Berczy Academy

” After my friends been going to the school and I have visited a few times. I heard the principal and vice principal talking about tearing the park down. Right now the park is completely blocked off due to an inspector that said it is not safe. Just not what you want to see at a school. “

” this place used to be AMAZING before covid! this place is now basically hell for students, this principal is unreasonable!! She punishes people before even listening to their story and yells at people so much! This school has banned so MANY MANY MANY things!! some things like, -not letting us use the sandpit for the entire year(then why is it even there??) -playing with sticks (smaller kids can’t even use them to roleplay which doesn’t involve any harm to anyone anymore) -pokemon cards(its basically a game that is so popular for everyone and you are basically stealing everyone’s fun away) -banning soccer when its no-field recess (can’t you just use an area for only the people who play soccer?? Some people can only find friends and creating stronger bonds just by playing soccer and you’re just going to take it away as well! Like let’s talk about when later in the year the snow is melting and you won’t let us go on the field for like a month or so, what do those people do??) – Halloween & Valentine’s Day Parties ARE GONE! (but honestly, this one I’m not sure why its gone but these parties are so fun!! The old principal and vice principal would dress up as these characters and talk with EVERY SINGLE STUDENT that didn’t have a group to sing, dance, play, or talk with and make everyone included!!) -Walking Wednesday IS GONE (walking wednesdays are something our old principal and vice principal would do, every wednesday during the afternoon(only when its not too cold or too hot) the entire school can have a little nature walk with their friends!!) – UNREASONABLE PRICES FOR SCHOOL BOOK FAIRS AND POPCORN SALES AND OTHERS (OKAY, this is ridiculous!! our school sells bags of popcorn that are smaller that the smallest size of popcorn at movie theatres for 3 dollars!! THIS PRICE IS CRAZY AND WORST OF ALL, THE STUDENTS’ FAVOURITE FLAVOUR IS GONE BECAUSE THEY THINK THE JOB IS TOO MUCH BC TOO MANY PEOPLE BUY THIS FLAVOUR!! The prices for book fairs are also SO SO SO UNREASONABLE!! A pen that’s about an average size of an adult’s index finger is 7 dollars!! These stationaries are most likely imported from the scholastic company and they have the tags on them with how much money the company thinks this is worth, and OUR SCHOOL MAKES IT MORE EXPENSIVE! The company put a tag on the pen saying it was 4 dollars, our school made it 7 dollars! LITERALLY UNREASONABLE!! They do lots of these things including donations for the school but they aren’t even spending them the right way! The fences were honestly PERFECT, the floor with words written on that everyone loved, and some other things were ALL REPLACED because the principal wanted to! and THAT USES MONEY! INSTEAD OF DOING THAT MAYBE YOU SHOULD USE THAT MONEY AND MAKE SOME ACTIVITIES FOR THE ENTIRE SCHOOL TO COME TOGETHER AND BE INCLUDED AND HAVE FUN!! But what does the principal and the vice principal do? scold at least 3 people in total EVERY SINGLE DAY. For what reason? I honestly think there isn’t one. “

” Before COVID, our school was thriving with dedicated teachers. Now, the new principal has driven them away with their terrible management style. We deserve better leadership! “

” The school had great potential before the new principal arrived after COVID. Now, it’s become a toxic environment, and the best teachers have fled. We need leadership that cares about our students’ well-being. “

” I used to love this school, but since the new principal arrived post-COVID, it’s taken a nosedive. Many amazing teachers have left, and the atmosphere is tense. It’s disheartening to see the school’s decline under their leadership. “