Palm Beach Gardens Elementary School

PBGE is a great school, awsome PTO team. Gifted class teacher Ms. Ali is wonderful to all her class children thru out the year. She made sure her class children worked hard in school to get all the required knowledge. Learning was made fun and kids were never bored. She also encouraged kids for field trips where learning was done by observing. Great teacher who kept parents up to date with progress made by children. Thank you Ms.Ali & PBGE.
--Submitted by a parent

We love and miss palm beach gardens elemetary school and all the teachers that work very hard there.I wish that i can find a school like this one in the state where i live now,but is hard to find such fine dedicated teachers and principals.Not everybody have the gift to be a teacher and in this great elementary school there are a lot of gifted teachers.we love and miss you all.
--Submitted by a parent

Coming from a school that does not teach to the FCAT, I can say that as much as I disagree that they have to do it, the teachers don't have a choice if that is what everything is going to be judged by. Not only that but it is our job as parents to teach our children and help "supplement" their education. This school has been an absolute blessing to my family. I believe the teachers here love what they do and I can say that the 5th grade teachers definitely love their kids, as I witnessed it just this morning as they gushed about their students and how much they will miss them. I can't wait for my other children to start here next year and look forward to years of great education ahead of them!
--Submitted by a parent

Very dissapointed with the school. In the past 2 years we've been here I've noticed administration is sometimes polite but usually very unfriendly and unwelcoming. Teacher's do teach for the FCAT ALOT! They didn't teach the time or money long enough for the children to learn this so I'm having to supplement at home alot.
--Submitted by a parent

I love the gifted program there! Wonderful teachers. Three cheers for Ms. Lukas (K) and Mrs. Steele (1st)!
--Submitted by a parent

I think PBGE is a great school if you have a child that does not have many special needs. If your child requires more than speech therapy, I would strongly suggest that you insist on testing, contact the district office in your area and have your child moved to a school that can better accomodate his/her needs. I am speaking purely from experience. Ms. Sparks and Mrs. Meyers tried everything they could think of to in order to help my son, but they just cannot handle him. He has severe behavioral problems due to several different disorders. He is quite the handful. He has had several different evaluations, so I know he is getting the best treatment possible. If your child has issues like my son, keep fighting for them. PBGE does not have a strong ESE program.
--Submitted by a parent

Technology is a wonderful thing but teachers need to connect with the children. Being taught by online programs is not my idea of a quality education.
--Submitted by a parent

Our school rocks it is new and big!
--Submitted by a student

PBGE is a wonderful school! They have dedicated staff, great activities and manage to have a good balance between achieving academics and letting 'kids be kids'. I can't wait to see the new school - the teachers say it is beautiful. They are going to have an all day Pre-K next year for 2008-2009 school year too - so now they will offer even more!
--Submitted by a parent

Palm Beach Gardens Elementary has some of the most wonderful dedicated teachers I have ever known. The only draw back and it breaks my heart to say, is the front office staff is not helpful, or friendly, they should not be working with our young people. I wish adminstration would just get rid of their only draw back.
--Submitted by a parent