Washington School

We moved to Cloverdale about a year ago. Since our arrival, my son has asked to come home every single day (according to his teachers) because of stomach aches. They're aware of the bullying that takes place, but make few, if any, accommodations to make sure that all the children get the tools they need to navigate their relationships better. Our previous school had a socio-emotional curriculum that helped students to work through their peer problems in individual and small group formats, so that teachers could focus on teaching. At Jefferson, there are no such supports for children or teachers. There doesn't seem to be a whole-child framework for instruction. The focus seems to be on getting children to attend daily, which given the provided atmosphere, I'm not surprised that they have attendance issues. My child has absolutely nothing to look forward to when attending school, just harassment by his peers, and teachers and staff that don't take the issue seriously enough to not partner children with those who are bullying them.Another thing that really bothers me is that parents are not allowed on campus until after the final bell rings. We came from a much larger city where parents were encouraged to participate in their children's classrooms and there were programs established to facilitate that experience. We would all wait outside our children's classrooms for up to 15 minutes before the bell would ring, fostering relationship amongst parents as well. I do not feel welcomed on the campus, both by the school policies and their office staff.

Our school is a small one with 14 students and 2 teachers.We have subjects including Bible,online Math,P.E.,Science, Social Studies, English, Spelling, Handwriting, music, and ,I know it sounds weird, coloring. The school has tons of fun activities,sports equipment, and field trips.For school pets we have two Chinchillas, a Gecko, and a snake. We have a fun playhouse called the Mud-House it's seriously made out of mud bricks.The Mud-House has it's own garden and working water. I will let you know that no adults whatsoever helped make this only k-8th graders made this and it's amazing. At Christmas time the kids put on a special Christmas play for the Salvation Army and the church. There is not a problem with bullying here,just smiling faces. My school is the best and I do not want to leave. I hope it stays this way for a long time.