Pinecrest Cove Preparatory Academy, Miami | Fees, Rankings, Address, Admission, Vacancies, Reviews & More

This is by far the best, most wholesome & well rounded school that my children have attended since their early Montessori days. The administrative team is a well oiled machine. They work together seamlessly to create an environment that teachers who are student motivated, work focused & success driven thrive in & students love. My children have tried a magnet & a sister charter due to specific program interests & two years later were eager to come back “home”. The environment & challenging age appropriate academic journey seasoned with wonderful activities & school spirit building events that PCPA provides is unmatched in a world that has lost sight of the balance that children need or that others have compromised for personal appearances or agendas not directly benefiting the students. At PCPA nothing takes precedence over the best interest of each student. There is a zero tolerance for anything that deters from a positive learning environment. Students are provided with an appropriately provocative learning environment while being given the necessary outlets for fun throughout the process. The parent organization, PAL—Parents As Liaisons— is second to none, gifting all families the opportunity to be as involved as they would like in the enhancement of our children’s academic adventures. It is a smoothly operating hierarchy of communication facilitated by an amazingly dedicated board of Moms. Through this system, all parents are made aware of volunteer opportunities. As such, parents are invited & encouraged to participate in ways that add to & enrich the children’s learning experience.

This is a school where respectfully addressed concerns are immediately heard & addressed. It is run with determination, optimism & a proactive approach to constant improvement. Goals are set, goals are met—in an impressive & timely manner. I have seen firsthand the strong & arduous fundraising efforts & the fruit of these efforts which, without question, directly result in improving the academic environment at PCPA.

As a parent, my voice as an advocate for my children, all students & this school, always feels heard & my concerns consistently validated with proper action when appropriate. I have & will always treasure what PCPA’s administration, faculty & staff have provided for our children & us as a family unit. I have complete peace of mind having our children at The Cove. It is the one school that has not required us as parents to awkwardly step in to demand that they address things going very wrong that would most appropriately be handled by administration because the administration, faculty & staff here do their jobs! They do it well, with loyalty, passion & a unity that is not common place in other schools. My only complaint would be… it doesn’t continue through High School! ??However, I feel tremendous gratitude for the way PCPA has prepared & continues to shape our children for this next step of their journey. Anybody who is priority is a top education balanced with the from the children should be having find this place to be home for them as an employee or a stingray student family. Those not aligned with this mentality will not find this gem to be the right fit.

Your most common complaint is the uniform policy, but of course it goes past that.

The majority, if not a large amount, of teachers here shouldn’t be teaching. It’s not about the certificate that says they can as much as it’s the way they teach or their behavior. Off the top of my head, I can only name three or four teachers who can actually teach and don’t snap at sight (the roster has changed since I graduated so I won’t list them).

The kids here are a problem as well. A few of them are actually pretty nice, but the majority are really mean. There’s a lot of unsolved verbal bullying, especially towards LGBTQ+ students, and I can stand as both a witness and a victim. During my enlistment here, I became clinically depressed and have even been traumatized by the things students here have said/done. A lot of this is swept under the rug, but it’s the truth.

This school is not fit to care for any child, not even a juvenile delinquent.

– edit: I’ve heard about the cop beating his daughter in front of inactive, incompetent staff, and this only further proves my point that the people here are absolutely sick. I’m glad some light is being shed on what’s going on here.

Also, has anyone noticed how they charge you for just about anything? “Wear a cap, for a dollar!” I thought this was a school, not a corporation.

Hell, a teacher once threw my cupcake away because I “wasn’t sharing with the others and it made them feel bad”. Why would I have to share anything with anyone? Is this against any policy, to throw a student’s food away?

Also, I lament to say my sibling now attends this school and is steered clear from as a “game”, which I dare compare to the Cheese Touch or Cooties, but particular to them. Their school supplies are stolen constantly, and nothing’s done about it. This has me fuming

The academics, the level of parent involvement, and the family atmosphere are what I love most about this school. To the concerned parent from a previous review, I apologize that you feel this way about “PAL” and the school and for any misunderstanding you have about us. I am the President of PAL and I encourage you to reach out to me so we can discuss how we can be better about getting you involved. PAL stands for Parents as Liaisons. The PAL Board are the only officers who are nominated and confirmed into the positions. Every other “pal” is selected individually by their classroom teacher. As a group, we meet only to discuss ways to better support our teachers and staff (including teacher/staff birthdays, school wide fundraising efforts, school events, and celebrations). We depend 100% on parents to help make it all possible. We had just about 200 parents in total help make our Hispanic Heritage Celebration and our Halloween Haunted House/Trunk-or-Treat/Class Parties be the amazing successes they were. My hope is that any parent who has concerns or would like to get more involved feels comfortable enough to discuss it with their teacher and/or get in contact with me directly. The school is as amazing as it is because of the way administration, teachers, staff, and parents all work together and have fun while doing it!