from the alumni...anyone?

Are you a McAuliffe School alumnus? Would you like to share your memories with families wanting to learn more about McAuliffe? Please leave a comment by clicking on the "comments" link at the bottom of this post.

If you are a parent please comment under Sunday, April 01, 2007's posting "from a few parents". If you are a teacher who are familiar with McAuliffe, please comment under Thursday, April 05, 2007 postings "from the teachers".

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from the teachers... anyone?

Please go to the school's website http://www.mcauliffeschool.org and scroll to the bottom of the page to see what one teacher thinks of McAuliffe graduates.

If you are a teacher who would like to share, please leave a comment.

for your eyes only...

• if you want to read the FAQ.


• if you want a school tour.


• if you want to see samples of the curriculum.


• if you want to read reviews on GreatSchools.net.


• if you want to read reviews on InsiderPages.com.

from a few parents on a sunny April day

“We have experienced and committed teachers who we trust with our children's academic progress and emotional well-being.”

“I know my children would do well in ANY school, but I choose McAuliffe because this place allows them to learn much more. They go beyond standard textbooks. My children are learning how to find resources to solve their problems, both academically and socially. Recently, my second grader initiated a conversation with me about what makes a good president, who is FDR and Eleanor Roosevelt, and why some considered William Harrison a bad president. I didn’t even know W. Harrison was a president!”

“We know our children's teachers their classmates, their friends and their families. Not only do we have first hand knowledge of what is going on in our children's lives, we have our own relationships with all these people.”

“Being a participating parent has allowed me to stay intimately connected with my children while they are at school. Now that I have a child in a "regular" school I can really feel the difference. It is amazing to be this close and to see the innocence and intimacy that is possible here because of so much parental presence.”

"They [McAuliffe Choir] sang in the California Music Educators Association choral festival on Saturday at West Valley College and won a unanimous superior rating. That is the highest rating possible." (quote dated 4-1-07)

"The jobs that are going to remain here [in U.S.] are the ones that require significant out of the box thinking and conceptualization. These are things that Asian schools [with lots of rote/repetitive learning] do not prepare students for, as I can vouch firsthand, being a product of such a school."