Orinda Intermediate School

Saklan excels at getting through to students and inspiring their love of learning with small class sizes, social-emotional learning and especially their project-based learning approach. I have two kids who have loved going to Saklan every day for 5 years now and even ask to stay for the after school care because they aren't ready to leave.Strongly recommended for all students but especially those who don't feel challenged or inspired by learning.

My daughters have attended St. Perpetua since Transitional Kindergarten and we have been blessed to have a solid community of parents, teachers and strong leadership. The teachers keep the students engaged and hold them accountable for their schoolwork and behavior. The parents have an effective fundraising campaign that addresses gaps in the school and St. P's leadership consistently collaborates with different stakeholders. This is a great school and we are fortunate to have it in the LaMorinda community.