The vision of John Muir School is to achieve academic excellence, promote personal growth, and celebrate the joy and beauty of nature, community, diversity, and learning.

Welcome to John Muir School, smallest of the eleven elementary schools in the Berkeley Unified School District. Our school is the recipient of multiple grants and awards including the National Blue Ribbon Award for 2005. As you walk the halls, examine student work posted everywhere, notice how students treat each other, and visit classrooms, you will see the results of a faculty, parent community, and support staff who are dedicated, focused and skilled.

Diversity is among our core strengths. The school serves 245 students, Kindergarten through Fifth Grade. Our parent community includes parents who speak more than 12 languages. We support and invite students from every background and offer a learning program that uses effective teaching to promote high achievement. Since our school hosts one of the region's premiere programs for the deaf and the hard of hearing, all students here are exposed to sign language. A combination of hard work and focused effort has produced a remarkable story of sustained success.

Please tour the website to find out more about our wonderful school!

Parents

Parents/Guardians Join: Registered (and approved) members of this site will gain access to information on school events, contact information for teachers and staff, forums for connecting with other parents, volunteer opportunities for improving the school.

Teachers

Teachers: All teachers have an account on the site. To gain access to your account, simply Request a New Password by entering in your John Muir email address and checking your Berkeley unified email account.

Visitors

If you are new to John Muir Village, check out the videos of the campus in the Facilities section.