Galileo School for Gifted Learning, Sanford | Fees, Rankings, Address, Admission, Vacancies, Reviews & More

I have a 6 y/o that has just completed her first yr at Galileo and will be going into the 1st grade this coming 2017-2018 school yr. Currently, we are zoned for A/B schools but I felt they were lacking the personal touch so I considered private schools and charters. We applied to several Seminole county charter schools and decided to try Galileo. Although the lottery process is frustrating in itself, we were blessed enough to get in. I don’t think I could have picked a better school for my daughter. The teachers meet every child where they are at, whether that’s above level or below. They understand the importance of meeting the child where the child is at in each individual subject. My daughter tested at level upon entering the school and completed the academic year well above level in all areas tested.
Not only were the teachers good at academics they also focused on the social and emotional growth of the children. They understand that each child is an individual and encourage it. At the same time, they encourage independence, problem solving, and reasoning skills. Sometimes its tough to see your children struggle but in the end my daughter has developed a LOVE of learning and understands the importance of self advocacy and independence.
As far as the personal touch, soon after the year began I noticed almost all the elementary teachers knew me and my daughters first and last names. The principal, counselors, and all the many staff assistances knew us as well. They hold regular parent workshops covering subjects from How to encourage your child’s creativity to Social-Emotional Development. I LOVE IT!
Thank you Galileo for breaking the mold of common core and striving for excellence in all that you do.

During my two years of expierence at galileo, it was pure h*ll I am only stating true facts here so your child won’t expierence the same. We came here because it was more closer to our home and my mom didn’t want to drive that much. The first thing the principle said to my mom during the tour was ” If your children went to a normal public school they will struggle here.” And we went to a private montesorri, which had high academic skills . The first couple of weeks went by fine, I had devolped a crush, and once I had confessed my feelings he took advantge of it and started to bully me. I had reported this to the teachers and counselers but they just talked to the kid and never did anything serious. My brother was also being bullied by a kid- physicly. The teachers did nothing and so we reported it. Our last year there, there was an incedent where I was hurt serverly and I couldn’t call my parents for help nor recive an ice pack. I then was accused of “bullying” someone because of my injury. So my parents decided that they had enough of galileo and we transferred to a diffrent school. The academics are watched closely and the teachers are kind and understanding but they don’t watch closely to when a child gets hurt or if your child is getting bullied they honestly don’t do anything. Sure they talk about twice a year but it doesn’t stop. The food there isn’t that good either, the mash potatoes are raw and hard and the chicken nuggets are still pink inside. There were also many bugs in the old building. Overall I give this one star, maybe if some people weren’t inrolled there and some teachers could open their eyes a bit more we could of stayed and this school would be an overall 5.

Initially we had our daughter in public school where she was able to maintain good grades, but with much more effort than we felt was age appropriate. Then we tried private school and that was a bit less pressure, but we still felt like she wasn’t reaching her full potential. We heard many great things about Galileo and decided to apply. We are SO happy that we did!!

Since starting at Galileo at the end of 5th grade last year our daughter has grown leaps and bounds. She transitioned into middle school seamlessly and has blown us away with her her grades, but more importantly with her independence and motivation to succeed. She previously dispised reading, but has set a goal to read the Harry Potter series during the summer and is already half way through the second book.

Every single staff member at the school knows each kid and invests in them. It is incredible! We are so proud of her and thankful for Galileo!!