Parent Voices

Garden City Community School Strategic Planning Survey Form: Download PDF Here

The Community Council meets the first Tuesday of every month at 7:00PM.

Officers are: Teresa Worth - President, Megan Jones – Secretary, Soren Jacobsen – Treasurer. If you are interested in running for the vice president position, contact Teresa Worth.

What Some Parents Have to Say about the Garden City Community School

"Our children are learning so much.  They are discovering that learning is about exploring and thinking—not doing just doing what they’re told.  They are learning that the staff at the school wants more for them—they want them to love learning and enjoy school and those will be lifelong lessons to carry them forward—not lessons so they can pass the next test. "       

Megan Jones

"I moved my daughters to the Garden City Community School mid-year because the traditional schools were failing both my daughters. My youngest was in the principal’s office almost every day for discipline problems. She could not sit still all day long and since she could not sit still, the teacher would take away the only time she had to run and play. She had at least one hour of homework every night, and she hated to go to school. At GCCS, she once again enjoys learning. Her teacher says she is a pleasure to have in class and, more importantly, she is succeeding. My older daughter was in almost all remedial classes with her IEP, and not advancing education-wise. She was taking ADD medication and she hated to go to school. She especially did not like to read. She now gets up to go to school, loves to read, and is no longer doing remedial work. I am very thankful that the GCCS had openings, and that I can now be confident that my daughters will receive the quality education they deserve. Yeah, Garden City Community School!"                    

Mecedes Rice

"I never thought I’d hear my son explaining to me the differences between Incan, Mayan and Aztec cultures. He has become genuinely engaged in the learning process. Garden City Community School’s philosophy of facilitating learning works well for him and allows him to be successful in the classroom."

Laurel York Odell

"My son is a gifted and talented 6th grader who is absolutely thriving at the Garden City Community School!  Although he tested as being creatively gifted in his prior traditional elementary school, and had high ISAT test scores and was reading at a college level at the beginning of his 6th grade year, the traditional middle school approach was leaving him feeling squashed, unhappy, and beginning to truly hate school and learning. Our home life in the evenings were filled with hours of homework and stress and no time for connecting as a family, and despite his hard work and obvious abilities, he was starting to come home with D’s and F’s.  I saw his self-esteem and his love of learning disappearing and our family life deteriorating. Within days of starting school here, my son was back to being his happy, creative self, and the school-related stress in our family disappeared.  We found time in the evenings, again, to talk and read and play games, and to reconnect as a family.  Now my son enjoys school, has recaptured his love of learning, and is using his intelligence and creativity in an environment where they are encouraged and welcomed. His grades are back up and he is proud of his success, and I am proud of him. Thank you, Garden City Community School!"

Ester Zack