Great school, great staff. Would not choose any other public Jr. High for my daughter. It's small,…read morefamily oriented, and safe. Principals are easy to locate, easy to talk to, and truly care about the school and every single student.

My daughter did 1st grade to 6th and this has been the best school. Ms Amy, incredible teacher!read more

My son has attended Shady Oaks since October 2011, beginning in the toddler program at the age of 2…read moreand continuing into the primary class (age 3-5). I can't say enough positive things about our experience with Montessori. I had a difficult time initially understanding how the system would work. Without structured lessons, how can your child earn the necessities like reading and numbers? It turns out that by allowing my son to spend as long as HE wants on a given activity he has flourished and gone so much farther than I'd ever imagined a child his age could in the subjects that most interest him. He's working with numbers in the 10,000s and can complete geography puzzles that would have me stumped. He spent months sewing yarn on square canvases to create a box, a little bit each day. I'm astonished by the focus and dedication a child under 6 can have to a project when allowed to work on what they choose, instead of at the teacher's behest. It's been a truly eye-opening experience about education. We are definitely Montessori converts and our 2 year old will be joining in the Fall. All the teachers and staff members are kind and attentive with many years of Montessori experience. They've encouraged my son to learn while guiding him through the lessons at his pace. He's excited to show me his work and takes pride in his accomplishments. It's been an awesome experience.

The preschool feels like a home away from home with a strong sense of community. The parents truly…read morecare about their children's well being and it shows with how all the children treat each other and everyone's individual efforts. Teacher Jenn is amazing, I wish we could somehow extend the school to 8th grade, this is our third year and I highly recommend it for parents who want to be a part of their kids first years of education.

We moved from the Bay area to Redding and were warmly welcomed into The Redding Co-op family. They…read moresay it takes a village and you won't find a better one in Redding! All the parents are invested in the growth and development of the children here and Teacher Jen is the heart and soul of our family. My daughter loves her as we all do. My daughter always looks forward to going to school and will regularly talk about the other kids and what they did during the day long after we've come home. Even on weekends my daughter will sing some of the songs or count in Spanish on her own. The other parents here are such a joy! So blessed to have found such a wonderful community to introduce my daughter to her life long adventures in learning!

Worst place ever! My son cried for 8 hours straight the first day. The 2nd day I took him back to…read moreget give it another chance. I signed him in and left. I watched thru the window and he cried in the corner. Not once did any of the employees go and check on him. I watched as the employees sat on their phones I walked back in got my son and not one of the employees noticed that I took him out. I didn't even sign him out. It took them over a week and half to call me to see if my son was coming back. They are a fucking joke!

Caterpillar Campus is one of the nicest, cleanest and caring facilities in all of Redding. From the…read moremoment you walk in the door you can tell the owner and staff really appreciate what they do. The kids are always smiling and and having fun. At pickup time my son still continues to play because he likes being there so much. The teachers engage with the children regularly, their toys are always clean and seem to be new, and my son is learning quite a lot. I am so happy with this facility and am extremely comfortable with leaving my son in there care.

I have a kindergartener who started at Redding School of the Arts this year and I must say, she…read moreabsolutely loves it. I know most kids are pretty excited to start school, but this school is amazing! I hear that it was in fact designed by students, it is eco-conscious​ and the focus is truly on arts and enrichment for these kids, which is so important due to the evolution of the economy heading towards creative fields. But most importantly it's essential to their positive development​ giving them the tools that they need to thrive. They make school fun again and give opportunities to so many children to explore, create and use their imaginations to make an impact in our world. So happy to have this jewel in our community!

Idk about the K-8 grades but I know about how the high school is. It's a great school to go to if…read moreyour gay or autistic. Like if your cool with just staying in the little social bubble of people who walk the mile then this school is the school for you. Also the education is kinda a joke, like you don't gotta try for shit if you take the regular classes, but it's kinda like that in every American school so take that as you will. So all in all this school doesn't feel like a real highschool, and it's only good for very specific people.

I hate this school! I went there from 4th to 6th grade and I hated every second of it. For example…read moremy 4th grade teacher mrs vanauken was a very rude teacher, she forced my parents to get me a tutor (which was kind of helpful) but one day she gave me some homework that the tutor couldn't even figure out so I didn't do it that night so Long story short she basically got upset and yelled at me for not knowing how to do it (my parents didn't know how do to it either). 5th grade was cool I loved my teacher and it was a better year, but 6th grade was the worst! My Teachers name was Mr. Burbank and he was a straight up jerk. For example one day I had to work on an essay that I had, but I needed help on but The class was reading books and he was doing absolutely nothing so I asked him for help and he said no because I'm working with my class right now (I was in his class too!) so I just brush it off but I was really mad. Then a few weeks later we had to work on something that had to do with the A moral of a story And the moral was pleasure bought With pain hurts and I needed his help so I asked him for help and he told me to make an example so I used an example of a pet like the pleasure is having the pet the pain is the pet dying but he wanted to be a little more graphic and he use drugs for the example so he said it's like smoking marijuana or getting a shot of heroin it makes you feel good but the pain in the future is going to Sores with pus losing out of your face or your kids hating you or you stealing things to get money for crack And that made me so uncomfortable so I left that school but now I'm at a new school and I'm in eighth grade doing good and I never saw him or Mrs vanauken ever again So I would recommend going to that school.

my school. ive gone to millville for the past three years i love the teachers they are soooo niceread more

Jackie and Kajya are the best instructors ever and i would trust them with my firstborns. I would…read morelove to come to every lass till the end of time, they are so kind, amazing beautiful and pure magic. They make me want to keep laugh love and live life. I have never felt so supported and safe. I would willing let them watch my cats and also my infant children. Jackie actually helped me from a burning building and Kajya has carried me when i couldnt walk. They also each gave me a shoe when i had no shoes. Love them.

Joel and his fellow instructors did an amazing job teaching our class. He found a way to make the…read more16 hour course enjoyable. He was able to tailor the range day to all levels of experience. Looking forward to more classes.

Joel is an excellent instructor(and quite hilarious which helps with the information sticking),…read morevery patient and attentive to every skill set. By the end of class I was much more confident and determined to keep at it! Lazarus was an awesome teacher as well! Thanks gentlemen! Definitely recommend to all.