Top Schools in Columbus avenue, Thornwood, Mount pleasant, Westchester county, New york, United states

Columbus Elementary School

Address: 580 Columbus Ave, Thornwood, NY 10594, USA

EF Academy

Address: 582 Columbus Ave, Thornwood, NY 10594, USA

“EF is a great school and the staff really cares about your issues, whether it be mental health wise or a complaint regarding the school or your room. I’ve had a great experience here so far. The teachers really care about you and really want you to succeed in your classes. Our classes also don’t start super early, they usually start at 8:30AM or 9:00AM which is good for me because I enjoy sleeping in. We also have a lot of foreign students who come to EF and have some difficulty speaking English fluently and it’s so amazing to see the difference in their language skills from when they first get here till just a month in. I’m not sure why there are so many bad reviews about the school and why there are so many complaints regarding the school/staff not caring. When I first got to EF, I was having trouble with my room. I have asthma so I specifically got a double room to avoid having carpeting. When I arrived I had the only room with carpeting in the hall. I complained and they were very quick to move me into a new room that better fit my health needs. The staff was so understanding about everything and the process was really quick and things got resolved really fast. During the first week there were times were I felt I wasn’t fitting in and I wasn’t integrating well into the school. I didn’t know who to go to because I was so new to the school and I didn’t have many friends. I went to the nurse, Michelle, and she sat down with me and talked to me about my issues and she really helped me. The nurses are amazing and they are honestly a great support system to have. EF is really amazing and it’s honestly a great experience. You meet so many people from all over the world with different cultural backgrounds. The school is pretty close to NYC too and you can pretty much go over every weekend. It’s also close to this shopping center with an Acme (American grocery store), a nail salon, places to go waxing, an Asian restaurant, an ice cream place, and so much more. It’s a 5 minute walk from the school and you can pretty much get anything you need without having to spend money on an Uber. There’s also a mall nearby with a movie theatre, a target, but most importantly, a Chipotle. There are also other restaurants in that area if you feel like you don’t want to go to NYC for the weekend. However, eating out is pretty expensive so I’m really glad that the cafeteria food is good. I’m a HUGE foodie so food is like at the top of my list of priorities. The best thing about the cafe is that you can request certain food if you want to have it available, they also have a salad bar, a pasta bar and a soup bar. They recently added in an Asian section to the cafeteria and it’s amazing. We also recently had a celebrity chef come in to cook for the school and it was sooo good, I got like 3 plates of food for one meal that day. If you have a sweet tooth like me, you’re gonna be happy to hear that there is ALWAYS dessert. On top of that, the school does a monthly birthday day where they tell you who’s birthday is happening that month and they bring in cupcakes for every hallway. They have a really wide course selection too, when I first got here, I wanted to do every class. I ended up changing my schedule 6 times because I kept finding new classes I wanted to be in. I’m so glad my counselor is super understanding because I kept going to her every 3 days to change my schedule LOL. I’m also really glad that the teachers were super understanding too. I still see teachers in the hall who’s classes I was only in for a few days and they always ask me how I’m doing and if I’m enjoying it here. It’s really easy to make friends, when you first get here it’s pretty scary because it’s quite a big school. However, they put you in groups with people are also new and live in your hall to help you make friends and build a support group. Even if you don’t make good friends durring the first week, once classes start, you start to realize there are so many people and so many potential friends, it’s almost impossible to not find your group here.”