kristy jennings

Review of Renaissance Arts Academy

My daughter is in her fourth year as a student at ...

My daughter is in her fourth year as a student at Renarts. She began as a second grader (the first year Renarts began their primary program) and is now a fifth grader. We were thrilled about Renarts and their progressive approach to teaching since the moment we learned about them. For us, the experience exceeds all of our expectations. Reasons for this include:
an accelerated curriculum tailored around literature, linguistics, math and arts (music and dance)
appropriately challenging every scholar with personalized attention and care
emphasis on curiosity, conversation, and scholar led discovery
developing thinking and communication skills rather than memorization and regurgitation
school hours are pretty laser focused with little time for play or socializing (pros and cons to this)
school performances are some of the best stage performances in all of Los Angeles - if not NY and beyond!

I am touched by and so grateful for the energy, time and creativity that the advisers and staff put into making this school soar above and beyond other LA schools (public and private). We consider ourselves incredibly lucky to have been picked from a lottery of applicants.

The covid distant learning has been handled with the same Renarts attention and care found throughout all of our experiences here. No scholar will fall behind.

My daughter s two complaints over the years have pointed to the lack of play time and the absence of a playground or green outdoor space. This is for sure a heartbreaker for her but given every other aspect of excellence we overlook it - making sure to do our best to supplement with after school/weekend outdoor time, play dates, festivity and silliness.