Upper School

The teachers bully the children. The principal covers the bad behavior.

My daughter is currently enrolled at North Cliff and my son attended a few years ago before moving up to Upper School. I only have great things to say about this school. It provides a safe, nurturing and caring environment for students, and the teachers, administrators and staff are all excellent and extremely dedicated. Class sizes are small (12 in my daughter's class) and it truly feels like an upscale private school in terms of the individualized attention and quality of the education provided. There is a concerted effort to actively engage parents and caretakers, who are invited to visit and do interactive activities with the students. Last winter I made ginger-bread houses with my daughter's Frist Grade class and earlier this year I met with the class to share our experience and pictures from a family trip to Africa. The teachers were so kind and the children were very well behaved and filled with endless curiosity. I will also note that it is not a high-pressure environment and students are allowed to learn at their own pace, while maintaining the highest academic standards. This is truly one of the best public schools in the county (and perhaps also in the State) and I feel blessed that my children have had the privilege to attend. Keep up the good work!

School 2 initially has a "bad rap" for being a school with a higher population of special needs children. This is because our prek programs that include early intervention for prek3 and prek4 are housed at School 2. I've been with School 2 since my first child (who has been here since age 4 with an IEP since he was 2.5 years old. I saw my child come from being mostly non-verbal in kindergarten into a child who has since them graduated and over-achieves in exams and is able to express himself socially at the IS. I give alot of credit to his teachers who always communicated with me and guided me to how we can also help him at him. Two of my other children currently go to this school. They love going to school and they love their teachers. School Administration from the Principal, the Guidance Counselor, the Nurse, to the Custodians, have been thoroughly engaged. What I love most is that the after school clubs are mostly run by the teachers through PTA initiatives. I believe over the years there has been a growing sense of community and participation between the families, the admin, and teachers into making School 2 a truly special place for our kids. If you feel apprehensive about coming here...just give it a shot!

Wouldn’t recommend this school to non Asian students. Not a good environment at all.

We have sent our three babies to The Green House Preschool and Kindergarten because there is no other early childhood school like it! Everything is top notch but what has kept us coming back year after year and child after child is due to the level of love, care, dedication, and knowledge all the teachers, assistants, and directors have in their field! WE ONLY WANT THE VERY BEST FOR EACH OF OUR BABIES AND WE HAVE FOUND IT AT THE GREEN HOUSE PRESCHOOL AND KINDERGARTEN!