Almond Elementary School

I have been nanny to four Almond students. This is a well respected school in a highly desirable school district. I’m told that some hoop jumping is required to get in.
My favorite of their offerings is the annual Walkabout. It is a school fundraiser where the kids get pledges to walk laps on a track at the school.
I do have a few gripes. Almond tends to be startlingly un-​PC, especially for the area. For example:
* Students learn about the native «Ohlone Indians». Every time one of my charges says «Indians» I correct them to «Native Americans». Really stupid terminology to use at a school with a significant Indian population.
* Their winter break is called «Christmas Break». And they do a Christmas play. Three of the four kids I worked with weren’t Christian and it always seemed awkward when they were bringing home their poinsettia and Santa Claus art. Even when I was young, my rural school catered to it’s handful of non-​Christian students by including Hanukkah in the winter performances and calling the vacation «Winter Break». Almond has a February break that they call «Winter Break» and all other Bay Area schools call «Ski Week».