Private Schools in California: Montessori schools in Irvine, preschools in Orange County, child care center, daycare service for toddlers, elementary school children, early childhood education, kindergarten programs, after-school childcare service
LePort Montessori Irvine: Located in Irvine in Orange County, CA, LePort Schools is a Montessori school offering programs to toddlers, preschoolers, and lower elementary students, aged 18 months to 8 years. Our students enjoy a Montessori approach to education, which fosters self-motivation and a true love of learning. The Montessori learning materials are designed to spark the imagination, engage the intellect, and invite each child to explore, discover, and understand.
It is our goal to provide students with an outstanding education, one in which they develop strong basic skills, master challenging content, and learn to think independently.
Montessori Philosophy:
Children aged 18 months to 8 years have the opportunity to learn in a nurturing Montessori environment. In the Montessori classroom, children progress individually, allowing each child to experience the joys of learning at his or her own pace.
Montessori Education Programs:
- For ages 18 months to 8 years
- Pre-primary program
- Primary program
- Elementary program
- After School Care program
- 3 or 5 days
- Full Day programs
- Half Day programs
Testimonials:
"Our children are being nurtured both academically and emotionally while they are in your care and I am most grateful to the teachers and staff for your obvious commitment to the well-being of each child." Dr. J. Lewis
"Tell the mother of a friend with a child in kindergarten in public school that your child is doing multiplication. She will think your child is a genius." K. Allen, PhD
The Buckley School is a private, co-educational pre-kindergarten through to grade 12 school, the oldest coed day school located in Los Angeles, unique in its high level of academics, positive, friendly community, and small size. Based in Sherman Oaks, we serve families in Encino, Sherman Oaks, Studio City, Beverly Glen and surrounding communities. More than preparation for high school, students are moved thoughtfully and sensitively from Lower School and prepared for the more departmentalized Upper School program.
The school climate permits them to develop their abilities and a love of learning while they are challenged academically. Dr. Buckley’s approach addresses the development of the whole student, enabling them to become well-rounded, knowledgeable, and independent. At Buckley, we look for students who are well suited to our philosophy. For us, success means feeling safe to take a risk, ask a question, try out for a play or run for office. It means students who take the opportunity to learn and grow in all areas of school life, inside and outside of the classroom.
- Pre-Kindergarten Program
- Lower School Program
- Middle School Program
- Upper School Program
Our academic curriculum is well rounded, with courses in English, mathematics, science, history, and foreign language. Creative self-expression is encouraged as students are exposed to a wide range of classes in the visual and performing arts as well as classes in computer instruction and journalism.
Small Fry Dance Club offers a preschool dance program in Foster City in San Mateo County, CA. Our dance program is designed to give young students a survey style class that covers basics in tap, ballet, jazz, creative movement, and yoga. Our goal is to help each student find a place for dance in their life. No matter what the degree of each child's dance goals, discovering movement should be nothing but empowering. Through dance, Small Fry teaches children to be creative, physically fit, flexible, confident, and artistic.
Small Fry Dance Club was founded by Jana Chapeton in early 2007. We have had 1,000 plus students come through the program at over 20 different schools. We have also been nominated as "Best Dance School" by Best of The Bay TV (2009).
All of our teachers have extensive education and experience teaching dance, performance, and motor skills to preschool and school age students. Twice a year, Small Fry dancers have the chance to participate in our company performances. Our shows are a great chance for the dancers to gain experience performing, while sharing their progress in weekly dance class with friends and family.
Pilgrim School, a division of the First Congregational Church of Los Angeles, is an ethnically and culturally diverse, independent, co-educational, college preparatory day school in Wilshire Center for students in preschool through to the twelfth grade. We are located approximately 3 - 4 miles west of downtown Los Angeles, CA. Pilgrim School offers a traditional college preparatory curriculum, emphasizing the mastery of fundamental skills and critical thinking at all levels, from preschool through high school. 100% of Pilgrim students are college bound. Over the past five years, students at Pilgrim School have received admission to major colleges and universities.
Our mission is to provide a superior interdisciplinary education, designed to enable students to attain the skills necessary to become self-sufficient, creative and independent thinkers, as well as responsible, ethical and socially conscious citizens.
Small classes ensure that all students receive extensive personal attention from professional and caring faculty and staff members. Pilgrim School is accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS).
- Preschool program
- Junior Kindergarten program
- Elementary program
- Secondary program
* Academic subjects include: English, Math, Science, History, Humanities, Fine Arts & Physical Education
Additionally:
- Athletics program
- ESOL (English for speakers of other languages) program
- Chapel program
- After school enrichment classes
- Extra-curricular activities
- Summer school program
Albany Preschool is a parent co-operative preschool located at Masonic and Solano in Albany, CA. We admit children from age 2 years and 9 months through kindergarten age. We are licensed to have 24 children in the classroom at one time. The morning participation program runs Monday through Friday from 9 am-noon. The afternoon preschool program runs Monday through Friday from noon to 3 pm. Extended care is offered from 3 pm to 5 pm Monday through Friday. The summer program may differ.
At Albany Preschool, children are treated with respect and direct their own play activities in a rich, varied environment. Professional staff and parents work together to create a child-centered program addressing the varied physical, cognitive, social, and emotional needs of the children. Each day, children experience self-directed play in a supportive and non-judgmental environment.
We are located two doors North of Solano Avenue on Masonic Avenue in Albany. Masonic is immediately West of the BART tracks, three blocks East of San Pablo.
Katherine Michiels Elementary School is located on Guerrero Street between 25th Street and 26th Street in San Francisco's Mission District. We are easily accessible from both the 101 Freeway (via Cesar Chavez St.) and from the 280 northbound (via the San Jose exit). (KMS) is taking the lead in developing a progressive curriculum where art, music, dance, Spanish, language, outdoor education and creative writing are core to an academic program that is project based and specific to each of our learners.
Our unique curriculum takes inspiration from Mel Levine, Slingerland, Reggio Emilia Project Based Learning and similar techniques. Our program places a strong emphasis on social, academic and emotional development. We encourage children to take responsibility for themselves and others; and allow them freedom to develop a strong sense of self. Students benefit from a variety of dance opportunities including instruction from professional dance troups in the San Francisco area.
KMS owns a camp outside of Yosemite where it offers outdoor education instruction to students. Scholarships are available.
Based in La Habra in Orange County, Bach II Rock Academy of Music offers music lessons for kids and teens in Orange County and parts of Los Angeles County. We are proud to provide guitar, piano, voice, drums, violin and bass classes, serving the cities of La Habra Heights, Brea, Fullerton, Buena Park and La Mirada. We also serve the following cities in north-east Los Angeles County: Whittier, Hacienda Heights, La Puente, Norwalk, Walnut, Diamond Bar and Chino Hills.
We specialize in private music lessons, which are customized to each individuals experience and goals. We can create a custom group class for those wanting to take music lessons with friends and family, or you can enroll in one of our preplanned semester classes open to everyone.
Bach II Rock Academy of Music was established to inspire and teach our students the music they love from the present, while learning the fundamentals that were so important in the past. At our academy we believe that taking music lessons in a school setting is extremely beneficial to students. Seeing and interacting with other students on a weekly basis allows students to not only learn from their instructor, but also from their peers.