Halstrom Academy

My son attends Halstrom Academy in Pasadena and we couldn’t be happier. We came from a highly academic public school needing a more supportive academic instructional setting. I wasn’t sure my son would be open to the huge difference there is coming from a large public school to a very small private school. Though he was open to something different because he was struggling with the traditional setting we had been in since kindergarten. After our meeting with Ani and checking out the campus he was more than eager to attend Halstrom. The change to Halstrom has been more than wonderful and honestly as corny as it sounds, it has been life changing. He is eager to get there each day, he is engaged in the subject matter, he has become so independent and confident that it truly has made him a better person. As a parent its so nice to know that if i do have a question or concern i can easily get a hold of the teacher and administration. I get emails from each teacher when they post grades and when he has a test which is usually on a weekly basis. I can log in and see his grades when ever i need to. This allows me to over see how he is doing while allowing him to be independent and responsible for his own success. He tells me over and over again how much he appreciates being able to ask questions when he needs to and loves being able to actually LEARN the subject matter. Removing the stress of only being graded on your test performance has greatly impacted his grades and allowed him the freedom to focus on just learning. What a concept and so sad that its considered «non traditional». He has learned so much more in the first semester at Halstrom then he did in his year at the previous school. I can not say enough about Halstom Academy.