Riverview Elementary School

Riverview Elementary School is an amazing school that is much more like a private school than a public school. The children learn Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, and English! The test scores in English are the highest in the district while the kids are learning these three languages. The leadership is strong, caring, and very innovative.Today is the amazing International Fair at Riverview. It is a great time for everyone to celebrate many different cultures and all the languages the children are learning!
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Teached? Really? Riverview (primary, intermediate, secondary) = excellent Teachers = excellent Principal = innovative, creative, intelligent, focused on children, the best! It is our job to as parents to make sure our children are learning English and keeping up in math, science, and social studies. If this kind of commitment is too great, you may want to consider monolingual education. We LOVE Riverview!
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I can not find words how great this school is. Riverview International Academy is a awesome school. It has a family feeling with the staff, students and parents. The education and wellbeing of every child is so important to all of us. I can 100% honestly say that this school is definatly here for the children, not the childern for this school!
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The open house was great! Please keep up the good work. We look forward to having all four boys attend Riverview although having them all speak languages at a level we won't understand is intimidating. (especially when they are teenagers-yikes)
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The principal and her teaching staff are all very dedicated. When our children leave the school they will be tri-lingual. Great school.
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This is my grandson's 2nd year in the Spanish immersion class and he loves it. I have attended various field trips and functions at the school and find them well ran and chaperoned.
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Just came from Open House. The classrooms look amazing and the parents are so happy their children are there. Even in the pouring rain almost every parent showed up tonight. My grandson's EAK class is great and he's learning so much I can't believe it. I couldn't be happier about his education.

My daguther is in the Spanish Immersion program and loving every moment of it. At this school she gets three languages as well as music, technology, and science. What they offer there can not be brought anywhere. Beyond that the dedication of the teachers, principle, and parents is amazing. This program brings children from all of San Diego to create a campus of diverse cultures way beyond that which is avalible in the community. This allows our children to interact with not only the world around them but our nation and the whole world through families and our schools contection in other states as well as countries. All of this allows us to shape the minds of not only our countries leaders of tomorrow but our leaders in international affairs of the future.
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I love the teachers and our principal! They work so well together to cater to the individual needs of my child. And my child is fluent in Spanish because of this school. Cultural and global awareness are key to being a Peace Builder there!
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Awesome staff, incredible triliteracy program in English, Spanish and Mandarin, super involved parents and PTA, full educational experience including arts, sciences, PE, a totally rockin' school!
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My son is in a Spanish Emersion Program at Riverview Elementary. This school is a wonderful facility packed full of smart teachers. I am proud to call this my home school.
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This school gives average families the opportunity to school their children in 3 languages without the cost of private school! The teachers are fabulous. What makes the biggest difference is that the teachers, PTA, and Principal are all on the same page. The students are the number one priority and it shows. My son's teacher comes in early twice a week to give children with reading difficulties extra help. The Parents work as a team, you would be amazed at the amount of parental involvement -- even in the upper grades. The Principal isn't afraid of trying new things or finding different ways to solve problems. I really like that she has a forum for parents once a month to come and voice any concerns that they may have.
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We couldn't ask for a more amazing place for our two wonderful and very different kids to attend. They both receive the attention and interaction that each needs to make their education comprehensive! Top that with three languages! What more could we as a family ask for our childrens public education?!?!?!?!?
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I love teaching Spanish Immersion. My students are awesome. We are a great community.
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I have children in both 4th and 5th grade at Riverview Elementary. Mrs. Goulart and Mr. Van Norman set high expectations, and the students respond. They are kind and empathetic, and help prepare students for real-life scenarios. I couldn't be more happy with my children's academic growth!
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It amazes me that any one can be anything but impressed with this school! I am so excited to see what my children can become knowing three languages! They truly can be global leaders if they so choose! The teachers are phenomenal, and truly make teaching an art form. The students are proud to share all that they are learning. The Principal is kind, compassionate, and empathetic. She has a great ability to seek out talent in her staff and to place students as her first priority. She is very brave to be pioneering such a great program! With any new program there are learning curves, but I feel that administration truly listens to our concerns as parents, and does what is best for our kid's--no matter how many feathers get ruffled by near-sighted individuals. I truly appreciate that LUSD is welcoming change and placing kids first!!
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We were not impressed with the school.at all.
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I am very impressed by this school and it begins with the leadership of the principal. She has an amazing vision for this trilingual program and it shows in the quality of instruction. My kindergartener is already reading in English and Spanish and sings songs in Mandarin! The teachers are great as well.
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I am the parent of a kindergarten student in Riverview's Spanish immersion program and although I think most of the teachers do a superb job, I am concerned about the administration. There doesn't seem to be follow through and outside of the classrooms, it's a bit chaotic. Apparently there is a program director now, but I'm not impressed.
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I feel that the school is very community involvedand family friendly. I love the staff openess and encouragement from the staff. The principle is a wounderful women that has the childrens safty and education as her first priority. I highly reccomend this school. Plus it is a enrichment/immersion program that our children can carry with them for life.
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