South Academy of International Languages

The best experience I've ever had. The school is excellent, the teachers are very attentive to the students' needs, and giving them the opportunity to learn different languages ​​opens up opportunities for them.

The teachers are very nice but to much work for the kids.Teaxhers say that they have sooo much work to grade but actually if they just gave them less work they wouldn't have to grade as much

Academically this school is great. There are some GREAT teachers, some subpar teachers but the administration is the WORST to say the least. Understand your child will be retaliated against by adults , punished for the dumbest things, and labeled a trouble maker from isolated incidents. The teachers here only protect their own NOT the children. Complaints about teachers/staff go nowhere because they refuse to enforce standards and blame it on language barriers. I can’t count how many times a teacher told me false information then blamed it on a language barrier when in fact they just lied to cover their own errors. Most homework and assignments don’t come home graded so you will have to PRY to find out how your child is doing academically. Please don’t bother going through the proper channels when you/ your child NEED to be heard. Immediately escalate to the principal it’s the ONLY way you get a resolution. My child used to love school and now i have a child who feels unsupported by teachers , unheard by school staff , and frustrated with constant retaliation from adults. Just pay someone to teach your child another language or you’ll be paying for therapy down the line.

Educationally the school is OK unfortunately classes rely far too much on computers, which is an issue with today’s kids, especially when they are also addicted to them. But the main reason I give the school one star is because of the lack of action from administration when it comes to bullying. Both my kids have gone to the school and at one point or another have experienced bullying and it seems as though nothing is ever done. This includes a child telling my daughter that he had a gun at home and would bring it to the school and shoot her, A child choking my son during lunch till he passed out ( Teacher wrote it off as a boys being boys) Most recently a kid told my son that he should leave the school or kill himself for everybody’s sake and yet every time my son has done anything wrong (and by no means is my son perfect) he has received the harshest punishments available Including a 10 day suspension where he was told to use it as a time of reflection. In this instance, he was being bullied by three kids they would not stop and eventually, my son reacted and said something very stupid but of course nothing happens to the three kids who pushed him to that point. If I had known, this would be such a big issue at the school I would’ve bought a house Zoned to one of the better middle schools in Charlotte. Again, there have been some wonderful teachers at the school and they know who they are as I have told them but overall, I wouldn’t wish my son‘s experience at the school to anybody.

As a student I feel that i should not have gotten in trouble for looking up steaks on my cromebook

We love this school Principle is amazing. We have wonderful teachers. The PTSO works so hard to make this school great. We feel so lucky to have the opportunity to have our children in chinese immersion. We appreciate the diversity and culture that our children get here.

Absolutely love this school. Signing him up was the best choice I have ever made since having my son. Education is everything and where and how your child is being educated is very important. I love its diversity and definitely rank this school the best!