This is my tenth year as a teacher at St. Paul's. It is a great place to work, play and learn. It is a very supportive and diverse community.
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Posted by a teacher on 10/01/09
St. Paul's is an awesome community of critical thinkers, incredibly talented students and teachers, who care about the world around them. The school has heart! From the incredible diversity of the school in many different facets than just race and religion, to the service learning pillar of the school
... Read more that so enriches the lives of our students and parents, it is a school that uniquely positions our children to be compassionate, thinking, and eager learners. St. Paul's is a wonderful community of families that I am thrilled each day to have found. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/19/09
Academic excellence, the most beautiful diverse student body, art, music, math and myth. Service Learning starts in kindergarten. We grow leaders at St. Paul's. Our graduates have founded clinics in Africa and schools in Asia. The world needs more like us!
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Posted by a teacher on 09/16/09
It's a great place for your child to grow! It's a place where your child can be comfortable being exactly who she/he is and get all the support necessary to thrive in the outside world.
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Posted by a parent on 09/16/09
St. Paul's is a beautiful and complex community within the city of Oakland - a model for other compassionate leaders to follow to insure that all our children thrive!
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Posted by a parent on 09/16/09
St. Paul's is an amazing school. I have one child who graduated, very well prepared for high school, and one who is now in middle school. The teachers are incredible -- they worked very well with both of my kids, one of whom is high-achieving and one who needed extra help. The administration is responsive,
... Read more and has improved recently with new staff. St. Paul's has a challenging mission -- to educate a very diverse student body and prepare them to be strong citizens of the world. It carries out that mission exceptionally well. Also, the parents are the coolest! I can't believe what a diverse, fun, welcoming, interesting and hard-working group they are. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/11/09
I have a Freshman at BOD who was a lifer at St. Paul's, and we feel the school is directly responsible for her excellent academic preparation (she has straight A's in HS), her compassion for others, and her mature world view. She embraced St. Paul's diversity and is well prepared for living a successful
... Read more life. We couldn't be happier with the results as her parents. That is not to say that everything at the school is perfect, but I have seen a willingness to address issues and a culture that creates great kids. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/08/09
I have a 5th grader at St. Paul's, and we feel the school has done a good job with her education and a great job making her a better person. Through service learning and the school's culture of acceptance of diversity in religion, culture, race and economic circumstances, she has learned about people
... Read more less fortunate than her and is also ready to be a good global citizen. While not every academic experience has been perfect (few schools are unless they are overly selective in acceptance and excessively funded), the excellent teachers have more than compensated for any weak ones along the way. We are very happy as parents there with the administration and staff. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/08/09
My son graduated from St Paul's, went to high school at CPS and will be a freshman at Occidental this fall. My daughter will be an 8th grader at St Paul's this year. We have found the academics to be rigorous without being overwhelming. My kids learned to be organized, learned how to study, and did homework
... Read more without much parental involvement. The teachers have been caring, creative and engaging, and the administration approachable and easy to communicate with. The community is down to earth, supportive, interesting and varied. The service to the community program is wonderful and provides a wider view of the world to students. Kids graduating from St Paul's are good kids who are prepared for their next step. Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/20/09
The middle school is a disappointment. A couple teachers are barely competent, and while the school emphasizes respect, that seems to work only one way, which is to say that students are often not respected as individuals nor are they listened to if they voice concerns. There is also little response
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Oakland schools — St Paul's Episcopal School is located at 116 Montecito Ave, Oakland CA 94610. 116 Montecito Ave is in the Adams Point neighborhood and 94610 ZIP code in Oakland, CA St Paul's Episcopal School is a Private school that serves grade levels K - 8.
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