School Tour: Thomas Edison charter Academy (TECA)
Thomas Edison Charter AcademyWebsite:http://www.teca-sf.orgLocation: 3531 22nd St, San Francisco, CA 94114, Noe Valley/Mission borderGrades: K-8Total Enrollment: 600Kindergarten Size: 88 - two general...
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School Tour: Sherman
If there is a dream school in my list of schools - it is Sherman. The dream is sweetened by the fact that if we stick it out till September, we will get a spot. On the tour, they told us that Sherman...
View ArticleVideo Tours
It can be hard for parents looking at SFUSD schools to get out and see a lot of different schools. Luckily, it seems like more and more schools are developing video tours. Here are a few we have run...
View ArticleOpen Thread: How Are Tours Going?
Hi everyone,We thought it might be time for an open thread for readers to comment about how tour season is shaping up. If you've started touring public or private schools, what have you found? Are you...
View ArticleTalk on Bilingual Education This Weekend
Considering bilingual education for your child? Speak more than one language in your home? La Scuola, an Italian Immersion school in San Francisco, is hosting an event Saturday with Dr. Jim Cummins Dr....
View ArticleWhat Are Your Best SF School Enrollment Hacks?
As we hit mid-November, families are probably starting to get a sense for the school enrollment processes. Readers who have gone through this before, any advice for parents going through it now? What...
View ArticleIndependent School Open Houses
We've started hearing from independent schools that are having open houses and other events. Here is information for those who have written in. If you know of any others coming up, let us know in the...
View ArticleSchool Tour: Synergy School
Synergy SchoolWebsite:http://www.synergyschool.orgLocation: 1387 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA 94110, the MissionGrades: K-8Total Enrollment: 192Kindergarten Size: One class of 24, includes 6 Young...
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Thomas Edison Charter Academy
The worst experience I ever had as a teacher was at a charter school. I never considered sending my children to a charter school until about a week ago when I had my first parent teacher conference at...
View ArticleJunipero Serra TK
Junipero Serra is my neighborhood school. In fact, we live down the street from the Annex CDC. I called the office on a Thursday and they set me up with an individual tour on Friday. The school is a...
View ArticleBeyond Public v. Private: What do we want our children to get out of school?
I’m a new blogger, but long-time reader of SFKFiles. We are a west side family with two kids. The first one is in public TK this year. We’re in the midst of looking for a kindergarten for next year; we...
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Lessons from The Smartest Kids in the World
This is the first in a series of three micro reviews of recent books that are intended to help interested parents discuss the question, “What do we want our kids to get out of school, and which schools...
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Lessons from Building a Better Teacher
This is the second in a series of three micro reviews of recent books that are intended to help interested parents discuss the question, “What do we want our kids to get out of school, and which...
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Lessons from How Children Succeed
This is the third in a series of three micro reviews of recent books that are intended to help interested parents discuss the question, “What do we want our kids to get out of school, and which schools...
View ArticleHypothetical Tour: The New School of San Francisco
The New School of San Francisco is, as the name suggests, a new K-12 public charter school planning to open in San Francisco in Fall 2015. The school doesn’t yet have a charter or a building.Since it...
View ArticleSchool Tour: Sunnyside Elementary School
Sunnyside Elementary SchoolWebsite: http://www.sunnysidek5.org/ Location: 250 Foerster Street, San Francisco, CA 94112, SunnysideGrades: K-5Total Enrollment: 385Kindergarten Size: 66 - three classes of...
View ArticleSchool Tour: Creative Arts Charter School
Creative Arts Charter SchoolWebsite: http://www.creativeartscharter.org/Location: 1601 Turk Street, San Francisco, CA 94115, Western Addition/FillmoreGrades: K-8Total Enrollment: 366Kindergarten Size:...
View ArticleGot immersion questions?
Got immersion questions?Glen Park parent Elizabeth Weise’s book “A Parents Guide to Mandarin Immersion” came out in November. She’s offered to answer parent questions about language immersion in...
View ArticleSchool Tour: Lakeshore Elementary School
Lakeshore Elementary SchoolWebsite: http://lakeshoreelementary.org/ Location: 220 Middlefield Drive, San Francisco, CA 94132, Lakeshore (near Lake Merced)Grades: K-5Total Enrollment: Approximately...
View ArticleSchool Tour: San Francisco Community School
San Francisco Community SchoolWebsite: http://my-sfcs.org/Location: 125 Excelsior Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94112, ExcelsiorGrades: K-8Total Enrollment: Approximately 290Kindergarten Size: 33 – three...
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