I am really happy with Gregory Gardens Elementary. The teachers are professional & kind. The children are well behaved. My favorite part has been making personal connections with neighbors who are well educated professionals like myself. We take our children's life experiences seriously and want
... Read more our children to receive a good education. Sometimes Gregory Gardens gets an unfair rap because the test scores don't accurately reflect the full time students. Many neighborhood children go to neighboring schools because the rumor on the streets are that our school isn't as good as others. This creates vacancies that are temporarily filled throughout the school year by children from all over MDUSD. Many children whose scores show up on our records have only been in our school for a few weeks. Most of my peers' children excel academically and score very high on the standardized tests. I love our community school! Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/13/09
Gregory Gardens is an excellent school. I have 4 children. 1 has already moved on to middle school and attended K-5 at GG, I currently have a 1st grader there and my baby daughter will attend there in about 4 years. Over the course of the years, the school has grown and parent participation has increased,
... Read more which is truly the key to all great schools. When you have a strong PTA working in partnership with the administration, in a recession, and programs are NOT being cut but programs are actually being added to support all of the children. I am very proud of GG. Read less
Posted by a parent on 02/01/09
I think this is school is doing an excellent work. It is working for my children
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Posted by a parent on 01/29/09
Gregory gardens is the best. I wish they have a after school reading program to help kids speed up their reading. Homework club needs to be a little be more pushy, and teachers are great! We just need more help with after school programs available!
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Posted by a parent on 12/16/07
My kids have a had a great time here. I really enjoyed what I have seen here at Gregory Garden so far. I still have 3 more years to go.
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Posted by a parent on 11/18/07
I have been very happy with this school. My daughter loves it, too. The SDC is great. They really care about the kids and the PTA does a great job with all the fundraisers and activities.
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Posted by a parent on 11/02/07
Gregory Gardens is a great school! The parent involvement and the teacher involvement goes above and beyond what I ever could imagine at an elementary school. There is a strong sense of community and the kids are happy and bright. The teachers all have creative and hands on way of teaching so that each
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Posted by a parent on 07/19/07
Both of my children attend gregory gardens school. At gregory gardens children come first. Each child is encouraged to do their absolute best. All the teachers are highly skilled and work hard to bring out the best in each child. The school seems to get better and better each passing year...And this
... Read more year gregory gardens became a california distinguished school...An award that makes me proud to say that my children go to gregory gardens school...If want to see hands on just go to our school web-site and see for yourself!! www.Gregorygardens.Com donna:-)~ Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/05/06
We have been very happy with the Special Ed preschool program at Gregory Gardens. Very interactive teaching and involved parents. Great Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy programs, as well as speech pathology.
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Posted by a parent on 03/21/06
My son attended GG for kindergarten and fell in love with the school. There's a strong sense of community there. And they make school fun. They have the 1000 page book club where kids can earn awards. They also have a parade and huge festival. My son loves this school.
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School Profile for Gregory Gardens Elementary School
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Student enrollment:
456
Students per teacher:
13
Full-time teachers:
35
Number of classrooms:
17
Music
Choral, Music
Special Education
Hearing Specialists, Speech/Language Pathologists
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Advanced Placement
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Before/After School
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Gifted and Talented
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general intellectual ability or talent - high intelligence test score (usually two standard deviations above the mean), and high levels of vocabulary, memory, abstract work knowledge and abstract reasoning;
specific academic aptitude or talent in one area such as mathematics or language arts;
creative and productive thinking, the ability to produce new ideas;
leadership ability, the ability to direct individuals or groups to a common decision or action;
visual and performing arts, special talents in visual art, music, dance, drama, or other related studies;
psychomotor ability, such as practical, spatial, mechanical, and physical skills.
Vocation/Technical Curriculum
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Special Education Classes
A school or program within a school that provides services and training to students with moderate to severe mental and/or physical disabilities.
Adult Education Classes
Programs offering GED or equivalent courses for adults within regular schools, whether classes are held during evening or daytime schedules.
English as Second Language
English language classes for students whose first language is not English.
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Pleasant Hill schools — Gregory Gardens Elementary School is located at 1 Corritone Ct, Pleasant Hill CA 94523. 1 Corritone Ct is in the 94523 ZIP code in Pleasant Hill, CA The school district for Gregory Gardens Elementary School is the Mt Diablo Unified School District. Gregory Gardens Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels PK - 5.
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