I went to this school…read more... So....now that you know this is where I was trained to be an adult, do you want to send your girls to Casti, or not.... MUAHAHAHAHAHHAA. All kidding aside, I love Castilleja and will send my daughter here when/if I have one. I loved school. I was never too cool for school.

While I was never a full-time student here, I did attend Casti for summer camp…read more Price-wise, my family paid much more than any other summer camp in the area, but it was well worth it. Back in my days (and that was ages ago), it was $700-$800 for 8 weeks (I think). They offered classes in many different things, from sports to singing (acapella and musical style) to sewing. There was an extra-delicious lunch every Wednesday with chicken patties (for the anti-red meat eaters) to veggie patties (for the young vegetarians). No PB & J as your only source of fruit. There was fruit salad, ambrosia, etc. The food is top-notch (for camp anyway) and probably better than some business convention catering. They also had several overnight stays and field trips. The ratio of counselors to campers was 1:6. That's amazing. It only went up to sixth graders though. Boo. Ofcourse, with that price, fellow campers are not your average people. I had one who knew celebrities in HK and others who have already travelled the world. The school itself is fantastic too. I know several family friends who have attended Casti and they were even boarders (I don't think they have boarding anymore). They take very good care of their girls and the education is top-notch. The people I knew ended up at Stanford and Berkeley. The student-teacher ratio is amazing (according to wiki, it's 8:1.) Someday, I'll move back here and send my daughter(s) here. However, the tuition currently is $28000. But I guess you get what you pay for! On a side note, Casti has its own wiki entry. I don't think my high school has a wiki entry.

This school is for you if you want your bike to get stolen or see graffiti and paraphernalia in the…read morebathrooms. SHAME, because it has a great campus, exceptional teachers, and a wide variety of courses. Its journalism, sports, and robotics have received many awards and championships. Without the neuroticism of some crazy students, this school would actually be fantastic.

I just heard the following on the KTVU Channel 2 Morning News…read more That Palo Alto High School made the list of top 100 schools in America according to a U.S. News & World Report. Go Vikings!

excited for my daughter to attend this school, my teachers are great and we have a great principal.read more

I was a student at this school but when I attended years ago it was called Ray Lyman Wilbur Jr…read more High School. It is now call JLS (Jane Lathrop Stanford Middle School) and has been name JLS for quite some time now. JLS is one of three excellent middle schools in the Palo Alto Unified School District. Top notch teaching Superb teachers Student support services Excellent technology program Wonderful music program Modernized/upgraded school facilities Library Computer lab Gymnasium Swimming pool Tennis courts Open playing fields (great place to walk a big dog on the weekend on leash) Snack bar Cafeteria Home of the "Panthers'

A huge shoutout to Miss Ella and Miss Jahaira! You are the main reasons our daughter wants to keep…read moregoing to school (and returning for a new school year). Looking through our daughter's portfolio made our day, it shows how much you (and other teachers such as Miss Karen) have done for her. Thank you for introducing them to artists like Mondrian (so inspiring!), for your endless patience when she didn't want to nap, and for always being so open and honest with us about her development. It means the world to know she is in such caring, dedicated hands.

Both of my daughters have had great experience at Stratford Palo Alto campus. My older one attended…read morein her pre-K year, and now my younger one is in the Mandarin bilingual preschool program. I'm impressed by the well-designed curriculum which balances music, art, phonics, maths, science, outdoor play time, and of course language skills. She has made great progress in both English and Mandarin Chinese (and also picked some Spanish from the Spanish class). Beyond that, they celebrate all the major cultural festivals with fun activities, including the most recent dancing lion performance in the classroom to celebrate Lunar New Year. Her teachers are amazing! Ms Ella and Ms Jahaira are kind, patient and encouraging. I really appreciate the care they give the children. They often share the fun things that my kid does at school - the small progress she made, her interaction with other kids, etc. They are super attentive and caring. Since I'm writing this, I also want to take this opportunity to thank Ms Martha in the early preschool class who helped my daughter transition well last year, Ms Stephanie, and Ms Sonia and Ms Karen who have been with the school for many years and also taught my older daughter. Ms Kate, Mr Alexis, Ms. Yi, Ms Lois, Ms Nova, along with several other floater teachers, make the school feel very welcoming and friendly.

We've had such a positive experience with Living Wisdom School. From the beginning, our family was…read morewelcomed with warmth and genuine care, and our son transitioned from public school far more smoothly than we could have hoped. He quickly felt included, made friends easily and has truly enjoyed going to school each day. What stands out most is the balance between strong academics and personal growth. The students are not only challenged academically, but also given practical tools to build confidence, emotional awareness, responsibility, focus, and resilience that they can carry with them throughout life. The teachers and staff are thoughtful, engaged, and clearly care deeply about each child as an individual. We've also been impressed by the sense of community throughout the school. It feels supportive, intentional, and uplifting for both students and parents. We're very grateful to have found a school environment that nurtures individuality, creativity, well-being and a genuine love of learning alongside academics.

The schools focus on holistic education shaped our sons personality in ways that we were really…read moresurprised and happy. The curriculum, method of teaching and even small things like starting the day with a meditation calms the kids to drive more focus. The annual play is a great exercise in getting kids to be more independent and work together as a team on something that is larger than themselves. Would highly recommend!

My child was a victim of rumors, which were later proven to be false, and as such was excluded and…read morebullied by his classmates and betrayed by his friends. The administration did little to help him clear his name and preferred to sweep his suffering under the rug instead. Some of the teachers were really good and caring, but teacher turnover is pretty high.

My son attended Kehilla last year, and I loved it. It is a nurturing, supportive school that…read moregenuinely cares about the education and welfare of the kids. I was really sorry that my son transferred out (to Palo Alto High School) where we have had the exact opposite experience. If you have the choice to send your child here, you are fortunate.

I am shocked this school hasn't been reviewed yet. It's been around for over 20 years and they…read morereally are such a gem. Located off Oregon exp- it's in the same building as the preschool heads up but completely separate. It is true Montessori with differentiated learning, one 6th grader taking trig, and incredibly kind teachers. Yes it is small- has three sections. 1/2 grade, 3/4/5 grade and middle school which is new. That being said the teacher ratio is more like 1:5. Their science was impressive too. They were working on strawberry dna- for 1st graders. Classes are about 7-10 kids and it's year round or 10month option. So much more reasonable than other schools. About $2000-2100 a month including after care. Plus they teach Spanish, Mandarin and art and music. No choices- all subjects! Their website does not do the school justice. The teachers- especially raji- really love the kids and know what they are doing. Great place where kids don't bully and all the kids work with each other.

My child and her friend attended the WriteNow! summer writing camp focused on "creative" writing…read more The teacher Chuck Bernstein, who is also president of the Early Learning Institute at the school, was harsh and punitive to both kids as well as to other students in the class if they didn't do exactly what they were told, down to including very specific story elements in their stories. Even if they did do the assigned writing, but finished early and then worked on something else, they got in trouble - Chuck crumpled one of their poems and nearly threw it away because he thought they were off-task, rather than asking. Every day he had students present at the end of class, always running overtime into pickup time, and then angrily shushed both students and parents who made ANY noise (even just entering at the door, whispers, or rustling papers). An easy fix would be to do these presentations earlier so they didn't run over-time, especially for parents picking up multiple kids at different camps or otherwise on a tight schedule - but he did not react well to this feedback. On the first day of the program, the person at the front also was angry that we were dropping off at the time we did, even though we had paid for the before-care. On the second day they had a sheet of who had before-care and after-care, but did not on the first day. But to get angry at us for dropping off, rather than asking about before-care, is also baffling. The program's flyer boasted that kids would love writing after this. My child went in loving writing and came out disliking it much more than previously, and her friend started out hating writing and ended the same. Since Chuck also teaches at the school, I can only imagine that this harsh approach is one he takes with full-time students during the year, too. We will certainly never return.

I know this school is built for people with learning disabilities and ASD, but I feel like the…read morestudents here don't reach their full potential. This is not necessarily the faculty's fault, but I think the curriculum here is way too slow and dumbed down for students. My daughter struggled in this school because it was too slow for her, and she was way ahead of her classmates despite having ASD. The accommodations were great, but I believe the school didn't provide my daughter education she actually learned. She would come home and talk about how much she played on an iPad or a device, which is just unacceptable. Why are kids playing video games in class? This is school, they need to be learning different subjects. My kid talked about how their classmates were playing mobile games on their iPads that they brought to school. I think this school can be better if they focused more on pushing kids beyond what is expected, because if we keep holding our children's hands throughout life because they have autism, it invalidates that people with ASD are actually extremely capable of succeeding. I pulled my daughter out of this school, and I believe it was the best decision. She is now an undergraduate and researcher at the University of California, and I notice that no one from Hope Technology school attends the University of California, nor do any of the staff members graduate from there.

Out son had a wonderful experience at HTS that helped prepare him for public high school…read more Incredibly dedicated staff.