My son and daughter were in this school for a year...

My son and daughter were in this school for a year and a half. I waited for 8 months to allow my anger against the school resolve, and see how my children would do in the new school in order to write a fair review for this school. In brief: we had a very bad experience with this specific school, I would point few things: 1- school has no discipline education, many of their children are left to do what they like, bullies are allowed and tolerated to the maximum extent. School administration is very helpless in this regard, they will not listen to you, when they are put on the spot and faced with facts they would lie and deny many things took place at their school and they admitted before. I found it very offensive and unreasonable for teachers to blame my child for being "too nice" with others. 2. poor education curriculum, high turn-over in their teachers, and weak follow up on homework. 3. very poor Arabic teaching (the hours were cut down repeatedly during the 18 months stay of my kids, they actually lost some skills they already had prior to joining this school).
They both were gifted and talented from an out of state school, they had terrible year at New Horizon Irvine- it was a set back for both of them. when mover to Minaret Academy they had to catch up on multiple subjects when moved to the new school, now (8 months after leaving New Horizon) they appreciate the new school much more and are happier. The new school does not tolerate bullies, they will send them home and will not tolerate them. Opposite to NH; I now see my children coming from the new school with smiling faces and minimal or no complaints at all, they both enjoy their new school much more and we feel they are getting more education and learning new things.

We personally as parents were in touch with administration of the (New Horizon) school for multiple issues related to education, behavior of some children at school, curriculum ..etc we found them very helpless. The school cares about money and tuition, they will tolerate (any behavior) to keep kids in their school as long as they pay them.

The year and a half my kids stayed at the school was just a prescription for depression, they now look at it as a bad history... our experience was also shared by other families, at least 2 friends that we know of also moved their children for similar reasons.

I would not recommend this school to my friends. I believe they need lots of improvements.

Although I have not seen myself, but I was told by local community residents that this school was not like this few years ago.