If you're interested in a diverse school community with hard working families who care about their children's education, consider stopping by Longfellow for a tour.
Besides the dedicated, caring and hard working teachers and staff, the current Principal- Ms. Aleman and Vice Principal Mr. Lee are both stellar community builders and that makes a huge difference! The PTA is getting more and more organized and as a member I see the difference we are making.
Here are some of what is happening this school year (2018-2019)
Before school on Mondays, Longfellow has one of the oldest parent chaperoned weekly Walking School Bus groups in the district (started in 2009). Spoiler alert, parking can be tough to find in San Francisco and our Walking School Bus helps parents not have to drive so close to school while helping children get more exercise which has been shown to increase learning. I love that Education Outside is doing school gardening with each classroom. Longfellow has a Spanish Bi-literacy Program and the Filipino Foreign Language in Elementary School (FLES) program which my son is participating in. The FLES program gives a familiarity with the Filipino language and grounding in the Filipino-American cultural experience, and it's open to students from all backgrounds. For school-time enrichment AcroSports is doing movement for grades K-2, and there is Robotics, Coding and Woodworking for grades 3-5. There's also dance for all grades and I know I'm forgetting a few things. There are also regular dance classes, SFUSD PE classes and Playworks providing physical education and helping our children learn how to play well together on the schoolyard and beyond. Compared to all of SFUSD, Longfellow has a large number of National Boards Certified classroom teachers working day and night to teach the children.
After-school, there's the Pinoy/Pinay Educational Partnership (PEP Program) doing amazing ethnic studies and language twice a week for K-5 students. My son had so much more pride around his Filipino heritage because of PEP. That's priceless. On top of that, everyday Jamestown Community Center provides the larger after-school program which includes an entire curriculum of enrichment, homework support and regular dance instruction from Loco Bloco.
So, if you're considering Longfellow stop by for a tour. The happen in the fall on Mondays. You can call the main office and get more info.
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