Gabriella Charter School in Hollywood, California

“My son began kindergarten at Gabriella this past September and we are thrilled with the school. His teacher is so enthusiastic and dedicated to the students. My son has a kick in his step when he enters the school, clearly happy to be there. The school is academically rigorous, but the teaching is at such a high level that students are not overwhelmed and seem to develop a love for learning. The administration and staff are also so genuinely committed to the students - it's pretty amazing. The only negative is the physical appearance of the school, but the administration and parents are working to make it more beautiful and green.”
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“This is my daughter's first year at the school and we really like it. She has excelled academically and has an opportunity that most schools don't offer and that is a strong arts program. The school lacks diversity but the staff and owner are great and I love the differentiated instruction. The school could use some more field trips and activities. We are concerned about being at a new location and hope that the school will keep all the tihings that we love about it. I enjoy the high expectations that the school sets for the students. Highly recommended.”
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“This is our first year at this school. It has been a wonderful experience. My son, a very active and imaginative boy has thrived. I was originally worried about the homework, but he has learned to do it and loves the achievement of learning his 'words', spelling and reading. I sometimes find his teacher a little uptight about rules, but that's probably my issue more than hers. a note on homework, they do assign it over the holiday's which is something I hate and find completely unnecessary. The bad: We love the commonwealth campus, but due to many reasons, next year the school is going to share a campus with logan elementary. This will allow them to expand to 8th grade, which is nice. But, we are all worried about integrating the campus and making it as nice as the one we are leaving.”
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“My husband and I love this school and my daughter does also, which makes her excited about going to school everyday! Her teacher has already shown that she gives individual attention/assesments. The first week of school, my daughter was given homework that was at her level, then week two more homework was assigned to her because of her educational experience. The dance/art programs are enjoyed tremendously by my daughter, and as parents we are over joyed to have the responsibility to volunteer.”
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“This is a wonderful school, my five year old has become more confident, focus and discipline, he already reads, adds, subtract and make good choices, that means they have excellent teachers plus the art program they have is wonderful (dance, music and paint) I also feel welcome any time that I want to enter the school, and I think that we as parents can work together in benefit of our kids. I love to be part of this family”
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“For a rather new charter school, Gabriella has a long way to go. I'm not happy with the Principal's or Vice Principal's leadership. The academic programs can definitely be better. I see areas that can use improvements. The school provides a variety of extracurricular except for sports. The level of parent involvement is high but I still feel a lot of parents are alienated because of the cultural difference. I see why I've always sacrificed to keep my children in private school and after 2 yrs of friction with this school, I'm seriously thinking of making this my child's last year.”
This review was posted by a parent.