Whole Child Academy

Our family couldn’t be happier with the almost two years we had at WCA. We had our son Luke at another school in Westlake Village for a few months but something was always off about that school. I just didn’t get a real sense of compassion from the director or teachers. One day I drove by WCA and decided to just drop in and find out more. I had heard the name but didn’t know much about the school at the time since it had only been around for a year or so I believe.
I walked in and knew I had struck gold. I literally was able to sense a different attention to detail and care within the first few minutes from the whole staff. Rajini, Amanda, and Natalie were very respectful to each child’s specific personalities and backgrounds. They realize something really important, each child had a different path that had lead them to this school.
Fast forward to the present day and the development of our son’s skills is astounding on every level– socially, emotionally, and intellectually. One thing I forgot to comment on is the outside area/​grounds of this school are unmatched in the area as well. My next child will be going here without a doubt.

Loved the individual attention to each child’s needs and interests. The teachers are so compassionate and understanding. They treated our child as if he were their own. Our child learned so much more than we could have imagined. I still remember the day he came home and told us all the presidents’ names, all the names of the United States, and the names of the state capitals! He also learned about animals, reptiles, fish; plants, minerals. He learned math, reading, spelling. For a 4 year-​old, this was quite an amazing education. He also learned manners, sharing, cleanliness. Thank you for preparing our child for an amazing life!

We have two children there, and it has been wonderful (we moved them from another school, and this one is so much better). I almost cannot believe how advanced both our children have been developing since starting. Any issues at the school or with our kids have been brought to our attention immediately. It is a smaller school, so the teachers and parents really get to know each other well (the school even has the families and kids get together sometimes on weekends for hikes and other fun activities). The individual attention our children receive is amazing. Whole Child Academy has become more than just a school for our kids, it has become more like a small extended family. [Make sure to read all the Unilocal reviews]

The teachers and entire organization of this school are a blessing. The owner and director are also the main teachers. Unlike some other schools, there are not a lot of extra people involved in the school that are not directly involved in teaching the kids. The teachers know each child, treat each child respectfully and as an individual, and they are strict about teaching respect for other people. The environment is very loving. We are already planning on keeping our child here through kindergarten and enrolling the next one when he is old enough.

If you would like a school that treats your child as just another number, has a director that consistently condescends parents, then look no further this is the school for you. In addition to those lovely attributes, they allow sick children to stay at school infecting others, and condone bullying. They keep parents in the dark, and only after demanding information do they tell the truth.
If you want a school with a motto of «Just lie and deny» then have fun. We left as soon as we realized our child was being bullied and the school was not informing us. I would caution all parents to STAY AWAY, STAY FAR AWAY!!!

I called them looking for a school for my mild autistic son. The person I talked to told me she would have to meet with the staff to see if my son could be accepted, and if so, they would give themselves a period of 30 days. At the end of this period, in her words, they could say «sorry, it didn’t work». Still, because I’ve heard so many good things about the Montessori method, I asked if I could bring my son for a tour, and they said no, that I needed to come by myself first. I was negatively surprised by this treatment, which to me is not only bad customer service, but a disfavor to what the Montessori method stands for.

Great school, both of our children have gone there. It is the Montessori approach, they have learned the alphabet, numbers, reading and writing starting at age 3, much earlier than other schools we tried out. Great teacher to student ratio (about 6:1 including teachers aid), they use cots at nap time, heat up the kids meals, a lot of warm home touches that seem to be missing from most schools these days. Our whole family will miss them after kindergarten!