Smith Elementary School

142 Rutherford Street, New Britain, CT 06051

"i go to this school it's a good school but the bathroom and the playground says bad words .In lunch the fifth grade get to partner with the cute kindergardeners. Ive been in thiz schoom for 5 years and i really enjoy it."

"My opinions may be a little biased from my personal experiences. This school provides basic education, as any other school would, but they don't have many resources for children which already excel in their classes. There is the gifted program, which you must be a fourth or fifth grader, selected through high test scores and grades, and have been in the school for at least two years. So, if your child(ren) lack any of those three requirements, they lose a little bit of extra knowledge. If you're thinking about children struggling in their classes, I believe that there are plenty of people that can help you. The teachers themselves are ok, if you're concerned about that too. As long as the student doesn't cause much trouble, they will get all the help and attention they need. On the contrary, if you have a trouble maker, the teacher will likely have as much patience as you, they're only human."

"My niece goes here teachers are great to the kids and they receive a great education there as well as get any help or tutoring needed"

"GET YOUR KIDS OUT OF NEW BRITAIN FOREVER! The whites make it their priority to oppress minorities. They don't want to fund New Britain schools. I've personally seen teachers tell the class they don't need to go to college knowing full well that the future will demand it. I would see police at this school everyday as if they were expecting a major threat to stop by. Remember New Britain has the most aggressive DCF in the state, so if your children mention anything negative, expect DCF to extort you. Just meet them in their office, never your home, never sign anything and never admit to anything. Train your kids since now to have cool things to say about you. Treat them right and teach them much and you'll be alright. A well fed child is a well behaved child so make sure they're getting oatmeal, stews and organic multivitamin. Nutrition has been proven to improve behavior in children with behavior problems. Put them in a sport or martial art. It'll give them discipline. Most importantly, be their life coach. You make sure to teach them to be relentless and never give up and have tenacity over everything. Get them encyclopedias either online or book to learn from everyday. Point is for them to consume information everyday. Put them in a reading club or just make sure they read everyday. Puzzles, checkers, video games help. Avoid those games like Minecraft or Roadblocks. The skill of learning new skills and adaptability will be very important for your child in the future. Teach them to use their intuition/commonsense, use their senses/awareness and to think on their feet. Put them in competitive shooting since young. Set them up to learn Spanish, French, German and Arabic. There's plenty of computer programs you can buy for them to learn and practice these languages everyday. Worst case scenario, take then out of school and put them on an online school. Seeking a good island to live in, it would benefit your family a ton. Quality if life over everything. Expect your kids to be bullied here in New Britain and the teachers not intercede. New Britain is garbage to begin with. The people here are horrible. Trust me when I say it's cursed. I've live here almost 30 years. Please burn all bridges to NB and never look back. I did and I have such peace living in a nice quiet town where people aren't aggressive, agitated, rude or dangerous. NB is like a little New York and Puerto Rico (the bad part). Heavily influenced by both. Puerto Ricans are internationally known for being warm and open but many of them in CT, especially NB, are dangerous. Seek a safer, more calm town to live in. Bristol is the best alternative to start with. It has cheap rent like New Britain but it's safer. From there you can work towards an even better town. If you really want to focus on your life and build it, you can't do it from NB. There's too much bad energy in NB and expect nonsense to rub off on your child. The state hates minorities and could care less about their education, safety, future and families. Look elsewhere. Better yet, leave CT for good. This state is sinking and fast. P.S.-Save, don't spend income tax. Have contingency plans ready just in case you have to leave the country fast. Never leave things for last moment. Have passports, Birth certificates, Social security cards ready with cash in a back pack for you to leave if you have to. Read the book, HOW TO BE INVISIBLE, by JJ Luna."

"Cool and fun went in 4,5th grade I'm in 6th grade it was fun with miss Higgins"