My boyfriend's daughter attended FSK, I know many of the teachers there, and I have observed in…read moreclassrooms there. I also have known the assistant principal for years and used to work with her. I would send my child there in a heartbeat. The assistant principal is upfront, honest and student centered. People were in tears when she left my school to go to FSK. Today, she stopped in to visit, and my room filled with the sounds of cheering students from the yard outside. They rushed over like she was a rock star! I don't think I've ever seen them that excited, and these were 4th and 5th graders! FSK has a long history of incusivity. I believe it was one of the first schools to really start seriously including kids from the special day classes in the general education classes. Last year, when the current assistant principal was at my school, she made changes to the busing so that the students in the special day classes would be able to attend the morning assemblies with the rest of the school. She is dearly missed, and I am sure she has brought this spirit of inclusivity to FSK. I would highly recommend that you visit the school and meet the administrators. They are both wonderful people.

I came here for summer school when I was really little, but my teacher wasn't even a teacher who…read moretaught regularly at FSK. So no review for that. REVIEW IS FOR THE PLAY STRUCTURE THAT I GO TO ON THE WEEKENDS WHEN THERE ARE NO SMALL CHILDREN! Oh man. I love the little play structure. It's a bit small...obviously. :P Hehe. I don't know, I'm still a little kid!! I can't ever resist a playground or play structure. I'm glad that there's this one so close to home. It's not dirty or grimey like the ones at places with a sandbox. I really don't like those because I get sand in my shoes.. then I have to empty out my shoes..then theres always those few pieces of sand that don't leave and I take them home with me and when I'm walking around barefoot, I get pieces of sand stuck on my feet. THIS PLACE HAS NO SAND. YAY! :)

I can truly say, my daughter success in middle school is due to dedicated teachers at Jefferson…read moreElementry school

Posting for acquaintance:…read more Jefferson is great school. I think the teachers are wonderful. The school openly welcomes all volunteer whether they are grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc. My in-laws from out of town got a chance to volunteer in my children's classroom and that was very memorable. The school has a separate yard for kindergarten kids and the upper yard for grades 1 to 5. The kindergarten yard is really only used for drop-off (early as 8:20a), pick-up (2:40p) and during snack times and outdoor activities. The kindergarteners go to the upper yard for lunch. I do NOT like that they have changed the lunch schedule so that ALL kids have the same lunch period. You cannot put kindergarteners with 5th graders in the same yard. Ask them about the injury report counts. The cafeteria is very small. Because of this, all children eat outside. This is worrisome during hot days and freezing cold days. I've seen kids eat out there even during dense foggy days where it is literally misting. These are our precious kids?! I wish they would be more concern about sun protection, skin burns, skin cancer, or promote sun safety. The school does have a huge auditorium which sadly they do not use as the eating area. I guess if kids drop food or spill things outside, the natural elements will take care of this (rain/wind/birds/bees). Jefferson has a yahoo group for communication. Parents, teachers, and the principal are on the lists. My gripe about the school: For all you full time parents who need before care for your child(ren) because school starts at 8:40a or need aftercare because school is over at 2:40p, you will be highly disappointed to learn that the options are not that fantastic for before/after school care. Jefferson has ONE program. It's called Jefferson OST. Because there is only ONE program, they charge way more than any of the other after school programs that I know if. It's $510 per month for combined before (7:45a-8:40a) and after (2:40p to 5:45p) care. You can NOT get a discount if you only use say after school care and there is nothing prorated for anything. For such a high price you would expect MORE. But no, they don't offer anything special (cooking/field trips/teaching a second language/etc.). Here the other part that drives me nuts. They give PRIORITY for low-income or people who don't have to pay (i.e. qualifies for free care). Really?!! When my child's classmate's mother boasts about how they got in free because they make cash or choose not to work, that really angers me. Fine I don't care for these people, but you should treat every applicant fairly and not have this priority given. Oh by the way, there is not late fee structure. Rule states that your child's spot will be terminated after 3 late pick-ups. Now if only we can tell Muni bus driver (N train particularly) that if you are not on schedule more than 3 times, they are fired! I wish they would get rid of this program and bring in someone else different. Throughout the year there are 3 sessions of afterschool paid activities that parents can sign their kids up for. These fill up quickly so there is no guarantee that your child will get in. The 3-time sessions are Fall, Winter, and Spring. So for example, they offer on Mondays 2:50p to 3:50p French. But that also means you have to pick up your kids by 3:50p. The Jefferson OST welcome you to take and pay for these additional classes, but you get $0 discount and still pay the full $510/month. Jefferson OST basically has a monopoly over the site. Most parents who work full time really do not have a choice. The only other alternative is Sharon Baptist Church located half a block from Jefferson. They will come to pick up your child afterschool and walk them over to the Church. Sharon Baptist Church does not offer before school care. Their prices are a lot more reasonable and they have the common sense to adjust price according to holiday/days off. Their after-school care hours are 2:40p to 6:00pm. The only problem I have with sending my kinds to Sharon Baptist Church is that it just seems too boring. They don't have an outdoor playground to accommodate young kids and all activities there are "quiet" activities. Here are some additional comparisons to before/after school care at other schools: * Chinese Immersion School at DeAvila: cheaper than Jefferson OST with YMCA (previously was GLO but the parents were able to voice their dissatisfaction and bring positive change). * Alice Fong Yu: cheaper than Jefferson OST with GLO and their operating hours for pick-up go to 6:00pm. This additional 15mins compared to Jefferson OST's 5:45pm is huge when you are working parents! * Sunset Elementary: The before/after care use to be FREE...can you believe that...I said FREE. Now you have to pay but it's like half of Jefferson OST's amount and they have more than one option. The list goes on...

This school has like super nice teachers, as a fifth grader, I would really say this school holds a…read morelot of memories. The only cons are the school lunch it tastes really bad. Someday you should come to this school.

As an alumni I think this is a great school. I like the school spirit of everyone! Not only that,…read morebut the education is great they have a great Cantonese progra

As a student of this school the teachers are nice and the the place is clean the place is just over…read moreall really great. There is also barely any bully and actively there is no bullying. However the lower level boys bathroom is dirty due to kids peeing but missing the toilet or urinal

I pick up my niece here once in a while when needed. Love that they have the conveniency of a…read more'drive-thru' to pick up your child. lol. Since there aren't enough parking to park and run in and pick up your kid.

Graduating class of 2007!!!…read more I love this school and I still think about the wonderful memories I have here. I met my best friend here in the 4th grade and we are still best friends! I am currently 22 going on 23 and I still talk about the wonderful memories I had here. I remember this school for their amazingly fun activities. I don't know if they still do it but if there ever comes a chance where I can come and assist in bringing back these fun events I would be here in a heart beat! Some fun events from my memories: Oceans Week Multi-Cultural Day Crazy Hat Day Pajama Day Chinese New Celebrations w/ Lion dancers Talent Shows Music program- Violin, Chior etc. Walk-a-thon Ice Cream Day Activity Day- Carnival games THE COTTON CANDY!!! Halloween Student of the week TEACHERS/ STAFF DUNK TANK!!! Friendship/ TLC group Nacho Sale Book Sale Ballroom Dancing Beacon- After School Program Can Food Drive Last Day of 5th grade- Bowling field trip Teachers I had: K- Ms. Ng 1- Ms. Easter 2- Ms. Low (left after my 3rd grade) 3- Ms. Fry 4- Mr. Nishimura 5- Ms. Scher Principal- Ms. Carol Fong I don't know if the school still does these amazing events or have the same staff there. I'm just sharing my 2007 experience. If you would like to know about my Middle School experience head over to A.P. Giannini's yelp and so on for high school and college. I write this for new parents who want to see where their children will end up if they follow the chain of school's i've attended.

They placed me in an ESL - Cantonese kindergarten class in kindergarten, and shit, I don't even…read morespeak Chinese. After a few weeks, someone finally decides it would be a good idea to reach out to my family. They then transferred me into an English speaking class after a few weeks, and surprise! I speak! But seriously, I loved going to this little public school. It's a diverse little gem of the Sunset, with faculty that put their all into their teaching.

We were involved in a hit and run accident in front of the school this morning. The person who hit…read moreus also hit another car as he fled the scene. We called the school to ask for the tapes and they refused. Their policy is not to release the tapes to anyone including the police. Do not rely on them to protect any of us.

Negatives: * Bad /…read moreinconvenient location for most SF residents * $32,000+ a year! * No part-time program, cancelled 4-days a week to earn more money * Feels like they are running a business, not a school with all their fundraising Positives: * Mandarin immersion You're paying $32,000+ a year for preschool folks. Don't be silly. Are you trying to raise kids to be clueless to how the rest of the world works? Are you trying to become like the parents that got busted by the FBI for the college admissions scandal? Come on now.

Infodiva's Early years were spent at the OMI Elementary School. I went to a total of 3 Elementary…read moreSchools, 1 Junior High, and1 Hish School. I am a professional student when it comes to my education after High School. I am the product of Public Education. I don't think I am half bad. My brothers and sisters went to this school. At one time all SF school required uniforms. That was abolished by the time I entered Kindergarten. I remember Miss Boone, Mrs Markey Field-trips to Mrs Baird's classroom to see her play the harp. I got culture at a young age!! Save the Arts. Save Arts in The Schools. Commodore Sloat School, celebrating its 81st birthday this year, is a public elementary school in the San Francisco Unified School District. We are known as the "Rainbow School" because of our culturally diverse student population. Our parents are very active, volunteering their time to enrich the academic environment with programs such as a learning garden, after-school enrichment classes and tutoring, artist/poet in residence, computer technology instruction and much more. I was served hot breakfast and lunch. My brothers or sisters walked with me to school. I was engaged and exposed to a very good education. I also have life-long friends who were my classmates. How crazy is that? I love this school. Parents, prospective teachers...you cannot go wrong with my first school. Infodiva reppin education. Start on them young! No younger than that. Make little librarians for me. hahahahaa Audi Tale Ho'

My son and daughter went here for elementary! This place is a pretty good elementary school. The…read moreteachers care, are inclusive and supportive! One of the best elementary schools in the SFUSD school district. This school feeds into Aptos though, Aptos is the worst middle school you can send your kids to. Try to apply them to AP. Giannini or another public middle school.

I have the privilege of working nearby and witnessing the good that goes on at Daniel Webster on a…read moredaily basis. The children are smiling and laughing, the teachers are very friendly and really seem to enjoy their jobs. The families seem to linger after drop-off to chat. There is a tremendous sense of community at Daniel Webster. I hope that my children will be able to attend there! See more at: www.danielwebster-sf.com

My daughter attended DW this last school year, and I'm giving it 3 stars only because her teacher…read moreMs. P was absolutely amazing. I was really excited to find out there was an available space for my daughter, but take heed, if your child isn't starting in Kindergarten and you aren't going to do the immersion program (Spanish introduced to the education) I would NOT recommend this school. It seems all the good kids are in the immersion classes and they've stuffed all the "others" within the General Ed. My daughters reading level barely progressed throughout the year (we had to do a whole lot of reading at home), and it was mostly due to the fact that the teacher spent the entire day just trying to get the kids to focus. There was a lot of bullying and kids that are trying to grow up extremely too fast and in all the wrong directions. Also, the parents aren't very nice or welcoming. The entire year I only got to know one parent in my daughters class. The staff is also not very nice. I understand dealing with kids can be rough, especially this crowd, but telling our kids to shut up and being flat out rude 85% of the time to not just them but the parents as well.... I don't agree with that. Having switched my daughter to Creative Arts, I already notice a HUGE difference... from parent participation, warm welcoming faces, not to mention the staff actually ENJOY their careers with children and it SHOWS! All things I did NOT experience at Daniel Webster. By far.