New Traditions Alternative Arts School has been a great school for our daughter and our family. Our daughter is thriving in her education, social skills and artistic expressions. Our family has found the school to be welcoming and appreciative of parent involvement. The teachers and administrators are
... Read more dedicated to the school and the community. We love that the school is small but rich in socio-economic and racial diversity-- as well as inclusive of children with learning and physical disabilities. All of the children participate in visual and performing arts. There are exciting changes underway as the school is beginning a 'greening' process and turning part of its blacktop playground into garden areas. The school is located in a quiet neighborhood near Golden Gate Park, just north of the panhandle. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/08/09
NT is a small friendly clean school with a strong arts focus. Everyone in the school knows our kid by name. Our kindergarten teacher is very dedicated. He has a very organized way for parents to volunteer and at least 4 parents volunteer once a week. We ve had many fieldtrips both thru the class
... Read more and informally afterschool. We really like the art program, you'll notice that the art projects of all the kids are very good. (Which I take to mean they are really teaching) After school my kid is booked up with classes that she loves (Chess, Ceramics, Drama, Piano). Works out well too since I just need to pick her up an hour later. No one group is more than 1/3 of the school, so it has lots of diversity without having a dominate group. Most importantly my kid is excited to go to school every morning. Read less
Posted by a parent on 05/07/09
New Traditions is a special place. Its small size (160 kids) and truly diverse population (one-third caucasion, one-third African-American, one-third Asian/Hispanic) make it unique in San Francisco. We love the late schedule; it starts at 9:30 which makes for relatively mellow mornings. It's full of
... Read more interesting, artsy, progressive, engaged parents. The teachers are outstanding and because of the small size the teachers know most of the kids, not just the ones in their class. It makes for a very comfortable and warm environment. Art and music education are important to us and New Traditions has really delivered. My child is very happy and is doing great academically. So many places say this, but it truly is ' a hidden gem of a school.' Read less
Posted by a parent on 08/23/08
I really can't say enough great things about this school. My daughter is in 4th grade and we've moved around a lot, so this is her fourth school but she's doing great. She s very bright and creative and is flourishing here much more so than in the strict academic high-test score public school that
... Read more she attended a couple of years ago. She is in GATE (the gifted program), studies drama, dance, violin and visual art, adores her teacher and her classmates, and is getting a solid academic education. The class sizes are small, the principal and teachers dedicated, and the parental and community involvement is the best I've seen. My only wish is that the school had more funding, but that can be said of any small public school in the city. I'd highly recommend New Traditions to anyone looking for a great community arts school for their child! Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/25/07
New Traditions is a beautifully diverse school rich in different cultures and well traveled parents. It lives and breaths the old saying 'it takes a village' with it's community and hard working families, teachers and on site YMCA program. The principal has an open door policy to her office and works
... Read more hand in hand with the PTA to support the school. The PTA is strong and passionate and funds a beautiful art program (which, by the way, has a kiln). You can find the San Francisco Ballet teaching within the walls of New Traditions as well as The Conservatory of Theater. This old school is equipped with two pianos and an amazing vintage stage that is used daily for arts education. The teachers are happy, knowledgeable and caring and go out of their way for their students and parents. Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/12/07
Both of my daughters attended New Traditions their entire K-5 years. They have both received an excellent education (and also scored very well) in a atmosphere that celebrates diversity and the arts. The principal is now working very well with the students and faculty after a difficult start. It is a
... Read more small school and very diverse and that may not make it for everyone - but if you value involvement and community it is an excellent choice. Read less
Posted by a parent on 10/04/07
New Traditions is a small school with a diverse student body and caring, supportive teachers and after-care staff. What makes it exceptional is the focus on arts in the curriculum. There is a strong core of dedicated parents who in addition to fund-raising for the arts also volunteer time in the school.
... Read more It has a welcoming atmosphere. Read less
Posted by a parent on 06/05/07
New Traditions is not in our neighborhood and we have never heard of it until we got our school assignment. We toured the school and decided it could work for our child. There were things that impressed us. It has an arts focus. Most of all, it's a small school with a 'small town' attitude. Everyone
... Read more knows each other and watches out for one another. The staff is caring...all the younger grade teachers know our child. It's one major benefit of a small school. The PTA held 2 picnics and an orientation for incoming k students. By the first day of school, our child knew her teacher, spent time in the classroom, and made a few friends. We also got to know some of the parents prior to school starting. There is diversity...economic and racial. The principal and her teacher have always been available for individual conferences. Read less
Posted by a parent on 03/19/07
I ve read over the many ratings and was compelled to write a response. I am a young single mother and I chose New Traditions for my only little girl in 2000 because my cousin attended the school over fifteen years ago and is now an artist who travels the world. As a native Western Addition resident,
... Read more I ve watched the school metamorphosed from a school housed in someone else s school into a marvelous microcosm of San Francisco. My daughter has spent her full k-5 experience at NT. I would not change a thing about her time, her education, and her wonderful friends. In third grade, she was identified as a GATE student and has discovered she gifts in scscreen writing and dance. I recently moved to the East Bay and fought hard to keep my daughter in the school. No, no school is perfect, but this one comes very close. I ve enjoyed the support of the parents and students, and yes from the staff. Read less
Posted by a parent on 01/15/07
New Traditions was actually 3rd choice on our lottery list, but a huge disappointment. The principal has problems with follow through. Chaos reigns supreme at this school. The teacher quality is very, very spotty - some are great, ours was really, really bad. I was lucky to get a transfer to another
... Read more school, and now keep asking our new teacher, 'am I on another planet? Is this a dream?' The experience from one school to the other is like night and day. Read less
School Profile for New Traditions Elementary School
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Student enrollment:
159
Students per teacher:
8
Full-time teachers:
20
Number of classrooms:
15
Arts
Art
Computer Science
Computer Science
Fine Arts
Dance
Special Education
Learning Differences
Music
Music
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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
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Adult Education Classes
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English as Second Language
English language classes for students whose first language is not English.
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San Francisco schools — New Traditions Elementary School is located at 2049 Grove St, San Francisco CA 94117. 2049 Grove St is in the Northern Park neighborhood and 94117 ZIP code in San Francisco, CA The school district for New Traditions Elementary School is the San Francisco Unified School District. New Traditions Elementary School is a Public school that serves grade levels K - 5.
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