Lakeshore Alternative Elementary School

I have found everyone at this school to be helpful in making sure my son and family learn and grow together. Not only in the educational arena but also encompassing social welfare needs & handling family counseling issues as well.
The teachers and staff and especially the principal at this school wear many hats and they do it well!

I love my school. I have been at Lakeshore for two years now and I think the teachers really care about the kids and support us.

My grandson just started kindergarten here and he loves it. I taught for forty years in the school district. I am in and out of schools now because I sub. This school is unbelievable. It is calm, the atmosphere is fantastic and everyone that works here seems genuinely happy and focused. When you walk into the classrooms, you see students who are engaged and often involved in hands on activities. The principal is as good as it gets, and he is truly supportive of his staff, which explains why the teachers are happy. I volunteer here, which by the way, is really encouraged so I see what is happening first hand. This is also one of the most diverse schools that I have ever been in and it really benefits the students. Who you do your learning with is more important than what you learn. When you are learning the way these students are, and it is occurring in this diverse atmosphere, you have entered a realm that most schools are trying to create, but unfortunately fall far short.

Lakeshore ROCKS! I’ve worked here for 16 years. I was raised in SF and can say this place is a true reflection of the amazing diversity we have here in San Francisco. The teachers, staff, and parents value this awesome place. We are all active participants and members of the PTA.
We have a variety of enrichment programs, including Studio Art, Gardening, daily PE, Motor Perception for K-​2, Poetry, etc. Come tour this great school.

We just started kindergarten and have enjoyed it. There is diversity and a good learning environment. The families that we have met have been a plus and our daughter loves it.

OK, so I work here. Conflict of interest noted. But what better way to be able to list a few of the great qualities of Lakeshore is there than 18 years of direct observation?
What I appreciate most about our school:
*Dedicated, knowledgeable, and hardworking staff at every level
*Active, involved families
*Philosophy of education that supports teaching :“the whole child” with a strong understanding of stages of child development
*Solid academic curriculum
*Strong enrichment programs in the arts, physical development and sports, multicultural education, and more…
*Flourishing, student-​centered school garden program
*Diversity
*Location, location, location (Lake Merced across the street…)
Public education is a challenging world to inhabit these days, with assaults on every aspect of our work coming in relentlessly. I really am grateful to have Lakeshore, where, in spite of all the difficulties, I can still feel supported and challenged and inspired to teach. And to learn.

Great public school with an awesome PTA! Honored to be apart of the Lakeshore community …

Great public school in SF.