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Beacon Day School, Oakland:
Located in Oakland CA in the San Francisco Bay Area, Beacon Day School is an independent, Pre-K through Grade 8 school for boys and girls. At Beacon, our Early Childhood, Elementary, and Middle School Programs offer your child a brilliant path to success, whatever his or her interests, talents, capabilities, or ambitions. In addition to our traditional curriculum offerings, we also provide our own After-School Program, so hard-working parents can relax knowing their child is in dependable care.

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Why Choose Beacon Day School?


- Putting Students First
Beacon kids progress at their own pace, never being left behind, or held back by other students.

- Integrated After-School Program
Beacon kids can move seamlessly into our own after-school program, so their hard-working parents can relax knowing their child is in dependable care.

- Flexible Curriculum
Beacon kids get a level of individual care and attention that simply isn’t possible in most schools, because Beacon’s staff is free from state-mandated curricula and regimented testing dictates.

- Valuable Life Skills
Beacon kids gain valuable life skills to help them thrive in our rapidly changing workplace and social environment. Every student leaves Beacon with the gifts of knowledge, self-awareness, social presence, and altruism.

Flexible and Personalized Approach:

- We know that every child can learn, but not on the same day, at the same time, or in the same way. Our learning environment is nothing less than hand-crafted for our real and present students. Each classroom is organized into small, flexible pace groups that allow teachers to know precisely when each student is ready to progress or needs extra help.

- At Beacon Day School, we share a single vision: to prepare our students to be passionate, life-long learners who are productive, healthy contributors in an ever-changing world. Beacon has delivered on this promise since 1982, because Beacon Day School is as powerful and innovative in its practice as it is in its theory. 

Early Childhood, Elementary & Middle School Programs:

- Early Childhood program (Ages 3-5)
- Elementary School program (Grades 1-5)
- Middle School program (Grades 6-8)
- Dedicated After School program

School features:
- Individual attention
- Small class sizes
- Students learn at their own pace
- Experienced teachers
- No homework up to Grade 5

Beacon Day School is a joyful, stimulating, creative place to be yourself, discover new abilities, and learn about others and the world around us. Beacon kids not only learn how to be critical thinkers and problem solvers, but also acquire valuable social and emotional skills so they feel good about themselves, care more for others, and grow into loved and respected friends, colleagues, and partners.

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Address: 2101 Livingston Street, Oakland, California 94606, USA
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