Santa Lucia School has been in my life for about 32 years. My two kids now have the opportunity to…read morebe SLS students:) I'm thankful every day when I drop them off at the most amazing school,. Just knowing they get to experience what I experienced when I was a SLS student. The best feeling ever!

Santa Lucia School, also known as the Peace School is probably the finest environment in the world…read moreour son could have grown up in. A small school, with small classes, on a creek, with all of the things i could dream of for a perfect school. Art where they really make things, classes with outside instructors delivering eye opening presentations for the children, a creek to jump in that even has beavers in it! The experiences our son had at the Santa Lucia School are wonderful and wonderfilled. Can you tell - I love this place and encourage you to bring your children too!

The students here are umm not friendly at all. I have had a tray of beans thrown at my head once,…read morethat was fun, im pretty sure a teacher saw and punished the kid, but i had to go home and change clothes and take a shower, very fun, They also have a band, PUT YOUR KIDS IN BAND they provide instruments, and i think you have to pay, but overall, pretty cool. The bathrooms are ALWAYS trashed and dirty, and there is LOTS of bullying. Also this school gave me depression and social anxiety stay safe

I go to this school and don't get me wrong, it's not the school that's the problem... it's the…read morestudents. some are very nice and some are just crazy little crazies. I recommend it but just be warned that the kids are a little, wild and untamed (also schoolwork is usually phone and computer relied on so if you do not have a Chrome or phone then... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ )

We now have our 4th kid in kindergarten at Georgia Brown. It is a great school! The immersion…read moreprogram is so wonderful and I love that my kids are completely bilingual by 5th grade. My 2 oldest have even chosen to continue the Spanish program in middle school and plan to earn the state biliteracy seal by the end of high school! The teachers are great and communicate very well when you need them. My kids have always loved every teacher they've had there. The office staff treats you you with respect and helps you with whatever you need. There are many opportunities for parents to help out and volunteer, to become involved with the kids and the school. We are glad we chose to place all 4 of our kids at Georgia Brown for their early education.

My daughter attended the school from kindergarten to first grade. It was sad seeing her friends…read morestart the school and kindergarten and then leave before first grade for their many different reasons. My daughter had amazing teachers, and I really wanted her to embrace the Spanish language. However, I decided to transfer her to Pat Butler where I was going to send my son who had speech issues because I wanted him to just learn English. What I discovered in changing schools is how dirty Georgia Brown is. Litter is everywhere spilled lunch not cleaned up. How is the school so dirty compared to other schools like Pat Butler?-- and it's not just because it's older, it's the people that attend the school. I discovered that they don't do background checks on everyone who volunteers. Sure there's a volunteer packet, but they don't hold responsible and they don't lay down the rule if those are not filled out. People volunteer and are able to volunteer with or without the back ground check/ Tb shot. They are not that organized to openly discuss where the children will be during certain drastic weather conditions, like Pat Butler does. Probably because they just make them all go outside even if it's freezing cold. As far as the PTA, they don't really know how to organize events or make money for the school like I have seen at Pat Butler. They don't know how to reach out to resources for donations for the raffle's. They just asked the kids and the parents to bring knickknacks. Georgia Brown is right across from some apartments and upon picking the children up from school I have seen gross full dirty diapers along the curb side, like the people that live in those apartments live just as dirty. I went to the office and ask them if they were going to call the city to come clean up the streets and they told me, "why don't you call".... so they obviously do not care about their perimeters being kept clean. I will just say I am super glad that I've switched my children to a better school. Of course I love the language of Spanish and I had wished that so much for my family, but not at the expense of the conditions at Georgia Brown.

Our children have participated in the toddler, preschool, and after-school programs at Atascadero…read moreChildren's Center, and every experience has been wonderful. The teachers are caring, nurturing, and truly make learning fun for the kids. The center provides a strong educational foundation while also supporting social growth and development. We've been so grateful to see our children thrive in such a positive and supportive environment. Highly recommend!

We are so grateful for the ACC Toddler program. Our son has been apart of this program for about a…read moreyear and a half and we have loved seeing his growth. The staff are very friendly and provide us with feedback whenever needed. Our son has a ton of fun and comes home happy :)

Thank you for your support of the colony musical about the history of Atascadero. Sharing your…read morefacility with the Colony Players was a wonderful gesture and you are to be complimented for your support of our town and the local events. Thank You Very Much.

This school has some great and nice teacher, but the students love to make rumors, fight, and all…read moreof the sorts. So, overall the students are really bad, and the teacher are really nice.

From: the class singing Happy Birthday to you over a plastic cake in Mrs. Snyder's Kindergarten,…read more Mrs. Chambers checking your fingernails, Ms. Hill's Tye Me Kangaroo Down Sport, Ms. Mathias' donut mornings-football-high expectations, Ms. Bunky's UFO stories-massage class-fireworks, Mr. Leary's Quest for the Holy Grail reenactments... to the Big Toy/kitty litter box (which sadly no longer exists), handball, four square, tether ball...

This school campus is very dirty, bad pe teachers, too many fights and dirty bathrooms. Sometimes…read moreall the bathrooms are closed for the whole day.

Omg just had a random memory come back. I don't want to say the name but I believe there were two…read moreof them, Italian teachers. And one of would walk around tossing a marker in the air and catching it and I remember him dropping it in front of girls with skirts and totally looking up their skirts. Totally disgusting. Also remember the garbage health teacher who made gays feel bad and was just not a good teacher. Keep your propaganda out of public schools. Go down the hill to north county if your convictions are that strong. They're not? They pay garbage down there? Yeah so just indoctrinate these kids. I do remember amazing English and math teachers. Specifically ms Roberts was amazing and so nurturing. And I hate math but she made me love it. Mr taber was so amazing and fun, kids were total asses to him. Mrs McDonald was.... Interesting, but totally above the board. But yeah. This place did not help me grow or learn at all. Paso was way better to me and that's not saying much.

What an atrocity! Shame on the selfish, self-centered head football coach Vic Cooper, his staff,…read moreand athletic director, Sam DeRose, of Atascadero High School. These adults, whom presumably teach our children through mentorship and as role models, chose to only use the same handful of football players in each game. ALL SEASON LONG. Perhaps the coaches in their leadership positions felt the small group of players were the best choices to gain an advantage in order to win games. Unfortunately, AHS football's win/loss record proves otherwise at 0-10. As players came off the field at turnovers, breathing hard with hands on their hips or leaning over at the waist, there was no apparent consideration given by the coaching staff for the football players' exhausted conditions. Because the same group of players were sent right back in at the next turnover. To make matters worse, some of those boys were used to play both offensive and defensive positions, resulting in zero opportunity for a break between plays. The long faces of the unused players along the sidelines changed over the season from hopeful, to disappointed, to bitter. The fault lies squarely on the backs of Cooper and DeRose. The prevailing nepotism within the AHS coaching staff has thrown a dark cloud over the young men, supporting parents, and the entirety of the school, including their Boosters club. At the beginning of summer practice, Vic Cooper stated to parents and players alike, that those who did not attend each and every practice (often in triple digit heat), each workout in the school weight room, and each meeting, would not be a starting player when the season began. Shockingly, these rules applied to some and not others. The majority of those who attended all the practices and weight lifting, as mandated by Coach Cooper (the rule maker), saw little or NO actual playing time during games, as they were never offered the opportunity to go in. What a shame. But worse, what lesson does this teach our next generation? The players who experienced consistent field times during games were, more often than not, direct relatives and/or living with AHS football coaches. Atascadero High School placed Vic Cooper as Varsity head football coach with assistant coaches Sam DeRose (AHS Athletic Director) and Ryan Cooper (Vic Cooper's brother), among others. The JV Head coach is Christian Cooper (Vic Cooper's brother), with assistant coach John Hurst (Vic Cooper's brother-in-law). The Freshman had coach is Ben Tomasini (Vic Cooper's cousin). AHS's starting quarterback had the last name of Cooper. The two starting running backs and defensive backs last names were Cooper. The starting running back and linebacker's last name was DeRose. AHS coaching staff routinely used those players not related to them, to bring the football into an advantageous position for touchdown, then pull the talented players out to send in their family member(s) in order to increase their own relative's stats for possible football scholarships and college entry. Guess what? IT WORKED, folks! The same consideration to family members was given when carrying the football for yardage. Spectators and family members seated in the stands openly expressed their concern and disgust over the repeated advantage given to relatives of the coaching staff. Grumbles from AHS football players also grew louder with every game lost. However, with the current coaching dynasty in place, people (parents/guardians or players themselves) were intimidated to speak up because of Vic Cooper's warning during the parent meeting at the beginning of the year: Any whining or complaining from players or parents, and your child will not see game time. What BS! The starting Cooper quarterback routinely threw his helmet during games and screamed along the sidelines. One might place blame solely on Vic Cooper's selfish nepotism, but that may not be accurate. The athletic director, Sam DeRose, is also responsible for the athletes. DeRose, however, is either caught up in the strangle hold of the Coopers, or he has chosen to turn a blind eye to the tragedy. What a shame. Possible scholarships have been stripped away from good Senior football players, all to benefit the coaching staff's own. Shame on DeRose, whose own son was a starting player, who rarely attended summer practices and weights, who routinely walked out from watching game highlights, who could be heard by those in the stands during game time as he yelled at this father while standing next to him on the sidelines. Members of the Atascadero High School Orange and Grey Boosters have gone from whispering among themselves to outright talking about the lack of propriety shown to the school and football program. Many pulled their monetary support. The win/loss record of the past few years shows a total lack of regard in a desire to win. When coaches place themselves above positions they were hired to fulfill, there can be no winners or positive outcome.