Came here with my daughters 4th grade class and it was such a great time a lot of history. What a…read morenice experience and they have the kids help out with a lot the of duties. And they make cornbread out of a Dutch oven which is pretty neat.

i came here in 4th grade and I really liked it the food was awesome especially taco night you would…read morebe really excited on taco night and the service was great there were a lot of like people to help us if we even needed it they made cornbread out of a dutch oven a really old oven which I found really cool we got to buy the own ingredients with the gold we found which I also found funEverything was great for certain and I recommend somebody else comes here

Couldn't get through on the phone to a person. I sent an email and have not heard back either. I…read morejust wanted to make a donation...????

So far so good! My son is a freshman and really is thriving and enjoying school. There are a lot of…read moregreat programs like Avid, giving tons of opportunities to kids that need additional support toward college goals and for the learning different students, this is the school to go to. Very pleased at this transition from a charter K-8 montessori Education, which is very different and semi-private to Union Mine.

I just started my freshman year at CUP and all I have to say is that I LOVE it. The classes are fun…read moreand challenging, with amazing inspired teachers. There is NO drama/drugs... and I'm learning SO much. So excited to be on the high school path with CUP.

We've had a great experience. My children are enrolled as independent study students and the…read moreresources/support we receive makes our homeschooling experience rich and enjoyable.

Have had nothing but problems from the get-go. Seemingly rude and ignorant people have decided to…read morebuild a school platform that is exclusively for a select few families and their respective children that they wish to teach. A school centered around the teacher's needs rather than inclusivity for new families entering their school for the first time at high school level. My child's current teacher borders on verbal abuse, with her attitudes fueled by her own ignorance and judgements. The school counselor in 2020-2021 went out of her way to personally check on a highly sensitive family matter, above and beyond her duty to ethically report, breeching the ethics of her position and the confidence she attempted to build up with my child. Total trust violations since day one is my consensus. The school receptionist in 2020 did not make eye contact with me and only addressed my child directly when we came in together to get her enrolled. My child and I feel blacklisted for unknown reasons and the "we live in a small town," attitude is not digestible in this case. Taking my concerns to the school board for harassment/profiling and negligence. There are not adequate resources available for children with 504 plans, this aspect of my child's experience has been exploited by the administration and teachers who truly do not bother or appear willing to learn about their students and their families. Their parent/school communicator application is one-sided, parents can reply, however, their remarks can only be viewed by the administrators themselves. Believe you me, I fill out my annual parent survey as a bare minimum contribution but there isn't ever enough information provided in direct response (feedback). I feel too defeated by these obstacles mentioned, that now feel overwhelmingly harmful, despite my wanting to do more for my child and her school. I have commented several times about this from the start, which has fallen on deaf ears. My daughter's administrator and teacher have not considered the health and safety of my child on major intervention strategies implemented by me, her parent, in coordination with the school and county mental health programs. I am exhausted as a mom by the brokenness of our local education system, in particular, with poorly qualified or uninspired, ill-informed administrators. Consider this my white flag. I have been patient and diligent and we have not gotten the same respect in return.

I wanted to like this school. But unfortunately far too many points keep going against it. One my…read morechild came home and informed me the other children were using racial slurs toward a POC a child. The front desk lady is incredibly rude and unhelpful. I've had to ask for school records several times. They sent home my son's year book with him to dad's house, even though I asked for the front desk to hold it since I purchased. I always feel out of place and discriminated against whenever I step foot into this school. There is no sense of community. Would not enroll my child again.

Exceptional, child-centered, high expectation administration and teachers. A highly collaborative…read moreschool with parents. Your child will love it at MVA - and, so will the parents.

HORRIBLE BATHROOMS everything about them are bad. but classrooms are clean teachers are okay but…read moreoverall great school

Have had 4 of my kids pass graduate from Ponderosa in the last decade. We have loved our…read moreexperience with the school, finding a great educational environment and a local community. All have played sports at Pondo and been involved in clubs and other groups which both strengthened their bond to their classmates and to the school. We found teachers and coaches to genuinely care about our kids and their friends. Most of the students live in less densely populated neighborhoods and correspondingly you'll see more pickups than BMWs in the parking lot each morning. We enjoyed the lower level of pretense that exists here versus the other choices down the hill and believe our kids benefitted from it.

This place is HORRID I must say. My child went here (not mine by the way, my neighbors ( and it was…read moreabsolutely putrid!!!!! FIRST AND FOREMOST the school uses a merit point system which is just as terrible as it sounds. It causes student to turn against student and even make false claims. My son was a victim of this, with 5 students saying he tried giving them test answers, and was then given detention. Yes, DETENTION. I cried upon hearing this news for precisely 25 minutes, and upon calling them they proceeded to HANG UP after NOT solving my ISSue. The teachers AND PRINCIPAL DID not Do anything to help me! Suffice to say my son will not BE COMING BACK WITH no SMILES whatsoever I would also watch out from PGMS, he says they got something planned!

People may think this is bad, but it's not. It's one of the best schools in the area. Principals…read morehandle situations different every time.

There is a phrase that gets overused these days but is no less true in this instance: Game Changer…read more This school has been an absolute game changer for our family. We started with the preschool (which I encourage any family to try) and fell in love with the educational philosophy, the classmates and their families, the campus, and what our own family has become. If you are looking for a preschool stop your search now, it's absolutely wonderful. Continuing into grade school might be something to evaluate, but the preschool is a no-brainer.

I brought my children to Live Oak 20 years ago, moving to the foothills from Davis where my oldest…read morehad attended Davis Waldorf. She entered 3rd grade, my son started Kindergarten, and my littles were still... little. Since then, all four of my children graduated from Live Oak and have moved on to become heart-centered, insightful, intelligent adults. Through family ups and downs (including the loss of my husband), the Live Oak community has been the solid rock under our feet. In fact, my children often remark when they think of "home" or their "home town," they think of Live Oak Waldorf School.

The best school district in Northern California…read more I know many people that have dealt with or have kids in the Loomis Union District. Almost all of them love it. Talking to parents and teachers, this district seems more friendly than most others. It may sound funny but it has more of a local small town feel even though the area has grown quite a bit. Everyone sign up for the MandaRUN, it's awesome. Support the district.