Ada Vista Elementary School

Though many may think that sending your child to a Spanish Immersion school may be beneficial to the mental development and progression of any child, I am here to testify that this is untrue in many cases, including my own. Many reviews here were written by satisfied/unsatisfied parents of students that have gone to Ada Vista. Their perspectives may be valid on the surface, but I actually attended the school and can accurately attest to the true nature of this school from my own experiences. Many students do not tell the whole truth to their parents (for reasons that are explained below), and when they write their reviews, they have a false and romanticized perception of what truly occurs within its wall.

First off, for some students, Ada Vista severely stunts English development since Spanish is pushed so hard in the classroom, and in many cases, students are required not to speak in English while in class. For myself, this only caused me to lack the ability to use English grammar effectively (which is very different from Spanish) and my ability to spell words in English was atrocious since it was barely taught in class. When I transferred from Ada Vista to an English school, The amount of Tutoring in English classes cost my family a small fortune.

Secondly, bullying was absurdly out of hand. Because of the negligence of the teachers themselves and their brutal ways of fixing problems. For instance, I was once locked in a closet after being wrongly accused of something I did not do. They didn’t believe me when I pleaded so they “disposed” of me as best as they could. I also was a massive target for bullying, and since I no longer trusted the teachers to even remotely help me, I didn’t stood there and (on almost a daily basis) absorbed the harassment of several bullies.

My experiences at Ada Vista had many negative effects on my life, and depending on the personality and learning style of your own child, your child may experience short term conditions of fear, antisocial behavior, distrust of school staff, frustration, and/or long term effects of bitterness, trouble trusting others, spelling deficiency, and intensified emotional responses.

This may not apply to all, but I strongly insist you take these things into consideration when deciding where to send your child for their education. This is the most vulnerable time of a child’s life, and their mental/emotional health in the future will be affected by where they go.