Considering moving to Piedmont from SF
Hi,
We are in the early stages of thinking about leaving SF and moving to Piedmont because it has such great schools and seems like a lovely community. It would be great to connect with current Piedmont residents to get their perspective. I do not know anyone that lives there and I'd love to get some advice on how to meet people there. Is there a separate Piedmont Parents Group? My kids are still in preschool and we would ideally move before the oldest one starts K.
Thanks!
Mar 14, 2019
Parent Replies
Lots of ways for meet folks in Piedmont! We're a tiny community so for the preschool set, we all run into each other at parks and through Piedmont Rec Dept activities. Our kids also went/go to Linda Beach Cooperative Preschool (https://www.lindabeach.org) which is a co-op preschool in the center of town. Since it's a co-op, you get to work with the other parents and get to know one another at family picnics and parent meetings.
We moved to Piedmont from the East Coast with zero family in the area so it was honestly very grounding. Just having a home base to get to know people through and meet others. We're also members of the Piedmont Neighbors and Newcomers Club (https://piedmontpnnc.org). They organize book clubs, supper clubs, coffee playdates, girls nights and all the members are fellow Piedmonters so you can usually get the scoop on school happenings or town events.
My husband works in the city and his commute is fairly painless taking the bus or BART.
And, while I can't speak for other school systems or other elementary schools even, we have loved our experience so far.
There's a very well organized neighborhood community group for newcomers to Piedmont. https://piedmontpnnc.org/ I'm sure if you reach out, someone will contact you. Once your kids are in school and/or play club sports in town, there will be an immediate social network around them. This is true if you have them enrolled in the pre-school at the rec department as well. Welcome to the neighborhood!