An absolutely amazing elementary school. When I was in 2nd grade, I was in a total of 4 elementary…read moreschools with Duncan being the last. I got moved around because we were in the middle of moving. Duncan accepted me with open arms near April. I was a really quiet kid at first, and scared to talk to anyone. I wasn't sure if I was staying long. My 2nd grade teacher was amazing and loved my progress and growth. She wanted me to skip 2 grades because of how advanced I was in all areas. I decided not to because I had finally gotten comfortable near the end. I was asked the next years to join their ATG program at Duncan for the gifted and talented kids. My academics were important to me. Duncan made it their goal to stay close with my parents and our family. My parents didn't have the best English, so they tried to keep them involved. My mom had 3 other kids go through Duncan, with the last now in 6th grade. My siblings had a lot of the same teachers and many different. They all know my mom and us, and love us. I know the staff really well in the office. I'll call in for something and they already know who I am. They make an effort to know you. Mr. Potter was one of my absolute favorites. He remembered me even when I came in years and years later. When he retired, I was happy my siblings got to at least experience his greatness. This school is really safe. They have a new system where you page the front desk and need an id. You also need permission of course to see a student or take one out. When I came here recently, I wasn't here for a long while actually. We just happened to get locked out of the house because my parents were away due to my grandfathers death. My brother had an extra key, so I made a call. I came and told them who I was at the intercom. They already knew me and said I was alright. His teacher was in the office making copies and knew me because I had her as well. They were all so friendly and welcoming, like family. The process was fast and still safe. They have all kinds of different programs set up for parents. The school is always very helpful. My brother and sister didn't have their accounts set up in the beginning of the year one year, and had no money for lunch. My mom was all the way in West Bloomfield when they called her from the office. She asked if there was anyway the office could give them money, and that she would bring it for them tomorrow. I thought it was awesome of them to allow her to do this. They wouldn't want any students to starve and go without lunch. They understand that things happen. They are always helpful when one of my siblings is ever sick or forgets something. One of the best schools, and I am glad I got to experience it. I will also say that the Principal Sharon Coil is absolutely amazing. She makes it her mission to treat all parents and students as a family. She aims to get parents involved. She remembers us. She knows who I am, and my sisters. She saw as at a Mom to Mom sale and asked how my mom was doing. It is her goal to connect with the community and she definetely achieves it.

What can I say, I love Utica community schools! My twins attend the pre-school program here 3 days…read morea week, for 3 hours a day and I could be happier with the program. This is not our home school, as our home school doesn't offer a pre-K program but it's just another great school in the Utica district. Their teacher are friendly, patient and have been teaching at Utica for a number of years. Mrs. Pizzamenti and Mrs. Hirschmann and wonderful teachers, I'll be sad to say good bye to them come the end of the school year. I'll be honest, we were late registering our twins last fall, as all the classes will officially filled by the time I sent in the registration paper work. I made a few phone calls and they were very understanding. I was able to pick the time and days I wanted, and keep my twins in the same class together, which was obviously a big deal. I couldn't imagine having them separated their first year of school. To be honest, until they are older, I'll probably request that they be in the same class together. The school has a great security system where you have to buzz to get in, and show your ID to the camera. Once in the building you have to stop at the office to sign in. Upon leaving to must also stop at the office to sign out. It can be a pain in the butt sometimes, but I know it's for the protection of all our children so it's completely acceptable. The school is clean and well kept, bathrooms included. I My son not only attends pre-K here, but he also takes speech classes 2 days a week with the speech therapist Mrs. May. Mrs. May is a very knowledgeable speech therapist with 17 years under her belt in the Utica district. She is patient, kind and thorough with her one-on-one work, as much as she is with group work. I highly recommend her if you're looking for a speech therapist counselor. My son has made so much progress in such a short amount of time! I can also vouch for the school lunches provided within the Utica district, they are a good value for your money with fresh and plentiful options. One day I had forgotten to bring a light lunch for the twins, which they eat before my son goes to speech. So we walked down to the lunch room and I purchased a hot lunch for them to split. It just so happened to be "Minion Day" which consisted of popcorn chicken, dipping sauce of choice, a bag of minion cookies, a side salad with a separate cup of fresh cut mixed veggies and ranch, a fresh fruit cup, choice of 3 milks, a banana and a bag of dried edamame. It was a really big lunch for only $2.75. We currently have our 5 kids enrolled in 3 different schools within the Utica district (2 at Beck elementary, 1 at Shelby Junior High, and 2 at Duncan) and I can honestly say that we love Utica and we wouldn't want our kids at any other district. I feel confident that they are, and will continue to receive the best education possible. As a parent, who's experience reaches across 3 different schools I highly recommend the Utica Community school district.

We had a great experience at Goddard School Lake Orion after a rough time at another area day care…read more My son was in the Junior Kindergarten room, called, "Raindrops". He is definitely ready for Kindergarten at his public school. The curriculum is challenging enough to keep the children's attention, but appropriate to their age so that your child can progress and feel confident. My son's teacher, Ms. Kathy, kept the class on track, adding creative and imaginative aspects to the topic at hand. The assistant, Alexa, was very nurturing and patient with my high energy child. Summer camp was a welcome change with field trips and special presenters to keep things fun.

First don't be fooled by the posative reviews the owner gave out gift cards to the trampoline park…read moreto the parents who wrote posative reviews. She sent out an email to all the parents. After enrolling my son in Goddard I came for 3 visits an hour each the week before he started in the infant room. I came home from each visit feeling uncomfortable. The issues that I had were with the teachers lack of communication. When I brought 4 bottles and gave his teacher exact times to feed him and I came to pick up my son and found he was only fed two bottles in the morning. He was laying on the tile floor on his back screaming. I was told that they didnt know when to feed him because the other teacher had left so they didn't. When I went to tell the director mrs. Jean she wanted me to speak on the phone with the head teacher. At this point I was feeding my son who hadn't been feed for several hours and was crying in hunger and she was upset I refused to stop feeding him to talk to the teacher on the phone. Another issue I had was my son was put to sleep in his swing when I asked that he not be Ms. Jean said I would need to address it with the teacher myself. I found my child was put to sleep in his crib covered in spit up (his outfit was dirty under his sleep sack). One of the teachers offten picks up the babies by their arms and calls them stupid. I never felt comfortable leaving my son here and after two weeks on the day I found my son wasn't fed we left the owner walked me to my car saying the tuition was nonrefundable.

Less impressed than before. The new superintendent needs to remind all staff they need to dress…read moreprofessionally, most look like they are going to clean a house. If you look good you feel good . ID's are unable to be seen , too much on the lanyards. The staff is not friendly to the elementary students or the parents, they need reminded that they are getting paid to do this job , they aren't volunteers. It's a sad environment for elementary school students.

I love this school all the people here is so nice and they care about you.and they food here is…read moregood and they principal is funny here and we get to do fun things here

Goddard was an amazing experience for my children. They made significant academic gains and thrived…read morein the supportive teaching environment. That progress didn't happen by accident; it was very clear from the daily status reports that a lot of thought went into curriculum development. As a family with 2 working parents we especially appreciate the fact that the office is extremely well-run. You won't get endlessly transferred and forced to waste a chunk of your day playing phone tag with four different people. Whoever answers the phone will help you, and if they say they will look into something and call you back they will actually do so, and do so promptly. I would recommend the Goddard school without qualification to anyone and everyone looking to give their children a top-notch educational experience.

We've been a Goddard family for roughly 3 years. Both of our little girls have been attending since…read moreour youngest was 3 months old. We've had at least 1 child in all of of their classrooms as our oldest is about to graduate preschool in the summer. I can honestly and confidently say that I would recommend them to everyone. If we decide to have another child, this is where they will be attending. Their curriculum, care, and creativity is unmatched. I'm also an overbearing, over protective, helicopter dad (2 daughters will do that to you). If I'm comfortable with Goddard contributing to the development of my children, you will be too.

Last night I attended a community workshop with the Chippewa Valley School district. The workshop,…read moreDesserts 101, was a really fun time. A low cost fee of $34 dollars for the one day workshop (which was 2 1/2 hours) I had a positive experience! We learned how to make all sorts of things, Biscotti, Tarts, working with puff pastry & fillo dough, and of course truffles. All the materials were included with the one time fee as well. You had a chance to bake things yourself and learn while others were baking with other things. My friend and I were the only people under 40, but it was still a great time. The instructor seemed to have lots of experience and was friendly. I plan on taking another workshop soon, called Tour of Europe which will specialize in all different types of food from Europe. :) Good times! Not to mention, I have a killer recipe now for a Bavarian Creme Apple Cream Cheese Torte. (And of course you get to take the baked goods home) Kudos to the community for offering things like this.

My son left a public school during the pandemic to go to Parkway. Over the past year he went from a…read moreC student to A- and we were notified he is on the honor roll this year. He has made a lot of new great friends and participates in baseball basketball and football. There are so many great activities for all the kids. He has developed an amazing relationship with the Pastor. He is actually a happy kid now.

School should not be labeled as a Christian school. They do NOT promote acceptance and are a…read morehorrible role model for any neuro-diverse kid. They make these kiddos feel like they're scum if they do not "fit the mold" save your $750 registration fee and tuition and go to a charter school.

It has its downsides but overall is a great place to be and helps create memories, and connections…read morethat will last a lifetime.

Love the school. Great staff but the parent pick up and drop off is terrible. No organization at…read moreall. Sit and wait in a long line and people pull in at 2:15 and pull right in front while guards stand there and allow this to happen. Oh and today parking lot a mess with the snow and no one has plowed yet!

I love Goddard school and my son does too. It takes a village to raise your child and they are part…read moreof ours.

I have loved working at the Goddard school of Macomb! I genuinely am so confident in the level of…read morecare and education that we provide.