Private Schools

Our family has been at Carden for going on seven years, my kids are very happy. I like the balance between academics and humanities. Homework is reasonable and meant to reinforce work they have done throughout the day.

Worst experience ever!!! The kids are treated like animals with all the whistle blowing. The lack of grace & compassion to young children is unbelievable. The vice principal should be fired for how disrespectful she is to parents which whom pay a ton of money to send their kids there.

This is a great private school. It's small enough so teachers are able to be attentive to each student individually.

It is great

I have a 7 year old boy and 4.5 year old girl, both of them are going to graduate from Trust in two months. They started going to Trust when they were 2 year old. The school is part of our daily life for 5 years now, and there are so many things to write about, I will try to make it brief... 1. How I come to Trust- Trust is a chinese-english bilingual private school for kids from 2 year old till first grade. As a first time mom, I visited all the bilingual school with 20miles distance in 2010, to find the right one, and picked trust among all, because, 1). the class rooms are clean, and temperature is comfortable. 2). the teachers have genuine smiles and smile right into my eyes. 3) The administration is very open an take me around classrooms without reservation. 4). the school is in a real campus, instead of residential house or commercial building 4) kids look clean and happy, 5) no complicated tuition structures, it is 7:30 to 6:30. 6) back to the teachers, they are all very upbeat and gentle at the same time, without knowing much, I can tell these are the people I would like my kids to spend time with. 2. The teachers: the kids change room each year, and will be with different teachers. For 2-3 year old, there are 3 teachers for each class, and for the 4 -7year old, 2 teachers each room. We have worked with most of the teachers if not all. Each everyone of them is awesome. On top of being loving, caring, knowledgable, they are also charismatic individual in life. Ms D, the head teacher for first grade and kinder garden, has a colorful background, includes performing, before becoming a professional educator. Her teaching is vibrant, and effective. Ms Joy the Chinese teacher for the same grade, always cheerful with great imaginaton, my son learnt so many chinese words from her. Ms Yang and Ms Daisy, my daughter's current room teachers, they really know how to talk to and play with younger kids, and truly cultivating the young minds. Ms. Katy, Shirley, Peng, Eva, Gina, Sarah, Julie, Kelsey, Jackie, they are all outstanding educators, I will need to write different reviews for each teacher, and all 5 stars! 3. The administration, Ms Ann and Ms Flora, are very supportive and accommodating. They really listen to parents feedback in terms of each student individual need, and make arrangement accordingly. 4. School activities: the school put a lot of efforts in singing, dancing and performing, and that is for every single kid. I can't imagine how hard it is to teach two year olds to sing and dance on stage, but nonetheless, they spend the time and energy to let every kid to have the opportunity to perform. I bring my family and friends every time to watch the performance, and we enjoy it every time. There are also field trip to Egyptian museum, San Francisco Opera, Almaden mining museum, CDC, pumpkin patch. 5. Classmates and parents: I found the kids and parents here are very likable too, a smart and happy bunch too. My kids love their teachers, and the school, they ask to come back for after school, and I am very happy with the school, they are my friends and almost like family at times. It is a great experience for all of us.

I shadowed here before very interesting activities

Mr.Kawaye is a teacher in first grade and he is the best and funny and did I mention silly.

This school has serious communication problem They do not inform the parent of the exam times, school activity times.

Roman Catholic School, open to all faiths. Our children received a great education that provided a foundation to graduate from High School, College, and Grad School with honors. More importantly, their time at Queen of Apostles introduced the notions of social justice and community service that helped positively form their character.

I LOVE STRATFORD!!! Their academics are AWESOME and our sports are okay but still STRATFORD's amazing!! Plus, the teachers are nice

Small school, but wonderful teachers.

My pre-K daughter LOVES the school. The teachers are loving and friendly, and I saw big improvements in my daughter's behavior and academic achievements.

Great school with awesome teachers & good diversity.

My daughter has enjoyed the whole child approach that St. Leo's offers and she has benefitted from the nurturing environment and caring staff. St. Leo's builds confidence into the children and encourages leadership. St. Leo's is a school that community minded parents and Silicon Valley leaders are enthusiastically drawn to. Of the graduating class of 2015, 100% of St. Leo's 8th grade students were accepted into the private high schools of their choice. This year the school and parish are celebrating their centennial year and have many wonderful events planned in honor of this milestone. It is a very exciting time at the school. The new principal, Mrs. Cosentino, is an outstanding visionary. She is passionate about children and works tirelessly to make St. Leo's the best it can be. A brand new STEM lab has just been completed, the first school in the Diocese to get one, and leading edge technology solutions is a high priority with this administration. We whole heartedly recommend St. Leo the Great School.

My daughter is in first grade (completing K there last year) and I could not be more happy with the school. The small group work has allowed her to work at her level, and feel challenged yet supported. The special subject teachers are great. Every day I pick her up, I always ask her what was her favorite part of the day, and it is almost something different. The new song she learned in Spanish, the game they played in PE, the iPads they use on Fridays, the Alice in Wonderland song they learned in music, the drawing she made in computers, the book she picked at the library, etc. The school has a small environment and family feeling, yet has the facilities and space of a larger school. Tons of outdoor space for the kids to run around. I love that they get up to 30 minutes of playground time in the morning between drop off and start of school, plus 2 twenty minute recces times, and daily PE. The teachers and administration are very responsive. I had questions about how my daughter was doing in class, and immediately scheduled a meeting with the teacher and the director of education, where they walked through every question I had, and gave helpful suggestions on how to improve things for her. The school is so smoothly run, everything from morning drop off and pick up routine, teacher escorts from your car with umbrellas on rainy days, and special performances. We look forward to many more years at Carden Academy.

Good teachers.Nice and loving