The Goddard School

My kiddo attended Goddard school for part of Pre-​K, all of Kindergarten, and the summers after Kindy and first grade.
Really, it’s pretty expensive, but we felt worth it. Especially for Kindergarten. We wanted and needed a full day Kindy and there wasn’t one available at our local public school at that time. She was really ready, she was already reading and doing some math.
Princess got Mandarin classes, music, sign language, soccer instruction, basketball, handwriting practice, all kinds of exposure to various media… the teachers were mostly fabulous, the playground was good, and we felt it was clean and safe if not a bit stuck up. (sorry, but true).
All in all it was a good experience. She would tell you she liked the Pre-​K and kindergarten parts fine, but after first grade they «treated (her) like a baby» and she did not like that part. We didn’t bring her back for the summer after 2^nd grade, although we could have.
We also found out after the fact that some of their snacks were less than desirable. Um, Twinkies? really?
But, I have to reiterate, safe and for the most part, very good.
She and her friends from Goddard liked one of their teachers so much that they talked him up in First Grade and the First Grade teacher invited him to come to their class and read the class a story and hang out with them. That was pretty special. How often does that happen, really? and the kids STILL talk about him and his visit. Sweet.