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John Muir Elementary School

4.2 (5 reviews)

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My two sons attend John Muir and love the school. We are very happy with the teachers and staff.

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The Nueva School - Nueva STEM Fair @ Bay Meadows Campus (Sunday March 19, 2017)

The Nueva School

4.0(51 reviews)
5.0 mi

Our son joined Nueva's Upper School this year as a 9th grader (class of 2021). We like Nueva's…read morerigorous high school curriculum; a number of advanced courses can be deemed college-level. Its math sequence is very well thought out (e.g., one track for pure math and one for applied math) and allows plenty of room for advanced students to progress beyond calculus. We are pleased to see that our son has been spending a good amount of time at the I-Lab before/after school (helped greatly by his new found independence via the bike+Caltrain combination) and loves every minute of it! Nueva's Upper School teachers are helpful and highly qualified; many are practitioners/experts in their field. Our son's Japanese language teacher has a wonderful sense of Japanese humor that makes language learning so much more enjoyable. The Upper School has an advisory system that allows small groups of students to interact with their advisors, who in turn provide feedback to parents (especially new families!) on how their kids are doing at school from time to time. It's a great way to integrate incoming 9th graders (i.e., many new friends were made over a 3-day camping trip before start of school) and build strong ties between school and families from the get-go. Our son has a great start of the year with Nueva. Its Upper School is one we would highly recommend for families looking for a well-rounded STEM education and great teachers in a supportive environment for their kids.

I initially became interested in The Nueva School after subscribing to receive job postings. What…read moreimmediately stood out to me was how frequently new openings were being posted -- sometimes seemingly every week. As an educator, that naturally made me wonder about staff turnover. Eventually, I applied for a position and interviewed with someone who honestly seemed very kind and thoughtful. I left the interview feeling optimistic, especially because I was told I would hear back by the end of the week. In education hiring, timelines usually move quickly because schools want to secure teachers for the upcoming school year before candidates accept other opportunities. Weeks went by with complete silence. No follow-up, no rejection email, nothing. Wanting to close the loop professionally, I eventually emailed to thank the interviewer for her time and wish her and her team the best for the upcoming year. Oddly, the message bounced back, even though I had been communicating through that exact same email thread previously. At that point, I honestly began wondering whether the communication had somehow been compromised or whether I had fallen into some strange scam situation. I even called the school directly to verify that the interviewer actually worked there, and thankfully she did. The school then provided me with another email address associated with their official domain. I forwarded my message there as well, but once again received no response at all. Whether the message reached her or not, the overall experience felt surprisingly unprofessional and dismissive, especially after what had initially seemed like such a warm interaction. After later reading additional reviews and experiences from others, I ultimately realized this probably was not the right fit for me anyway. Still, basic communication and professional courtesy go a long way, particularly in education, where relationships and respect matter.

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Terra Nova Christian Preschool

Terra Nova Christian Preschool

4.4(13 reviews)
3.0 mi

We've only had our son at the school for about 9 months, but we love it! He has a great time and…read moresometimes it's hard to get him to leave. When we drop him off, he gives his teachers big hugs. All of them are so sweet too. I'm also impressed with the organized calendar we get every month. He engages in fun activities related to the holidays, palersize, Friday bicycle day, and more. He even says his prayers before lunch, which we've incorporated at dinner time at home. Logistically, I'm so thankful for the hours offered. We don't always have him there all day , but we can if needed. Additionally, I appreciate the respect they have for his clothes. Despite all the art and outside play, he always comes back clean and never has missing clothes (quite the opposite of his original daycare). They use brightwheel to track everything so we know about his every snack, potty, and nap. It's helpful as we potty train him too. Lastly, the pricing is fair. We are so happy we found this school where he is learning and is safe!

My daughter attended TNCP at ages 3-4. She had a great time there under teacher Lisa, then teacher…read moreCathy's care. The school has awesome hours and a big playground for kids of mixed ages to play together. They also have fun activities like Apple picking, music time, librarian visits, and even an insect guy (my daughter held some type of centipede and was very proud, haha!) Communication with school was easy with the app and overall, we felt our daughter was cared for and safe. They also have a Christmas dinner event for all the families which brings everyone together. One small complaint is that my daughter got sick a lot but she sure did build up her immune system in retrospect!

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Good Shepherd Catholic School - Merry Christmas

Good Shepherd Catholic School

3.0(4 reviews)
3.5 mi

I can't say much about the school yet since we are waiting to see if my son will be accepted. This…read morereview is based on the school tour and interaction with everyone on site. My experience was great. The tour lasted about an hour and Principal Torres gave a group of 6 parents the tour. We were able to shadow each classroom and speak to the teachers. He answered all our questions with confidence and ensured us he is focused on making positive changes. Every staff member greeted us with a a smile and positive energy. What I love so far is how the staff openly told us their child(ren) were students here and even though they graduated, they are still working here. Everyone told us how much they love this school. Academically, you can see how much the kids learn. They cover every subject required for high school and colleges. Ms. Soulette's syllabus is thorough and includes expectations from students and parents. I'm so impressed with how behaved the kindergarteners were. The first graders are extremely advanced. When asked what they're doing or learning, multiple students raised their hand. When the second and third grade teacher quizzed the students, again, multiple hands were raised. They also have a buddy system for younger students! The playground structure is small but new. They have a basketball court and gym on site. Pick up and drop off was my number one concern but Principal Torres reassured us there isn't much morning traffic with their process.

One star. We're leaving after four years of unresolved safety, supervision, academic, and privacy…read moreissues. I kept hoping things would improve. It didn't. It got worse. What broke us this year was the school's awful handling of a four-month illness. Between October and the end of January, my daughter was mostly out. In that entire span, not a single teacher, the principal, or the vice principal reached out. Not once. The only outreach came from one front office staff member. For a school that markets itself on "values," that was clarifying. Academic support was worse than the silence. On paper, support was offered. In reality: no teacher conferences, no meaningful communication. The first response to my requests was a round of finger-pointing between teacher and administration about who was supposed to send what. After I escalated, the school produced a poorly-prompted ChatGPT "support plan," delivered paper-only and take-it-or-leave-it, with no timeline, no coverage detail, no accountability. Months in, the principal finally said they "can't help" because what I asked for sounds like "independent study." We lost months of instructional time. This time had to be paid for via experienced private tutors just to catch up, not to mention stress for the child. The school also has a broader communications problem. Ask for paper, they point you to SchoolSpeak. Ask for digital, they insist on sending paper. One thing always works seamlessly: the electronic deductions from your bank account and the steady stream of solicitations for money and teacher gifts. This year also brought unresolved bullying ("pretend tasers" used on classmates), dangerous objects in the classroom, regular yelling at students, and a testing incident where another child could see and comment on my daughter's score. In small classrooms, supervision should be easy. Instead, the pattern is the same every time: staff deny anything happened, then dustup. Earlier years brought their own version, including a first-grade teacher who refused my daughter a bathroom break during a test, with predictable outcomes for a young child, and then claimed she didn't know what happened. The school apologized and made excuses, this teacher to this day pretends she doesn't see me. Yet the principal likes to quote "code of conduct" that seems to be applied too selectively. Administration has its own privacy problem: personal matters get aired publicly, right there in the front office, rather loudly, no matter kids or other parents, with tactless questioning on top, like, "I thought your father died on Monday, not Tuesday...", or my favorite, "let me call your daughter X, because I like it". My daughter has a name, that's what her family prefers! Accountability is the worst part. Push back, and you find out the "investigations" wouldn't pass scrutiny anywhere. Example: interviewing two children simultaneously, with the conclusion baked into the question. Raise a concern and the response is lip service at best, tone-policing and retaliation at worst. Most parents don't push back, and I understand why. Escalating doesn't help. Leadership is unresponsive and unhelpful at every level, all the way up to the Archdiocese. There are good teachers here. The second-grade teacher, theater, PE, and some extended care staff are genuine bright spots. The problem is structural and sits with leadership. None of this is what we wanted. Leaving means real disruption for our family and the loss of friendships our daughter built over four years. We hoped it wouldn't come to this. We're quitting, like other fed-up families before us.

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Ocean Shore School - Old Ocean Shore School site. Closed at year end 2024-2025. Converted into Pacifica School District administrative offices.

Ocean Shore School

4.2(16 reviews)
3.8 mi

We have been an Ocean Shore Family since 2018 and all 3 of my sons are enrolled there. I love that…read morethe kids all know one another's friendship groups and teachers. My two oldest sons are in middle school and are thriving. The culture is that kids want to make good grades and strive for success by team teacher and group projects. OSS' has an experiential learning model where students engage with the real world and the community through field trips like walking to the post office and fire department or visiting the SF botanic gardens or Bay Area museums. "Experiential learning helps students apply knowledge gained in the classroom to real-world situations, fostering skills that are useful in their future careers and in their lives. Students learn that they can make a difference as a citizen and a part of a community." I love our school. Our teachers are fantastic - some of the most gifted educators in the field. And our principal Tony is a gem; he is the perfect leader for us! I'm grateful we could be a part of this fantastic community.

My three kids have had a wonderful experience at Ocean Shore School. And so have I as a parent. Why…read moredoes my experience matter? Because Ocean Shore is a unique project-based learning school that invites parents to participate and learn alongside their kids. That's one of the things that appealed most to me when we were selecting which school to send my eldest to. I still remember sitting on the edge, praying so hard that we would win the lottery and get a coveted spot at this school. We have had a wonderful experience with most of our teachers. They are so creative and dedicated. The teachers make this school very special, and the community makes it exceptional. I love the way teachers embrace parent involvement not just as fundraisers but in the classroom, collaborating with them. About once a month, the whole class goes out into the world and learns outside the classroom. In kindergarten, we took the kids to the farmer's market, to the zoo, and to wade in tidepools at the beach. These field trips grow with the kids. My favorite overnight field trip is to Fort Ross, an old Russian Fur Trading Fort. It's a living history program that involves several months of prep where parents and students work together to make costumes, prepare food we will cook on oven fires, and items we will sell at the store. The kids take on roles of people who lived in the fort and learn to dance the troika. It's the kind of experience that can only be pulled off by a community of families working together. Two of my oldest kids are now off to college. Ocean Shore prepared them well for high school and they are now thriving in college. We often saw, Ocean Shore is a family of families. The community is incredibly open, inclusive, and supportive. Friendships made at Ocean Shore last a life time.

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