Spectrum Center-Fair Oaks Collaborative Camp

This is a great school full of amazing and caring professionals .

Fair Oaks is a great neighborhood school! The school is filled with so many amazing and diverse children, and I love the exposure my sons are getting to other cultures and families. The teachers and staff are amazing and take such pride in caring for their students. My sons are continuing to learn more and more everyday, and are excited to go to school each morning. While the test scores may not be as high as other Pleasant Hill schools, this truly is a great school!

1. Only cares about their numbers. If you mess with their numbers, get out. That’s the message. 2. Very little support with social emotional development even for kindergarteners. 3. Outdated teaching methods. 4. They aren’t teaching BRAVE spelling or blended sounds, just drilling sight words for K 5. Constant fundraising. School also gives out toys/prizes DURING CLASS to kids whose parents sign them up for the fundraiser. Aka leaves out kids whose parents didn’t. Tears ensue. Principal doesn’t care, it’s all about the $$. 6. I’m pretty sure the only reason the schools numbers are decent is because 1. They eliminate those who aren’t performing, and 2. High parent involvement. 7. Pick up/drop off is a mess. No parking and most of the streets nearby say no parking so it’s an issue. Don’t go unless your home school is really really bad. Do private if you can.

It has been great. Students who don't enjoy the classroom environment can attend a couple of core classes with others and then can work independently to complete their high school credits. It is not a school where you are "given" credits. You earn them. Students go on to post graduate work in places as diverse as Johns Hopkins, Cal East Bay , DVC, and trade schools. If you like to work on your own or simply have no desire for the typical high school hallways and activities, this is the right place.