I was here when I was in Preschool and I had Mrs. Martin, she was the best teacher I've ever had…read more The teachers were so nice and friendly. I

Brookhurst elementary school is a public school serving from grade k-8.(LInk:http://www2.ggusd.us)…read more My review is specifically for the toddler class here and I have no experience with the other classes so far. -The preschool teachers are nice /friendly. -They provide students with an opportunity for learning involving physical, intellectual, emotional, and social development. -Parents & teachers work together to enrich child's early educational exp. -They have lots of fun activities, crafts for the kids - I have volunteered for this school few times and it's fun. This was my 1st attempt to review a Public school in USA, and since I completed my studies/higher studies overseas, so I really don't know much about the schools/curriculum here. Saying that back in my school -it was only about "studies" and no fun, academics were very tough, teachers were very strict and all we did was study and tests. After I see the schools here and how much fun they have I just feel that we missed out on the Fun part back in our school. Oh well!

After years of experience and having to move my children from school to school because of work-life…read morebalance, I feel with deep confidence this was one of the best elementary schools my children attended. Special Thanks: - Dr. Gary Gerstner and prior principal - Ms. Zachach (pardon the misspelling) - IEP staff - Speech therapist - Dolly Chatterton - Lilia (a name similar to Lily) - Parent/Community Advisory Committee - Parents in action Let me give you some context to compare amongst the other reviewers vs my review as a parent. When my children attended this school, I was a single parent, attending UCI as an engineering student, with a child in the IEP program, and having to manage my children's mother who was later found neglectful by CPS. All of this while working at Disney in customer service and born into poverty. Therefore, I had minimal chances to succeed as a parent, let alone the patience for all the possible mistakes I might encounter from being inexperienced. The Community: The people here are great and the kids are decently behaved. There might be a conflict between children every now and then but they do resolve it. The Parents In Action (PIA) cares about making a difference in the children's involvement with school activities. I've never attended a PTA meeting, sorry. The Staff: I don't like to generalize but they were awesome. I especially recall Dolly and Lilia (similar name to Lily). I put Dr Gary Gerstner and possibly the staff through some stuff with CPA getting involved, like the conflicts between the mother and I. In the end, I wish they knew it saved my children's life. Parent/Community Advisory Committee: The Advisory Committee is another level. I recommend attending if you're a parent looking for advance information regarding how to make the best of your interaction with the school system. For example, I asked what was the best way I can make the most out of the IEP meetings with advance resources. The person who answered my question was highly educated and very prepared. They taught me the steps on making a meaningful impact at each IEP meeting. IEP: The help in the beginning was profound. However, to make the changes necessary to improve as a parent for a child in the IEP, I had to be more involved. The specialists and teachers knew my limitations and made the best decisions available to them. The absolute best advice I received was from Ms. Zachach (pardon the misspelling), to make my child love reading and there is no limit to how much they should read.

Since the district can block websites, it is getting harder and harder to find actually fun yet…read moreeducational stuff in school. Although it may seem good to block websites, you probably can't even play some educational games and stuff even if the teacher allows you to.

The teacher is yells at children and discriminates against them. My child feels scared and does not…read morewant to go to school. He feels he is not treated fairly and is forced to admit his mistakes when he has done nothing wrong.

I am very disappointed in this school. I have been living near the area and both my siblings went…read moreto this school for about three to four years; my little sister was honored and praised constantly for her academic achievements: principal honor roll, honor roll, and a bunch of other silly colorful papers. Whereas my little brother was picked on and shunned by his teachers because he goofed around in class (what little young boy does not goof around through out his life). Everytime when my little brother comes home sad, I would ask him to tell me about his day at school: "the teacher does not listen to my side of the story at all. He keeps thinking I'm the one doing all the bad things." And these are just usual stories he would tell me when he come home looking like he's hiding something. I am very displeased and confound of the specific faculties that can side with "good" kids and neglects the "bad" ones. This does not goes to only faculties but also the principal: she does not listen to both sides of the story before executing her "I don't care but you're suspended." I know my little brother would not lie to me; I would put my life on the line for him. My frustration is that this school does not know how to handle their disclinary actions and how to monitor their faculties progression. Today was the last straw when my little brother was suspended for something that he did not get a chance to explain. My father does not speak english so he does not understand fully of what was going on, just that "your son is suspended for 'stealing' another student's item." As I questioned my little brother, the story is quite the opposite. Everything they wrote on his piece of paper were all accusations coming from one side of the story; how arrogant. I'm not letting this one slide off and let my little brother be scarred with authority figures doing the things THEY think are right. Listen to all your students for goodness sake.

We have had a wonderful experience with Garden Grove First Preschool. The teachers and staff are…read morecaring, patient, and truly dedicated to the childrens. They provide a warm, safe, and welcoming environment where children feel comfortable, happy, and excited to learn. A special thank you to Miss Sam, who has been amazing with our child. She goes above and beyond with her teaching and uses advanced, age-appropriate learning activities to help the children develop their academic skills. We are especially impressed with how much our child has learned and how prepared they are becoming for kindergarten. Miss Sam is patient, encouraging, and genuinely cares about each child's progress. We are very grateful to the entire Garden Grove First Preschool team, especially Miss Sam, for all the love, care, and dedication they give to the children. We highly recommend this preschool to any family looking for a caring environment with strong and advanced learning opportunities!

Teachers here are amazing . Especially Ms. Sam other teachers like Ms. Thao, Ms. Sopi, Ms. Mary ,…read moreand Ms. Tina are wonderful too

I'm not a parent or related to a child who goes here. But today I had a wonderful interaction with…read morestaff here. Today I was driving on Orangewood Ave to commute to classes. I noticed that there were basketballs and volleyballs being thrown over the fence. Me being a nice person, I decided to give the kids back their balls and such. But the kids kept throwing it over the fence like it's some game. I had a chat with the principal who was very polite and very understanding. The staff here were also very understanding about my situation and apologized that this happened. They even told me that they're not making any excuses at all.

I absolutely love this school. I came here as a kid and so did my siblings and if God willing my…read moredaughter will be attending this school in 2 years(unless my husband wants to send her to another school). The teachers are just amazing and truly care for their students. I must admit Ms.Neal is the best teacher ever and now some may know her as Mrs.Doyle but she will forever be Ms.Neal to me . she really connects with her students and truly cares about them. She is one that won't give up on making sure your kids succeed

My 3 kids have gone here! One who is junction high now and the other 2 who are in 4th and 1st…read moregrade! I like this school as the teachers are all friendly! The office staff and principal are amazing! They never hassle me when I come to take them out early or if they are absent! I will admit there are adamantly calling when your kids don't show up for school! They are on you, as there should be a reason why they didn't attend! Mrs.Kane the principal, my hat off to you! You're doing amazing work with these young kids! I'm so grateful for you all! Being a teacher is not easy and we leave you with our kids daily! 8 hours or more your being patient and doing your job! I lose my mind after 5 minutes with my monsters, so again, THANK YOU

This school is great it really made everyone happy and it felt welcoming, I hope this school keeps…read morerunning forever.

The teachers are ok. Principal change was not the best. Office staff is pretty nice. Most teachers…read moreare nice, they may seem mean at first but as time progresses you get used to them (Unless you are actually "fooling around" and doing things you're not supposed to. Education is alright, could be better. Most students there are overly sensitive. Example, complaining to staff and throwing trash onto floors, walls, and tables just because it's not theirs. Bathrooms are mostly always dirty, hand dryer doesn't work due to students punching it and has been broken for the past year. Older students there have "too much drama" I've went here all throughout my education, it's had its ups and downs. Ps. If your worried about the school being ghetto, it's got significantly less ghetto over the period of time.

No parking wish I can rate O Star they built the school…read morewithout parking for parents only parking spaces for teachers not for parents

My husband and I were here on Sunday morning for a soccer game. We had been here before very long…read moretime ago for the same reason. It's really nice to be able to use his field for the men to be able to play and enjoy their hobbies are playing the sport of soccer.

There was construction right in front of the school today and boy was there traffic. I needed to…read moredrop my son off to school. However when we got closer to the school, a lot of the staff, teachers, and the principal was helping us parents guide our way through the traffic. So very helpful! Great job, Patton! I got my son in school and on time.

The staff its so friendly and ms Evans it's a great teacher, they do nice events for the students…read moreto make school fun

Hi so my name is Isabella Quach and I've been here since I was four years old and I was in…read morekindergarten and I am Vietnamese too and also when I was four I only speak Vietnamese and the kindergarten teacher was very helpful she taught me a lot of English so I can communicate with others now that I'm older I can speak Vietnamese and English I had Miss Solis for kindergarten and Mrs. Hetherington for first grade and Mrs. Atkin for second grade, thank you to these 3 teachers! If you're a parent and is finding a school for your kids, give this wonderful school a chance. You won't be disappointed!!

Horrible school. Lots of bullying that will effect you mentally and physically. The staff don't do…read morenothing about it no matter how many times it happens or how many times you tell. My child got bullied mentally and physically to the point she developed and E'D and gained bad harming addictions, they got sexually assaulted on campus and once we told the school the staff didn't do anything at all. The kids who caused this didn't get any form of punishment just that they had to write an apology letter that my child didn't even receive. This happen after Mr. Ash transferred and we got Mr. Serbet. My child got mental help for months and is still currently healing. This school is horrible, don't take your children here for their mental and phyiscal well being.

Our experience with this school so far is outstanding. The teachers are friendly and caring…read more ParentSquare helps so much in terms of communication. The school offers a variety of programs like after school, sign language, musical performances, etc. Our child enjoys her school days a lot. Principal Ash is great at his job. All the students adore him. Keep it up Riverdale!