Included in the long list of religious schools in Sierra Madre is The Gooden School, the Episcopalian school right…More across the street from The Church of Ascension.</p> <p>Founded in 1975, the Gooden School educates children from kindergarten through the 12th grade and from all over the San Gabriel Valley. It aims to teach children both the ways of the Bible and academic classes, such as math and history, while including art and language subjects. The mission statement is "respect for self, respect for others, and respect for the world." The two-acre field out front accommodates soccer, football and lacrosse.</p>