About Apogee Cedar Park
Apogee Cedar Park ( School ) is located at 12129 N FM 620 #650, Austin, TX 78750, United States. It is categorised as : .
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Ratings & Ranking
Apogee Cedar Park has a rating of 4.7 and is ranked number 27102 in the US.
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Address & Location
Apogee Cedar Park is located at 12129 N FM 620 #650, Austin, TX 78750, United States.
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Parents & Students Reviews:
Apogee Cedar Park has 11 reviews with an overall rating of 4.7. Some reviews have been edited for clarity.
Our son attended Apogee for less than six months. We noticed a significant change in his behavior and moods around October. I’d like to add, since we have removed him from the school, we’ve seen a positive shift in his regressions and abilities.
The decision to withdraw him and this review is based on the below.
1.Language used by the leading staff. Tim Kennedy, who is the head of this school, used the word “Retarded” about a security guard during a parent chat. Language such as that has no place in an educational institution. He also referred to a female student as a “beautiful little brunette girl” – there is no reason to describe students this way.
2. Later, in the same parent chat, his Chief of Security used “nerds” negatively. Again, there is no reason to use these degrading words in a school environment. While attending this school, our son would come home using inappropriate language we do not use in our home (he is 4 years old and a sponge).
3. We liked Apogee for the mix of age classes and learner-based curriculum; however, the staff must be adequately trained to maintain this environment. Most of the staff do not have a childhood educational background. As a result, our son had significant regressions in his creative abilities, ability to answer questions, count, and even speak with a stutter. It got so bad he could not have many conversations with us when he was home.
4. Bullying: We noticed a change in our son’s attitude towards the end of October. Thinking it was just everyday 4-year-old things, we would ask questions but didn’t overthink it. Then our son started to “hate” (his words) his full name and the color pink. His reactions got so bad he would get distraught if we called him by his actual name or used something like a pink plate for his food. After conversations with him, he finally told us there were kids in his class who would make fun of his name and if he wore anything pink (like socks). He is FOUR and should not worry about that at a school we pay a decent amount for, where the class ratio is 10:1. I’d also like to add he was left out of school games, and this was brought to our attention when the director sent a picture of indoor recess with our child very clearly excluded in a lunchtime recess game because he was not following the rules. He’s four; teach him to play. We brought our concerns to the director, and they were brushed off.
The leadership team created this school to break the public education system. We may have been better off putting him in the public education system.
I am disappointed Apogee did not work out for our family and even more disappointed in the leadership team’s responses to our concerns. Proceed with caution.
One thing that stood out to me was the emphasis on character education and social-emotional learning. The school had a number of programs and initiatives in place to help students develop empathy, respect, and responsibility, which I thought was a valuable addition to the curriculum.
Overall, I would highly recommend Apogee to families looking for a supportive and enriching learning environment for their children.