Carden Day School of San Jose

Carden has a wonderful elementary school curriculum. The education has a lot of variety and diversity of content and approach and the teachers do not hammer information into the students' heads. My child has been at Carden for the last couple of years now and particularly enjoys the many enrichment activities like field trips, special programs, and plays.
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I have two of my sons at Carden and they both are very happy there. The class ratio is great and allows for a lot of attention from their teachers. They are also learning French and will learn Latin in later grades. I and my wife, who has experience teaching, are very pleased with the education and environment at Carden and have been recommending it to our friends.
--Submitted by a parent

Carden is a great school. This is my son's fourth year at Carden and he absolutely loves it. The school personnel are very caring and supportive of the students. They teach the students good values and respect for each other. I like the fact that the school has students from all races and ethnic backgrounds. The academics are excellent and the children get a well-rounded education in contrast with other private schools in the Bay area. My son attended one of these other schools prior to attending Carden.
--Submitted by a parent

Yes, all the comments from Jan 2011, which were negative have been removed. Even my comment was removed. My son was hit by 2 different students and I requested a written report by the administration for 2 years now but, haven't recieved it. Basically, trying to even deny that it happened. I had to child to therapy becuase of it. The bullying is rampant and teacher/administration have no handle on it or any written guidelines that they would follow. They just wing it and try to hide it under the rug.
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Our girls love this school. We have one in both Kindergarten and Pre-K. The teachers and staff are very caring. The ratio is amazing with 3 teachers for 25 kids. And communication is very good though parents should be somewhat proactive (e.g. how is my daughter doing & how can I help?). The ladies in the office are so warm and helpful. This school is a small community but wonderful. Great place for working moms (after school care & classes and overall communication).
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Our boy attended pre-K and new is in Kindergarten and he is flourishing and very happy. Carden does have a warm and caring atmosphere yet still offer a rich, demanding and wide ranging curriculum. I intend to send my other younger son there next year. Highly recommended!
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I am introducing my son to this school this fall. It does upset/scare me to see negative messages like this (posted on Jan 13 and May 19th). What if that is true? However, that was not the feeling I got from the open houses and the school private tours. I see the children seem happy and polite... which was the reason why we are choosing this school. Again, I am a future parent at this school but I recommend all potential parents visiting the school instead of relying on the messages posted on this wall.

Don't attend this school if you have other choices. The academic is less challenge and my kids were bored to death. Teachers are not professional and some shouted at kids. The teachers turn over rate is high --- always at personal reason. They have very limited communication. Don t just look at teacher student ratio and that cheated me at the beginning. I heard sevarl scary stories and saw many kids left. So don t go there if you have other choices.
--Submitted by a parent

The last four posts are clearly from the administration . I love the "come to our open house" ad in one of the posts. Just more manipulation.... Read the older posts from the last 6 months from real parents. This school has been slowly falling apart for some time. Do find parents to talk with but not the cherry picked parents at the open house. Find parents who have had kids here and find out the truth about ALL of the ISSUES.
--Submitted by a parent

I am countering the negative post of a few days ago. I am the mother of an older child, and my child has been nurtured and treated as a valued individual at Carden. Nothing like what that reviewer describes! (I would pull my child out immediately if there were bad language, strife, etc.) One would be tempted to say that maybe my child is just lucky to be having such a positive experience. But, between last year and this year, only one child left the entire Upper Campus. In these economic times, it is rare to find that kind of continuity within one grade. But this school has unmatched continuity for the entire Upper Campus! Facts don t lie families would not stay if the school were anything like that negative review. Families stay because the school provides fantastic academics in a truly warm, nurturing environment. And alumni come back to visit as if they are coming home to family So hard to find that kind of environment these days.
--Submitted by a parent