To the previous reviewer, if your son is excelling in high school then he must have received an excellent foundation to build on. I find Creative Arts to be amazing in that it provides a private school caliber education in a public school setting while working with a public schools limited resources
... Read more and social equity highs and challenges. The director Liz Jaroslow is amazing and the current new 2009/10 faculty a dream team of primarily veteran educators who all wanted to teach here. I write as the parent of current and former CACS students and as a veteran education expert. This school educates the whole child, not just the head, but the hands and the heart. Hooray! Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/27/09
My experiences with the CACS is that when my son changed schools. He was terribly behind Academically. I find that the academic standard at this school is very low. My son is very visually oriented in regards to art and is very talented in his own right. He was never challenged artistically or taught
... Read more to expand his artistic horizons and think outside the box. The music program..well its not much of one. I suppose if you call strumming ukeleles and beating on a Cajon a music program then this might be the school for you. No Music or sonic arts to speak of. My son is now in high school and excelling in Art music and athletics. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/21/09
Creative Arts is an excellent school. My son is really thriving in this environment, where children find a caring but still challenging environment.
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Posted by a parent on 09/15/09
We have never been happier with CACS. The staff is highly professional, ingenious, creative and very intelligent. They find creative approaches to teach the curriculum that truly engage children and foster a life long love of learning, thinking and problem solving. It's refreshing to be at a school that
... Read more doesn't teach to the test through rote memorization, but instead use refreshing approaches (ie, project, multiple modalities, social etc.) to nurture and inspire the whole child. The school is very safe with older kids looking out for younger one's and they have added various middle school dimensions that support children's learning and teach them to be socially responsible. They all seem to very wise and focused on each and every child, believing that all children deserve equal access to quality education. They really practice and adhere to the responsive classroom principles which as a parent, I appreciate the non-punitive approach to discipline. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/04/09
If a child attended a school for 4 and 6 years, then I'd say that they had a very strong educational foundation and that the reason they qualified for GATE is largely due to the strong education they received while at CACS and rising test scores often mean drill, drill, drill for months on end. Too bad
... Read more a small group of folks feel the need to dismiss our quality for other personal reasons. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/03/09
I would not recommend this school. My children attended for six years and four years respectively. They loved the community. However, they did not learn. I removed them last year and my youngest child's test scores rose by over 100 in both math and language. She is now qualified for GATE and is
... Read more getting a great education at a SFUSD (non-charter) school. Tests are not everything. However, she is being challenged acadmically, and most importantly more enthusiastic about school than she was at CACS. Read less
Posted by a parent on 09/02/09
I have attended this school since kinder garden and am now in middle school. This is the best imaginable school and am going to miss it when I go to High School.
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Posted by a student on 08/29/09
Having started at a highly coveted SFUSD school we transferred our kids to CACS because the difference in curriculum and the approach to teaching is significant. As a public school, it's also challenged to make good with the tall orders our schools have to manage with dwindling resources. However, through
... Read more the spirit of its community and the dedication of its superb staff, it delivers a solid progressive education in a very nurturing environment. Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/29/09
My child just got STAR tests back- perfect scores- 0 mistakes- in 3 sections! Advanced scores across the board. Just attended middle school orientation. Blown away! They created an advisory system in which a small group of kids and their advisor meet first and last thing EVERY DAY! They check to make
... Read more sure the school supplied planners are updated and the kids have what they need to do their homework and it's done or STUDY HALL. . No one is falling through the cracks here. Lots of staff turnover?-GOOD! Liz Jaroslow, the director, has made positive changes to and put together an enthusiastic staff from across the country. My child's teacher was a parent here, then a volunteer, now a senior teacher- that's 13 years at CACS. Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/26/09
The first day of school this year was the most beautiful first day I have ever witnessed. The kids were welcomed on to the yard by the director and greeted by their friends and families with big hugs and smiles. Once they entered the school the teachers were all standing in the hallways welcoming all
... Read more of the children as they entered their classrooms. It was the most warm, welcoming and comfortable first day I could have hoped for. I am looking forward to my childs continued joy and eagerness to learn at this wonderful school. Read less
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San Francisco schools — Creative Arts Charter School is located at 1601 Turk St, San Francisco CA 94115. 1601 Turk St is in the Alamo Square neighborhood and 94115 ZIP code in San Francisco, CA The school district for Creative Arts Charter School is the San Francisco Unified School District. Creative Arts Charter School is a Public school that serves grade levels K - 8.
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