Country Lane Elementary School

My son is finishing KG, so we only have one year experience with the school, but we like this school so far. I can't comment on every KG teacher, however my son has been exposed to four teachers because the school practices flex-groups (grouping kids by level of readiness/knowledge) and he has not complained. I have experience with two teachers - one who assessed my son before KG and talked to me about pros/cons of sending kid to KG early/holding back a year and my son's primary teacher. Both seem very qualified and pleasant. My son's teacher is nice, strict, energetic with appropriate education and good experience. I volunteer in class and I believe she does a great job. She also provided me with good suggestions I used at home. It's a shame that CA curriculum is very disappointing (to me as European). I also dislike the use of Jiji contrary to almost everyone else (no need for 5-y/o to use computer). I wish CA board of education considered curriculum from countries where children actually have to learn something in much shorter school time (most European 1st graders spend 4 hours in school vs. 7 hours in Country Lane). As far as public schools go, this one is great.
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One of the best schools in the area. Children learn concepts and independent thinking. School has integrated Jiji(Mind research math) which visualizes the math concepts. Parents participation is also great. No doubt this school attracts more students than it's originally designed for. I had to remove one star just because of miserable traffic congestion and difficulty in parking in the whole area. The school parking is not designed for some 600+ kids but less than 60 kids. School could make this efficient by designing more drop off/pickup zones and/or making K-2 & 3-5 class start 20-30 minutes apart from each other. Hopefully school administration pay heed to this.
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I have two children at Country Lane and I am very, very happy with the balance of challenging academics and student support. Special education has been terrific, and teachers have been responsive and helpful. A great place!
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Country Lane is a great school. The teachers are willing to challenge their students and the last principal was amazing. I look forward to seeing where the new principal will lead us.
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Great neighborhood school where many parents are very involved and great freindships are made.
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Country Lane has been a great experience for our kindergartner. His teacher has been excellent, keeping us very involved in his growth over the past year. The school is near a marque district (cupertino), and offers comparable education without suffering from that district's hyper-competitiveness. Emphasis on academics: our son has homework most days, along with monthly packets and challenge packets..whew! I do wish the school offered a little more advanced /gifted/accelerated programs, but those that are available are great. Overall, I'm very happy with the education my child is getting.
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My son is in Grade 1. We are very satisfied with the teaching tacniques. Other than studies ,kids are also engaged in many other activities like doing plays often.
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I've been a parent at CL for 4 years and I am very satisfied with the education my child receives. What is more important my child is even more satisfied than I am. She gets very upset if she has to miss school and I see how happy she is after the full day at school. All teachers we had were absolutely fantastic and loved their job. I can see a lot of dedicated parents involved in the school's life. We have Cornerstone, Art Vista, Math Olympiad and other parent volunteer opportunities. In addition, the AR (Accelerated Reader) program is a great addition to the school library and a great help for children to enhance their reading skills. Overall, it is a great school.
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I've been country lane parent for two years.And I love the school.overall I'm very satisfied in every way.
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I Love Country Lane School. I've been a Country Lane parent for 12 years, with all 4 of my children going there from Kindergarten through 5th grade. The teachers are caring and manage to maintain a fun yet challenging environment for learning. I always was encouraged to help in the classroom, drive on field trips, serve in the Home and School Club and even contribute my own professional skills. Truely a wonderful place to raise your kids. Culturally diverse, yet not dominated by any certain nationality. The principals have been great too.
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