Private schools in California: College prep school in Los Angeles County, Private high school in the San Gabriel Valley area, Independent school in Arcadia
Arroyo Pacific Academy: Arroyo Pacific Academy is a four-year private, independent, co-educational, college preparatory high school for grades 9-12 in Arcadia in the San Gabriel Valley, Los Angeles County, approximately 13 miles north-east of downtown Los Angeles. We are fully accredited by the Schools Commission of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (W.A.S.C.). Arroyo Pacific Academy provides a distinctive educational program and a special place for students to learn, grow, and prepare for life.
Founded in 1998 by Philip Clarke, the school consistently works to serve the needs of students of the surrounding community and throughout the County of Los Angeles. At Arroyo Pacific Academy, based upon our Mission Statement, our Philosophy and our Expected Schoolwide Learning Results, we help our students to develop the knowledge and skills to communicate, calculate, create, research, and reason. We encourage our students to build a foundation of responsibility, respect, cooperation, and sensitivity to the needs and contributions of others.
West Hollywood Children's Academy offers year-round preschool, kindergarten and first grade programs in the West Hollywood Area of Los Angeles CA. We strive to provide children with a high quality academic program in a safe and nurturing environment. Intellectual, emotional, social, and physical development is the primary concern of the staff and the administration of West Hollywood Children’s Academy.
At West Hollywood Children's Academy, our basic philosophy has enabled the school to develop an atmosphere that stresses the right of each individual to be different and unique while developing confidence, mutual respect and a degree of co-operation, allowing each child to strive for higher academic achievements and to grow in self-esteem.
- Preschool program
- Kindergarten program
- First Grade program
- Our educational program teaches math skills emphasizing logical thinking, reading skills using phonics, and basic writing skills to strengthen the intellectual level of our children.
St. Timothy's Preschool in Mountain View in Santa Clara County, CA is a non-denominational school and has been in operation since 1961. The school offers a developmental program that emphasizes academic and social readiness in preparation for kindergarten. Within a peaceful, nurturing, co-operative environment, children will experience art, literature, music, math and reading readiness, cooking, and creative dramatics. They will explore and mature at their own individual paces, receiving acceptance, support, and encouragement for their efforts. St. Timothy's Preschool draws its student base from Mountain View, Los Altos, and Sunnyvale.
St. Timothy's Preschool is a small school where families have a sense of community. Parents often linger in the classroom, getting to know each other and watching their children play. Parents have the opportunity to talk to their children's teachers and the Director each class session. They are skilled in Early Childhood Education and will be happy to answer all questions.
- Three-Year-Old program
- Pre-Kindergarten program
- Pre-Kindergarten Science program
- Global Kids Pre-Kindergarten program (curriculum that studies the cultures of India, Japan, Africa, China & Mexico)
* We encourage supportive play and successful, positive interaction between a child and his or her peers.
* We respect and encourage each child's uniqueness.
Located in San Jose in Silicon Valley in Santa Clara County, CA, Cambrian International Academy is a college preparatory school (middle and high school) that prepares students to enter top-tier universities. We cater for boys and girls in grades 8-12. We offer college preparatory elective courses, SAT, AP and TOEFL preparation, academic camps and a specialty golf program. Cambrian International Academy education helps students to use the skills learned at school in all life's endeavors. Cambrian International Academy is a life-changing experience, challenging and fun.
We ask a great deal from every student - higher standards, greater expectations, and deeper engagement not only in the world of ideas, but also in the life of the community. The "Cambrian Way" is a way of being: interacting with other minds, listening carefully, speaking respectfully, accepting new ideas and questioning old ones, using new knowledge, and enjoying the richness of human interaction. It is exemplified by the staff and embraced by the students.
Cambrian International Academy is an approved candidate for accreditation by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).
- College Preparatory Curriculum for children in grades 8-12
- Middle School
- High School
- College Preparatory Elective Courses
- Test Preparation SAT and Advanced Placement Courses
- TOEFL Test Preparation
- College Planning
- Academic Winter Camp and Summer Camp
- Specialty Golf Program
Based in Fountain Valley, Orange County, CA, Creation Station Huntington Beach offers a wildly creative dance school concept for kids and teens which provides movement-based dance programs starting at age 18 months. Our creative teaching techniques combined with a carefully structured syllabus is what makes Creation Station the most popular dance and enrichment program for toddlers and young children on both coasts.
The non-competitive atmosphere, the use of hundreds of props and costumes, along with the small class size allows children to tap into their imagination in a way vastly different from most other dance schools. Creation Station students don't really realize they are learning traditional technique while in class. Due to the way the syllabus is set up, most children and their parents just think it is all fun and games.
Along with learning basic terminology and specific movements geared toward a specific discipline, we take a developmental approach to teaching. We have realistic and age appropriate expectations for the children.
Stockdale Christian School in Bakersfield in Kern County is a private Christian school serving boys and girls in grades preschool through to eighth. Stockdale Christian Schools is an extension of the ministry of First Assembly of God Church, Bakersfield, CA. Our current enrollment includes 150 preschool students, over 700 students in grades K-8 and 90 students in our homeschool program.
Stockdale Christian School is a member of and is accredited through the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI). Stockdale Christian School is also accredited through the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), and the Commission on International and Trans-Regional Accreditation (CITA).
Christian Education Programs (Preschool through 8th Grade)
- Athletics
- Extended Day Care
- Private School Satellite program (PSP)
- Instrumental Music
- International Program
- Special Academic Services
- Summer DayCare
- Vocal Music
Meher Montessori School in Altadena (approximately 14 miles from downtown Los Angeles) in Southern CA, is an AMI accredited Montessori school serving children from two and a half through six years of age. Young children who attend our AMI accredited school can learn many academic subjects with ease and joy.
The Montessori materials offer the children experiences with phonics, geography, the decimal system, addition, subtraction, geometry, botany, reading, writing, art and other subjects. Because of these excellent academic opportunities, children are usually at traditional first or second grade level when they leave our primary classrooms and enter our elementary program.