5 /5 Jeff Kravitz: A really wonderful school. It is like having your extended family educating your child.
5 /5 Beth Gelender: The BEST school in town! We are so happy with our experience as parents. The education, community, communication, and staff are amazing. I highly recommend the Shalom School.
5 /5 sean golz: Love this school. A wonderful early childhood education program. My daughter started attending when she was 2 and she loved the school and the teachers. Very secure as well
5 /5 Morgan Albanese: The most amazing school! The education, the warmth, the love. No one does it better! We love shalom!
5 /5 Jilian Bar-or: We are so lucky to have this incredible school!
Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy - SacramentoLisa Davis: I went to the old location of this school for my senior year of high school, and it was a great small charter high school despite the drama and the bullying going on there. I had great teachers. We went on a couple fun field trips. We built a gingerbread house, walk up to the store, and got some donuts. We had an amazing prom at Lion Gate Hotel, and it was a blast. I would recommend teens to go there to have a better high school experience.
Sacramento Waldorf School - Fair OaksGladys Schneider: Inequalities abound amongst racist structures that prevent the school from imparting unbiased handling of personnel as well as meeting students needs. The difference from the early childhood, first through third grades to middle school and high school are astronomical. While the early childhood and lower grades have a robust and adequate program, the inability of the school to sustain and attract qualified teachers translates into the pedagogy getting lost. At the high school level, and penetrating into the middle school, is a drive of hyper specialization in subjects that demand college level rigor. The workload is immense and many students experience anxiety and learn to acquire perfectionism traits that color their entire outlook on academia and the way they measure their success. This is in contrast with the precepts of Waldorf pedagogy which is meant to educate people in freedom so they can meet their destiny; whatever that may be. If your student is interested in the trades after high school, performs average or below average, experiences test anxiety, or is neurodivergent, this is not the right school. The high school is similar to a college prep. I would caution Black and families of color when previewing this school. While their literature and outward appearance may speak of a “woke” impulse, racism and politics are deeply entrenched within the working system at this school. Unfortunately, the idyllic setting along the American River and working biodynamic farm is not enough to set this school apart.