I could not be more pleased with a school, and we have tried a few. My children (ages 3 and 5) often do not want to leave because they are having so much fun. This is the first school where my daughter has been academically challenged, and always in a positive, supportive way. As a non-profit, OMNI is an amazing value. The head-of-school and her husband have worked tirelessly and sacrificed to offer this educational opportunity as a ministry to our community. As an MIT graduate, I am picky about the quality of my childrens education, and as I Christian, I am wary about where and with whom my children spend the majority of their time. However, I can attest that OMNI is truly a place where children can reach their God-given potential, and I pray that many more families will be blessed by what it has to offer.

My son just started there this past July at the age of 2 going on 3 on October 3rd, and he is already counting in Chinese and saying his prayers in Chinese, Japanese, and English. Hes also improving in his reading and his math. He is doing kindergarden work and loving it. He usually doesnt want to leave when its time to pick him up. The kids show a geniune concern for each other. Ive seen strong parental envolvement. Its been a loving environment. I also love the vision for the school and where its going. I reccomend getting your child enrolled into this school as soon as possible, before the word really gets out there. At the rate that my child is learning, he should be able to speak, read, and write in Chinese. He should also be able to speak Japanese and Spanish fluently. He supposed to have completed 2 years worth of college courses by the time he graduates from the 12 grade there. I believe he will. Steve S.

Our first grader started at Omni International School this August and in a short period of time, we have seen him grow in leaps and bounds. Previously, we were living in Southern California and my son had attended kindergarten at a public school that offered Mandarin Immersion. The class size was 28 (with no aide) and gets chaotic even on the best days. After touring over a dozen Mandarin Immersion schools on both coasts, we decided that Omni was truly a gem. The biggest sell for most people is the language, and the kids will learn it no matter what in an environment of constant exposure. But the surprise for us is that Omni is academically rigorous as well. To illustrate, our son progressed from adding and subtracting in single digits to solving word problems with multiple steps and digits. In our previous kinder, the kids were barely starting to read simple sentences. Now at Omni, he reads and writes paragraphs.Most language schools will also promote the idea that research shows that immersion education leads to academic achievement. But few schools are able to put in place a cohesive plan for academic success in the other subject areas because the school day gets really limited in order to fit everything in. In fact, one of the biggest complaints from parents in other immersion schools is that their children are often “behind” their mainstream peers in the earlier grades (but studies show they will later catch up and surpass). Therefore, the ultimate burden falls onto the parents to supplement subjects in English at home. Fortunately at Omni, most of the kids are challenged perform a grade or two ahead; the learning can also be individualized from the small classes. There is homework help from the teachers afterschool on most weekdays, which takes the pressure off parents. Yet another plus is that the founder has a clear vision for educating children. In any innovative and non-mainstream school, we have found through experience that leadership is one of the most important ingredients to any successful school.