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Suggestion for a Pre K in Sunnyvale, San Jose, Mountain view or Palo Alto
Ananyabhasin January 8, 2013
Hi all,
I have a four and half year old that is currently attending Appleseed Montessori. He is not really happy in this school. He's also been to challenger which is all about academic. we are looking for a well rounded school. We are debating whether to send him in Stratford or Carden Day School. Does anyone have any experience with both schools? I appreciate any suggestions.
daragon January 31, 2013
Ananyabhasin,
I had my two boys enrolled at Carden Day School and it's all about academic there as well. You may want to check out Sage Vista School (www.sagevista.org - located in San Jose).
My boys have been at Sage Vista for two years now and it has been a great place for them. The school provides a dynamic and exciting curriculum that is integrated across the subjects. They focus the materials to meet the individual needs of each students allowing unique talents and personal creativity to be celebrated and practiced. The school combines rigorous academics with social-emotional curriculum to help these bright children become well-rounded, and compassionate citizens.
Also, the school offers Art, Music and Drama, Spanish and P.E. providing a truly exceptional program overall. SVS also offers enrichment for parents and the community through free seminars each month and family activities. Sage Vista is a really wonderful experience for the whole family.82333
SteveHarmon January 9, 2013
Stratford is similar to Challenger in that it is a for profit private school. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stratford_Schools Found a good but older review at: http://www.sfkfiles.com/2010/02/stratford-school-tour.html
Carden has 2 schools - Sunyvale and Santa Clara. It is a collection of schools based off Mae Carden's teachings. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carden_Method
The good thing is that there are a lot of good PreK schools in Silicon Valley. If you are wanting to keep your kid in private school for K-8 then choosing a PreK program at the same school makes sense for getting in.
Almaden Country is only a few miles from Appleseed Montessori, but it can be pricey.
If you're thinking of Catholic highschools you may want to choose one of their PreK-8 schools. St Leo and St Lucy run good PreK programs and have good acceptance rates at Bellarmine, Mitty, etc.82031
