Thomas Kelly Elementary School is a small neighborhood school on Moraga Drive in Carmichael. School officials say the school is community-oriented. Kelly Elementary is a California Distinguished School.
Charles Peck has a professional staff that believes strongly in the academic success of each one of its students. The school uses the California State grade level standards and ongoing assessment to guide instruction and communicate academic growth throughout the year.
Deterding Elementary School aims to nurture the natural curiosities of students through the arts, humanities and the sciences, motivating them to become lifelong learners. The school hopes to help students be critical thinkers and effective communicators who embrace challenges without fear of failure and grow into leaders who approach new situations with confidence and compassion. Each child participates in the Arts and Music program, which includes a dedicated art room with a full time art teacher and a music program based in movement to develop understanding of harmony and melody. The school also provides a band program, in which 4th grade students are taught to read music with the recorder and 5th and 6th grade students learn instruments and participate in band.
According to the school's website, "Albert Schweitzer Elementary School is a dedicated community of staff, parents and students working towards a shared vision. The school is committed to the development of the whole child by advancing intellectual development, instilling a sense of responsibility, encouraging the spirit of cooperation, promoting a healthy lifestyle and cultivating the legacy of namesake Albert Schweitzer's compassion for humanity and all living things."
The school's namesake, Albert Schweitzer, was a Nobel Peace Prize-winning theologian, organist, philosopher and physician.
