All Saints' Episcopal Day School

As both an teacher and a parent, I believe that All Saint s is quite frankly one of the best K-8 school, not just in Monterey County, but all of California. It lives its mission to provide each child the opportunity to develop his or her highest potential to learn, in a nurturing environment of spiritual growth and service to others. All Saints does this through: its academic program which provides a curriculum that is intellectually challenging and inspires a love of learning; its spirit of community that values and honors each student, parent, faculty and staff member; and its outreach program which, since the school s founding over 45 years ago, has been fostering in its students a genuine commitment to caring for others. The All Saints graduate is ready to be successful in high school and in life. What more could one ask?
--Submitted by a teacher

What a fabulous little school! My children absolutely flourished at All Saints', from the lower grades through middle school. The faculty is loving and dedicated, the class size is small, and the 'extras' are great--music, theatre, art (even pottery & photography!), foreign language,and an outreach program that really helps make a difference for needy families in the community. The middle school curriculum is rigorous--those kids really learn how to organize themselves and do some great writing and long-term projects, and when they get to high school, they're ready to succeed! They have chapel every morning, and wonderful ethical & moral values are modeled every day. It's a great place.
--Submitted by a parent

This is a really wonderful school, supportive of families, values always in front. Two things that need to improve are: outdated teaching methods and curriculum; and teacher skills in motivating boys or kids who are different. Ironically, the best teacher in the school is the Art History teacher in middle school, but she manages to teach the children how to plan, write, present and organize. Unfortunately, the rest of the staff is not as up-to-date and needs traditional students who require no individual attention to do well. The principal is new.
--Submitted by a parent