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December 2023 by Grant Williams
We had children here for 10 years, and we loved this school, but COVID broke it. The language immersion curriculum is great, but there are deeper problems now.New administration brought in during COVID is a major (negative) departure from when we first joined, and seems to go out of its way to alienate families who have dedicated untold hours of volunteer time. They do not seem to understand that the parents are their customers, talking down and patronizing them. Many families now leave after a few years as they become fed up with the treatment.Teacher turnover has been sky high since the new principals arrived. Some amazing instructors are no longer here and their replacements, while well-meaning, are just not of the same quality. They bring in younger teachers to fill the void, who stay only until they find better pay and better leaders in the public system (people don't quit jobs, they quit managers).I'd recommend against sending your kids here until the archdiocese finds new, improved leadership. There are still a ton of dedicated parents trying to make the best of things, but there are many other language immersion options available these days.
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November 2023 by Steve Alfaro
Amazing bilingual school
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April 2023 by Tilapia P.
Full blown lie. If you read the questions sections, the one referring to the gate, the school's representative answered " However, this is NOT TRUE.We are a fully gated school and we are proud to say this has never happened here at All Souls." If by, "this has never happened", they are referring to the part of the question that asks if any student has left the campus without anyone seeing or knowing, then okay, yes, they haven't ever lost a kid. That is a play on the wording. However, if they mean that the gate has never been left wide open with kids unsupervised nearby, then they are flat out lying. I can fully attest that it 100% DID happen and my wife was fortunate enough to pick up my child (one of the 3 unsupervised with the gate wide open), before anything bad could happen. I feel I have to speak up when people are being lied to or questions are being deflected in a way that hides the truth.
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June 2022 by Leonardo Parra
Like 4 years ago, I was looking for a Catholic School for my son, and the director or principal doesn’t like Latinoamericanos in his school. She prefers ch… I think that … it must change
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February 2021 by Shawn R Prokopec
We have been at All Souls since its inception. Principal Fuller is an amazing, compassionate leader and the teachers and staff are amazingly talented and caring individuals. Our girls have thrived at school and their language skills of reading, writing, and speaking in Spanish is beyond our expectation. And the community of parents is the backbone of the growth of this school and gifts of amazing friendships!
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July 2020 by A Critic
My daughters experience at All Souls is and continues to be a good one. At the elementary level, my daughter (fourths grade) is learning new material every day but she will soon be transitioning to fifth grade where I hear the schools Spanish program falls off. My only gripe (currently) with the schools disciplinary policies. My daughter has had a run in with another student multiple times where she did not feel like the school adequately handled the situation. Otherwise, I have had excellent experiences with the nurturing kind environment that the staff provides.
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March 2020 by Ari Gutierrez
Great school for families who value a great education, faith and a world view.
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January 2020 by Rosie Salcedo
Not only is it a great school, but my son loves it. It's a great community and everyone takes care of each others kids. great academic school and safe for our children.
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September 2019 by Ly H.
This is in response to AM G's post. "Mr. Ly's comments towards Ms. Fuller are so incredibly disrespectful and don't at all reflect who she is as a school leader." Just because you were duped into believing her lip service does not mean we all are that gullible. Also, am I suppose to respect someone who pretends to care? Remember, I bought them a whole set of walkie talkies to use because, as a previous school administrator, I found it unsafe that staff didn't have communication that way. Your wondeful school leader, Ms. Fuller, said "no, thank you" and did not accept my donation, and a week later, the incident with my child happened; which could have probably been avoided had the had 2 way radio communication. "To write another post almost year later about a school that he does not have any connection to is also quite strange." It's simple, not strange at all. I have so much anger and resentment towards this school (almost like PTSD), I wish nothing more than to see it shutter its doors...again. Apparently, if they jeopardize the safety of your child (as in leaving them unsupervised with wide open campus gates where any pedophile could come and grab them) you are okay with it. I am not. Maybe you are not understanding those words. Someone could have snatched my kid, and the school would not have had any evidence to provide the police! You are an amazing parent. "His insinuations that the school did not give him the contact information of the other families in order to cover something up is beyond paranoid. It would be a breach of privacy to give out that information." Yes, I understand this. Not paranoid. I see right though them. Why didn't they give MY INFORMATION to the parents involved so they could contact me to confirm they were made aware? When I offered, they declined. You aren't breaching my privacy if I specific ask you to give my information out. Again, they said they would not do so because I pulled my kid out of the school and was no longer part of their district. What an easy answer. You aren't going to do the right thing because I pulled my kid out? Do you really think they contacted these parents to inform them? I think not, but can't prove it. However, if you are considering this school, please ask them specifically about my previous situation and if they contacted the other two families involved. If they said they did, offer your contact information to be relayed to those families so they can confirm that with you. I bet you will not hear from those parents (they really won't relay your contact info, but will tell you they will). If you would like more information from me or to just discuss this, feel free to contact me at
[email protected]. I am willing to help out any perspective families from making the mistake I did. So far, my posts have helped multiple families avoid this place.
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April 2019 by Chris C.
This is a review ONLY on their Lion King production. All Souls did a fantastic job with the production of Lion King Kids. Their directors, creative directors, choreographers, and all the staff, volunteers, parents, etc. . . EVERYONE did such a wonderful job in bringing this production to life. The show sold out each night and one at least one night, seats were added to the audience viewing area where possible. I wish that I'd been able to take photos of the production itself but it was so great to see all the students taking part in this huge event. Kids really owned the stage the night. I have a feeling that there are a lot of kids attending All Souls who now have such a higher appreciation for theater arts. I have a feeling that a lot of students gained a lot of self respect for themselves for being able to do some thing that they probably had some if not lots of doubts about. I thought it was so so so awesome. These parents have a lot of talent as well. Some of them dedicated countess hours to creating costumes, some to doing the makeup for these children, putting props and setting up their booths and snack sales areas, etc. Another thing that I thought was impressive were the number of non-Chinese and even non-Asian students attending All Souls that were participants in the dual immersion classes, in Chinese language, who were speaking so fluently. I'm telling you, SO AWESOME. I don't know anything about the school other than my hubby attended when he was a kiddo and that the school is now conducting dual immersion classes. I don't know anything about their class sizes, the teachers, staff, etc, but I can tell you that their production was amazing and was worth every penny spent on supporting their fundraising efforts. Everything was "so pro" as a lot of kids were saying. Tickets had to be purchased on line through Event Brite. T-shirts were on sale at the performance but needed to be ordered. They'd then be available for pick up or your student could pick them up for you. There was a pre-performance by students who participate in the drumming class and there was a slide show that the students shared with the audience so that they could share with everyone all that they'd done to get this show up and running. It was really remarkable.
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September 2017 by Lucia Gauto
My family has been at All Souls World Language Catholic School for 4 years and I couldn’t be happier with the school. My oldest began in Kindergarten and my youngest is in his second year. Over the last 4 years we have seen this amazing school grow each year. Each year the school develops systems that accommodate the growth of the school. As parents we adjust to the new systems and work collaboratively with the school to improve them. In my 4 years at the school I have never encountered a situation where I have felt my kids were not in a safe environment. On the contrary, the school staff and administration have created a safe, loving and nurturing environment. I have worked in a local school district for the past 12 years and have worked with many principals. Ms. Carrie Fuller is among some of the best administrators I have known. Not only is she a hardworking principal that goes above and beyond for this school community, but she is also always willing to listen to parents and open to their feedback. All Souls is a loving community with a great group of staff and parents that are not only supportive but deeply engaged in creating a safe and academically rich place for students. Each morning the students engage in a morning prayer that stresses the importance of being respectful and kind. It is a place where children embrace diversity and work together to be build a better world. My children are flourishing in this dual immersion environment. My oldest is reading, speaking, and writing in Spanish. My youngest is already reading in Spanish in Kindergarten. As stated earlier, I can’t say enough great things about this school. Having our children at All Souls brings us peace of mind and great joy as parents.
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September 2016 by Elizabeth Bragagnini
All Souls is a special place for learning. Students are in a multicultural environment that provides dual language instruction. It is a truly unique Catholic school.
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September 2016 by Dana Garrison
Our daughter is in her third year at All Souls and she loves it. She speaks Spanish and English fluently. More importantly however, she reads and writes in both languages at or above grade level and is truly becoming bi-literate. She is also learning Mandarin in the after school enrichment program, which is a great additional benefit.
Principal Fuller is a talented and dedicated educator and has worked assiduously to create a loving and safe environment for our child and all those who attend the school. As this is a fairly new school, in its fourth year, we have been quite impressed with how much it has grown and continues to grow. Parents have a great deal of input into the school's development and the principal makes herself available to talk with each and every one of us.
I would like to take a moment to address L. Hua's comments in his review. His daughter attended our school for a total of 10 days. This was at the beginning of a school year with new staff, new students and new rules being implemented. The school grew by 1/3 in size from 100 to 150 students and things were understandably hectic.
I do not doubt his veracity or anger at the situation he described; I was not there to witness it. However, I do take issue with his implication that Principal Fuller was only offering solutions "simply to assuage our anger". Anyone who has had any dealing with Ms. Fuller knows how seriously she takes her responsibility to keep the children in her care safe.
Currently, after drop off, all gates are closed and locked with only one secure entry into the school that is monitored from the front office. All parents who come in contact with the students at school, after they go to their classes, must attend VIRTUS training and be 'live scan' fingerprinted. At the end of the school day, all children must be signed out from their afternoon classroom and only those on the parent approved list can pick them up.
Personally, I feel very comfortable with my daughter at this school, and I cannot recommend it or Ms. Fuller more highly. I cannot wait to see what the future holds for my daughter and her friends at this school. She has six more years till she graduates, so it should be very exciting.
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September 2014 by Michael Madison
I just met Principle Carrie Fuller and she is wonderful. Her new school sounds exciting!
