegos

well this school has lack of discipline letting other teachers judge students for there acts

Lorenzo Erasmo

its a good school but there are no oppurtuniyies there is only a basketball team and volleyball

genesis lozoya

They label you as dumb or smart (it honestly hurts most of the "dumb" students feeling knowing they're in a low class.)

Ilike memez

Boring, give u more credit, your not prepared for collage, alot of bullying, vdf rocks

Eric Roose

great school!

Madysen Herrera

This is the school my sister goes to

Oscar Gonzalez

Umm teachers only want to be #1 and they don't help the people or as to say students that need help or that's left behind in a lesson or lecture also get this I left a review and the principal responded so I was scrolling through the reviews and these were his words "We are proud to be the best school in El Paso"

Ricardo Dominguez

Great school and great staff overall just great experiences. I really recommend this school if you want to learn and be part of a close community where you can meet amazing people and learn from them.

Isaiah esp

10/10

Helen Lu-Rodriguez

Original post (2015): My sister currently attends HSA El Paso and having been a student at a public school in the same area, I am very impressed with their curriculum. They mostly focus on math and science which I think is great because there is a need for our educational system to do just that. It is a charter school, which means that it is partially funded by the state. That also means that they can be underfunded and parents have to significantly contribute supplies and there is a lot of fundraising. One of the things I don't like is that it is a very demanding school compared to public schools in the area. They do not teach any specific religion. HSA El Paso was recently ranked one of the best schools in the nation. All in all, this is one of the best education options for K-12 in the El Paso area. Update (May 2019): Sadly I have to update my review of this school and knock off a star. It’s very disappointing that for such a small school, kids don’t get the individual attention they deserve. There is a lack of organization and lack of communication. There’s also a disregard for any student who doesn’t “shine.” My sister was an average student here and was completely disregarded when she deserved any praise. Staff ignored issues she had with a particular teacher who bullied her one year. College counselor only had 60 students to advise and completely dropped the ball. He sent my sister’s college application mid-year reports late. Not to mention he did nothing to help my sister with her college applications unless I contacted him. Nevertheless, she was accepted into a top 100 liberal arts school. My sister also went to this school since it opened, from K-12, and at her graduation this wasn’t acknowledged even though they recognized 3 other students who also attended the school since Kindergarten. They’re incredibly strict and hard on students. Parents have to be very careful to voice their concerns, otherwise no one will pay attention. You’ll always have to be on top of teachers/admin staff to make sure your child isn’t ignored despite the small size of the school. There are public schools in El Paso just as good as this school. It’s only worth it sending your child here if the public school near you is no good. I realize it’s a nationally ranked school, but there is incredible room for improvement, and they can start by caring for all students who attend. National rank is meaningless when it comes to quality of education, especially if a school ignores its students.

Leticia Holguin

(Translated by Google) It is one of the best schools in every respect academically TEACHERS HAVE THE BEST FOR MY SAFETY AND MUCH IS ONE OF THE BEST IN ESTABLISHMENTS PASO, TEXAS (Original) ES UNA DÉ LAS MEJORES ESCUELAS EN TODOS SENTIDOS ACADEMICAMENTE Y TIENE LOS MEJORES MAESTROS Y MUCHA SEGURIDAD PARA MI ES UNA DÉ LOS MEJORES PLANTELES EN EL PASO, TEXAS

Henry Salgado

Harmony Science Academy- El Paso is a school full of incredibly dedicated teachers, life changing mentors, STEM innovators, higher education advocates, and an overall provider of amazing opportunities!

Juan Castorena

Honestly this school is one of the worst school in the nation. They promise many things, such as sports and high quality food, but never accomplish them. The school is small as it is, but the cafeteria is like a tiny dog house. Their only reason rolls and the food tastes like dog poop. Not to mention but some teachers smell like arm lits. Although, this is bad enough, there is plenty more problems with academics. They don't have require credits that other schools and colleges would need. Since they don't have many electives, they force you to be in tutoring making it part of your attendance, which if you don't go you will be counted absent. If you for some reason don't get a credit they don't let you make it up for summer school, they dorceuou to retake it in the Internet, forcing you to pay the course. Teachers don't engage theor students and could care less if they fail, this is the majority, but there is teachers who actually do care. The restrooms from this school are never sanitized, they always have poop in the walls, which for me is unbelievable, since I do my necessities in their and their is only so much privacy. The reason for me moving to a public school is for all these reasons. I don't recomend any new student to enrooll, it is the worst school in the nation!