George Washington School

I like this school, the staff is friendly and I feel like my child is safe here. The only problem is parking. Be sure to arrive early when you pick up your child. Too many parents are double parked which becomes congested. Please find parking even if you have to a park a few blocks away, exercise is good for you!

I went to this school and I miss it. I think about all the memories I had here. I had to go to a different middle school, so I haven’t seen my friends since. This school gave me a chance to see what I was able to succeed.

This school was located two blocks away from my home. I went to this school from kindergarten to fifth grade. So did my sister. My mom knew all my teachers (Mrs. Moshonov, Mrs. Trias, Mrs. Parker, Miss Wright, Ms. Adams– I had really good teachers) and the principal was Carl M. Pileri. Every birthday, my mom always arranged a birthday for me and my entire class– lumpia, pancit, and a cake from Chinatown– usually, a white cake with banana filling. I didn’t realize it at the time, but there was a heavy asian population, especially Filipino. I posted all the class pictures on my FB account and some of those classmates are now my friends on FB.
There was a «Nations Day» where we all dressed in ethnic costumes, and performed the song and dance affililated with each country. To this day, I know a jewish song (my first teacher was Jewish). The physical activities we did everyday were: kickball, four square, chinese jump rope, and tether ball. The one day I looked forward to, year after year, was, Field Day. I always threw the football (one of my favorites, to this day) and sometimes I participated in the three-​legged race. Extracurricular activities included the «Talent Show;» in which I participated, in fifth grade. I’ll always remember the octupus I painted on the mural, which was later turned into a vampire bat (I visited through the years). Around fourth grade, my class curriculum included «computer lab.» Mrs. Chan was the teacher. Friday was Popcorn Sale Day– pink, plain, and caramel.
I didn’t really visit the teachers after I graduated to junior high, or high school. But I did visit the school, on the weekends when we gave the family dog a walk around the neighborhood. And through the years, I went back to see it, the grounds anyway (the field and playground are open), the school fences were up. It seemed so small. But I had some good times here, had many friends, and learned a lot in school. Anyway, this was my experience in a nutshell.
There were other schools two blocks away, but that was considered San Francisco.