School is not academic enough. For the price, it should have a stronger curriculum. The teachers seem overwhelmed, with high turnover rates among staff, and the small group of PTA runs the school (good and bad).
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Posted by a parent on 10/01/09
Amazing school - well worth the tuition - small class sizes and loving teachers. My child is in Kindergarten and the teachers, curriculum and facility are all wonderful!
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Posted by a parent on 09/16/09
Carden West is a great day care! This is a fact no one may challenge. Given the nice huge building with secure closed doors every where, safty issues were satisfied completly. Probably priority one in a day care and for most parent is safety and security of their kids. However, Carden West as an elementry
... Read more School is definitly trailing behind puplic school in the area. It has been always argued that small class size may work to the advange of students. Let us all think: what is the definition of a small class size? who crafted the numbers of 20 or 15 or 10 students to be the optimim size of a class. Which kind of studies support 20 or 15 or 10? Please take a time and think about this issue. You may discover that a 20 student class size is infact the optimal class size after all. more later. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/12/09
Carden West is a great school! This is the start of our 4th year at Carden. We have 2 children in the elementary school and could not be more happy. We love the school for many reasons; small class sizes, excellent curriculum, outstanding and dedicated teaching staff, great sense of community, variety
... Read more of after school programs, and the fact that it is non-profit making. We have found the administration and the board of directors to be extremely approachable and they have been totally responsive to any issues that we have had to discuss with them. Our family has had a very positive experience at Carden West and we would highly recommend it! Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/26/09
We love Carden West. The teachers are awesome and they are very dedicate. And as far as the rare negative, I also have not experience it either. We are happy that we have found such a great school and we have met some wonderful famlies. And at the end of the day my child is happy to be there and I love
... Read more hearing all the stuff that my child has learned. And I agree with the last review ' If you are clear about what you want out of this school than you will be happy '!!! Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/25/09
I never faced the experience that have been posted in the rare negative reviews. If you are clear about what you want out of this school you will be happy with the school. Every school will have its occasional share of operational issues . You judge a school s efficacy not by lack of occasional
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Posted by a parent on 08/24/09
We have been with Carden West for a number of year and are extremely satisfied with both the pre-school and elementary school. While the tuition is relatively high (compared to the $0 at public school), one must note that this is a non-profit school and that make it different and less commercial than
... Read more other schools in the tri-valley area. Teachers are dedicated and customize the curriculum to each individual student s aptitude and interest. They challenge the students as needed, dramatically improving their performance while also improving self esteem and confidence. They provide a host of after school programs that further round up the development of our kids. Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/24/09
It is surprising to see the good reviews on this site. Our experience was very challenging. The tuition is high and not a good value due to the mediocre curriculum. Some of the teachers were good, but many were sub-par and put in little effort. We have had our children in this private school & in
... Read more public school and found that the San Ramon public schools are better. We made the change to public mid-year due to unchallenging curriculum and the lack of cooperation from the admistration when we tried to address our concerns. Both the board and the adminstration were unresponsive to our concerns. Our family contributed a lot of time & money to this school. It was unappreciated and under recognized. Policies are inconsistant and change with the moods of the admisitrators. Overall, a very disappointing experience for our family. We are pleased we are leaving the school. Read less
Posted by a parent on 07/06/09
Another great year at Carden West School! My son just finished 3rd grade and had a spectacular year! The teacher was able to differentiate the day to day teaching (and the homework) for each child, resulting in a very rich educational experience throughout the year. My son's test scores were off the
... Read more charts! His report card was outstanding (above grade level in all subjects, reading at an 8th grade level)! I highly recommend Carden West School! Read less
Posted by a parent on 06/29/09
Wish it were a more academic and push the kids harder to reach their potential. But awesome environment for learning without fear unlike the cookie cutter schools such as challenger/stratford. This inspires the love for learning than the fear of performance. Splendid behavior of kids and this is molded
... Read more very patiently. Dedicated art teacher with background in structured arts would help or after school class on those lines would be good substitute. Read less
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Pleasanton schools — Carden West School is located at 4576 Willow Rd, Pleasanton CA 94588. 4576 Willow Rd is in the 94588 ZIP code in Pleasanton, CA Carden West School is a Private school that serves grade levels PK - 6.
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