St. Paul's Lutheran Church and School, Pacific Beach

This place had some bullies there and many people left because of that (DON'T WORRY THIS IS A BULLY ENVIRONMENT WHERE YOU WILL GET BULLIED EVERYDAY ☺)and the teachers are very strict and they give so much HOME WORK I'm talking to you Miss shedler so let me tell you about Miss shedler she's a very young teacher that is very unprepared for teaching in could be very depressed sometimes sometimes during class she starts crying I don't remember why because that was four years ago but the only thing I could find that was good about the school is that is very religious but if you want my opinion don't ever waste your money signing your kids up to go to the school

Let me first say that we did not choose this school specifically for the Christian-element. Though, my husband and I were raised Christian, we are less than moderate/very lazy churchgoers. It was not important to me that our son go to a Christian, or even a private, school. My priority was choosing a school that valued the need for kids to move around a lot and that provided an above par education in a nurturing and caring environment. We started in Kindergarten and decided to choose a private school because we thought our son might need to do two years of Kinder since he has a Fall birthday. St. Paul's offered 3 recesses a day and PE three times a week, plus two days of choir. Our son was just turning 5 and well, he was active. We knew if he was going to be introduced to a school environment, he needed to have a lot of opportunity to move. He had a very nurturing Kindergarten teacher and only 12 kids in his class. It was a great introduction to school and we loved how well the year went. At the end of Kindergarten though, it was clear that he wouldn't need to repeat, so we left to start first grade at our local public school because that was just kind of what we had figured we'd do. Once there, however, we lasted 2 days. It was crowded and chaotic. Our son cried for the first time about school. People kept saying, "You'll get used to it." But we couldn't help but think "Maybe we don't want to get used to this?!??" We left to go back to St. Paul's and immediately settled right in. Again, an excellent teacher and we quickly had a newfound appreciation for what a charming and peaceful school St. Paul's is. No one was headbutting the kids as they came out of the restroom (this happened on the first day of public school). Needless to say, we have stayed for 4 years and we've been very glad we that we have. The education has been first-rate. The personal attention that the teachers are able to offer each child is priceless. There is a garden for outdoor learning, the music program is outstanding (our son takes private piano lessons during the school day, once a week), recess is still offered twice a day for the older elementary kids (and 3 times a day for the younger kids) and PE is 3 times a week (every day for the older kids). There is a lot of camaraderie between the younger and older kids. 7th & 8th graders are chapel buddies with the K and 1st kids. 3rd grade is reading buddies with the Kindergarten kids. The preschoolers are paired with the 5th & 6th graders for chapel buddies. Things like this help to establish relationships across the grades and the older kids beam just as much as the younger ones when they get a chance to see each other on campus and give hugs. All in all, a very kind, humane, kid-focused and education rich experience. I'm very glad we found this school.