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FEATURED SCHOOL & PRESCHOOL PROFILES Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory
Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory is a Lasallian Vincentian Catholic, college preparatory high school located in the heart of San Francisco’s cultural center. We are dedicated to the intellectual and academic excellence of our students, and we strive to develop the unique talents and passions of each individual. Our devotion is illustrated in our enthusiastic and highly educated teachers, commitment to service and social justice, innovative curriculum and cutting-edge classroom technology. SHC Alumni are accepted into hundreds of colleges across the country, including all of US News & World Report’s Top 10 National Universities. At SHC, academic excellence is not only measured in the range and quality of our courses, but in our students’ curiosity, drive and desire to learn. We challenge our students to stretch themselves, to experience and learn as much as they can, to honor their passions and develop their talents, to generously share those talents, to become their best selves.
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We believe that academic, intellectual, emotional, personal and creative development invigorates the whole student. Our cocurricular programs are essential, not extra, elements to the student experience at SHC. Our students excel on the field, onstage and as leaders in our community, just as they do in the classroom. Our state-ofthe-art facilities allow students to engage in a collaborative learning experience, and our successful Bring Your Own Device program gives students the autonomy to use the tools most relevant to them in a digitally diverse and everchanging world. Students and their families choose SHC for the strength of our academics, our diverse array of cocurricular opportunities, and for the warmth of our inclusive and nurturing community. To schedule a tour, contact Director of Admissions Tim Burke ’70 at tburke@shcp.edu or 415.775.6626 ext. 729.
Bellarmine College Preparatory
Bellarmine College Preparatory, a Catholic secondary school educating in the Jesuit tradition of the development of the full person, is a vibrant community comprised of students, faculty, staff, parents, alumni, and friends. Since its founding in 1851, Bellarmine has been forming young men who will be contemplatives in action: individuals who will be actively engaged in service as a response to God’s love and who will critically and prayerfully reflect upon how best to put their talents at the service of others. The unique Bellarmine experience involves a rigorous academic curriculum, championship co-curricular programs including athletics, speech and debate, and robotics; and transformative spiritual, service, and immersion opportunities. A Bellarmine education assists in developing men who are “for and with others” and who possess a faith that does justice. Bellarmine endeavors to make its educational program available to all qualified students, regardless of the financial circumstances of his family. Currently, more than one in every four Bellarmine students receives tuition assistance based on financial need. Students at Bellarmine reflect a wide variety of backgrounds, experiences, and faith traditions. This diversity inspires a loving and nurturing environment where each student's talents, abilities, and desires can reach their highest expression; and where each student has a capacity to be a difference maker and engage in a loving dialogue globally upon graduation with the hope that this will lead to a more just and faith-filled world.
Follow Bellarmine on social media @BellarmineBells and visit www.bcp.org/admissions for more information and updates regarding our Admissions Open House. Go Bells!
FEATURED SCHOOL & PRESCHOOL PROFILES Notre Dame Belmont
Notre Dame Belmont is located in the heart of the Peninsula and is the premier choice for an all-girls, faith-based education. Knowing how girls learn best, Notre Dame Belmont is dedicated to educating and empowering girls to become women of vision!
Notre Dame Belmont provides a true sense of community where girls will discover their interests and talents, and have the freedom to be their authentic selves. We are a caring and compassionate community committed to developing responsible young women of active faith, strong intellect, and Christian leadership. Education is not simply about educating a mind, but about forming a human spirit. Notre Dame Belmont is an independent Catholic college preparatory school for young women, sponsored by the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur (SNDdeN), dedicated to the educational mission of St. Julie Billiart. The School was founded in 1851 and the first students were enrolled at the Belmont campus in 1923. NDB is located in the heart of Silicon Valley on over 10 acres in Belmont, California, a professional suburban community located between San Francisco and San Jose. Notre Dame Belmont provides an educational foundation that emphasizes academic excellence, spiritual growth, and social awareness. Reflecting the vision of St. Julie Billiart and her pioneer Sisters, NDB continues to be a special place for students to learn, grow, and prepare for a life of commitment and purpose. Although the School’s entrepreneurial and indefatigable foundress began teaching young women “what they need to know for life” during the French Revolution, her spirit lives on as a timely inspiration today for the young women of Notre Dame Belmont, in the heart of Silicon Valley, where they pursue their dreams of becoming innovative change agents and leaders, with a commitment to social Justice. As a member of a Tri-School program with Junipero Serra High School and Mercy High School Burlingame, NDB offers students opportunities for a co-educational experience in the areas of academics, performing arts, and student activities. The School is fully accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Schools, Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). We look forward to meeting you!
IN 1960, WHILE TEACHING In a public school, Challenger School founder and CEO Barbara Baker became alarmed that her first grade students had received no academics in kindergarten, wasting the best years for establishing a foundation for learning. Barbara decided to leave the comfort of the public schools and started her own preschool where she could teach phonics to children before they went to public school. “I figured that if they learned phonics in preschool, no one could take that away from them.”
In Barbara’s first class, there were only six paying students. Two years later the tiny preschool had grown to 100 half-day preschool students with 100 students waiting for admission. Today, Challenger School educates more than 10,000 students annually.
THINKING SKILLS Challenger School teaches students early on that they are responsible for their own learning and for their successes. Challenger’s emphasis on independent reasoning skills–so rarely practiced in today’s world–results in their students’ extraordinary academic performance.
POISE AND CONFIDENCE Challenger students regularly speak and perform before their peers, teachers, and parents from preschool on. Challenger graduates often point to these experiences as the basis for success in college and the workplace. BREATHTAKING RESULTS On national standardized tests, Challenger K-8 students consistently average well above the 90th percentile. This means that Challenger’s average student outperforms nine out of ten students who take that test. Challenger School offers preschool through eighth grade and operates a total of 27 campuses in five western states. For a location near you, visit ChallengerSchool.com.
Our mission is to prepare children to become selfreliant, productive individuals; to teach them to think, speak, and write with clarity, precision, and independence; to lead them to recognize and value their individuality and unalienable rights; and to inspire them to embrace challenge and find joy and self-worth through achievement.
FEATURED SCHOOL & PRESCHOOL PROFILES Serendipity School
Serendipity: n. The gift of discovering valuable or pleasant things that are not looked for Serendipity School: A setting for unexpected and exciting learning experiences that are sparked by discovery, guided by individuality, and supported by community Serendipity School is a rare and remarkable place: an encouraging, engaging, and empowering learning community where academic and personal discovery is prized, where the path to excellence is an individual adventure. A unique educational institution dedicated to progressive education, active and hands-on learning, differentiated instruction, and teaching to the whole child, Serendipity School is committed to the process and journey of learning. The result is a community of students who grow to be lifelong, joyful, and invested learners.
INDIVIDUALITY
Serendipity School’s rich and multifaceted programs promote each child’s social, emotional, cognitive, and academic development in positive ways designed to further curiosity and creativity. Our programs encompass each child’s participation, interest, enthusiasm, and ideas. All Serendipity students are encouraged to meet challenges and strive for excellence. DISCOVERY
Serendipity School believes in providing an educational experience that treats children as individuals and engages students throughout the learning process. Our highly skilled and trained educators teach to the whole child, and implement a differentiated curriculum that is both diverse and dynamic. COMMUNITY
Serendipity School supports effort and achievement by empowering students and giving them tools for academic success. Serendipity helps students to grow and learn with confidence and enthusiasm. Serendipity School students are empowered to experiment, assume academic risk, and take an interest in and responsibility for the world around them.
“Serendipity finds the little thing that makes each child unique and expounds upon that. It creates children who are confident, self-aware, and ready to face the world.” Serendipity School Parent
San Mateo and Belmont • CA 650-574-7400 (Preschool) 650-596-9100 (Kindergarten and Elementary) www.serendipityschool.com/
Harker is a community of dedicated, passionate learners committed to celebrating a diverse community of students, and fostering an inspiring space for all. Our goal (and greatest joy) is to help all students uncover their unique gifts through our deep and varied offerings and inspiring faculty. With more than 125 years of experience in bringing out the best in children, we are dedicated to continuing that legacy of excellence. Kindness, respect, honesty, integrity and personal FEATURED SCHOOL & PRESCHOOL PROFILES accountability have been in the school’s DNA since its founding. Community service, character development curriculum, and our honor code all encourage, develop and reinforce these important qualities. Many things make Harker special, however small class sizes and our attention to each child’s journey is especially unique. Beginning in the lower school, and continuing throughout each student’s Harker journey, we carefully evaluate the course placement that best meets a student’s talents and interests to ensure that each is challenged, encouraged, engaged and inspired to be their personal and academic best. A vital part of that process involves the offering of extensive curricular and extracurricular offerings to help students discover and nurture talents they may not otherwise have known they have. We do this through our deep and varied offerings and through our incredible and inspiring faculty, for whom we search nationwide. Many hold advanced degrees, and all are passionate about teaching and focused on individual student success. For the convenience of our many families on the Peninsula we have added a bus service to Harker from Portola Valley and Los Altos.
The Harker School | San Jose, CA | K-12 I Preschool | Summer | www.harker.org Harker is a supportive, safe, fun and nurturing place where parents, faculty, staff, students and alumni form a close-knit community through events, traditions and our common mission. Our students leave Harker uncommonly prepared for college and ready to make a difference in the world. Educating more than 1,975 students TK-grade 12, Harker is the largest independent school of its kind in California, serving families of preschool, elementary, middle and high school-aged children, with each division on its own San Jose campus.
FEATURED SCHOOL & PRESCHOOL PROFILES Action Day Primary Plus
An All-Inclusive Private School Program Picture your student here: In an environment that promotes growing intellectually, socially, physically, and emotionally in a well-rounded, safe program combining first-rate academics with onsite extracurricular activities. Small class sizes ensure the individualized attention needed for a fast start that will keep your student ahead for a lifetime.
Action Day Primary Plus: Infant Care through Preschool At Action Day Primary Plus, we tailor our ageappropriate, semi-structured curriculum to enhance unique learning styles. Our goal is to provide an environment that will both encourage maximum development for the children and allow for specific growth and individual freedom. We also balance education with plenty of time for play and self-discovery to put your child on a proven path to a happy and enriching school experience. We strongly believe that positive experiences during the early years lead to much greater success in the future.
Primary Plus Elementary School: Jr. K-4th Grade At Primary Plus Elementary School, we carefully select teachers who make learning fun, maintain high expectations, and make connections with their students. Classes consist of hands-onlearning opportunities through our STEAM-powered curriculum. This enriching atmosphere, fostered by our exceptional staff, is the reason Primary Plus students consistently perform above grade level.
West Valley Middle School: 5th-8th Grade West Valley Middle School is an all-inclusive private middle school, offering students a rich educational experience, with the means by which to excel. By providing our students a balanced education that emphasizes a STEAM-integrated curriculum and a hands-on approach to learning, WVMS prepares its students for that lies ahead. Our school offers a variety of extracurricular activities within our regular program, including Student Council, animation, speech and debate, coding, sports (volleyball, flag football), and more!
Elementary and Middle School Program Highlights: • Strong academics with small class sizes • Extended-day program by level • Onsite enrichment options including dance, performing arts, and year round sports • Open on all non-academic days, including our
With the latest technology, small class sizes, dedicated teachers, and fulfilling, onsite enrichment opportunities, it’s easy to understand how our students consistently outperform others at grade level.
Charles Armstrong School
Providing Over 50 Years of Transformational Education!
Our Mission: Charles Armstrong School unlocks the unique potential of students with dyslexia and related learning differences, changing the trajectory of their lives
Our Values: We are student-centered.
• Our instructional approach embraces neurodiversity. • We nurture and celebrate individual strengths and talents.
• We cultivate self-confidence and the joy of learning. We grow together. • Our highly-trained faculty foster continuous student growth within a supportive environment. • We educate and actively partner with families. We honor community. • Our students’ shared experience cultivates a sense of belonging. • Our families, faculty, and staff develop meaningful, lasting relationships. We meet students where they are and provide: • A rich academic curriculum
• A safe learning environment • Structured and systematic instructions • Appropriately paced lessons • Multi-sensory and mult-model learning methods • Movement, mindfulness and brain boosts throughout the day • Integrated social emotional learning • And believe in a positive, collaborative partnership with families
• Visit Armstrong: Register on our website to attend a Virtual Information Night or schedule a Virtual Tour.
Armstrong At A Glance: Number of Students: 240 Student to Teacher Ratio: 4.5 to 1 Students per Classroom: Lower School 12-18; Middle School 17-19 Grade Levels: 2nd - 8th Founded in 1968, with families attending from across the Bay area Accreditations: WASC accreditation and CAIS provisional accreditation Leader in the field of dyslexia education, with a proven and long-standing track record of teaching students with language-based learning differences in ways they learn best.
FEATURED SCHOOL & PRESCHOOL PROFILES Trinity School
With a firm foundation, we can change the world. Trinity School is where students live academic success, openness, individual learning, and realworld problem solving every day.
YOUR CHILD: A MOTIVATED, CONFIDENT, COMPASSIONATE LEARNER.
Trinity School is leading education in the Bay Area with a proven pathway for critical thinking and academic success.
PERSONALIZED ATTENTION RESULTS IN PERSONALIZED SUCCESS. Trinity’s size creates the rare opportunity for classes and educators to meet the needs of students as individuals. Trinity is an embracing environment for every student: it’s a place for the introspective and shy as much as it is a place for the spirited and inquisitive. TO LEARN ABOUT THE WORLD, WE SAY ENGAGE WITH IT.
Students participate in community problem solving. They use human-centered design to actively participate with others through service for positive change. EXPLORE FAITH THROUGH INQUIRY. Episcopal values cultivate the mind and spiritual inquiry. Students explore their own beliefs and value the diversity of faiths around them.
PREPARED FOR NOW, READY FOR WHAT'S NEXT Families and students create their own next steps based on the personal strengths and passions of each student—with the knowledge that Trinity has prepared them for anything.
2650 Sand Hill Road | Menlo Park, CA 94025 | 650-854-0288 www.trinity-mp.org
KSS Immersion Preschools – Give Your Child the Gift of Multilingualism KSS Immersion Preschools specialize in Spanish language immersion programs for preschoolers in the San Francisco Bay Area including Albany, Oakland, San Jose, and Walnut Creek. Children ages two-six (2-6) can enroll in these programs and improve their learning outcomes in a safe and compliant setting. Language immersion preschool offers lifelong benefits and proven to increase cognitive development and academic readiness. Plus, nurturing instructors not only facilitate children’s emotional and social development, they also provide them with a culturally rich perspective that translates to confidence at school and in life! At KSS, students thrive under the caring instruction of experienced teachers from Spanish-speaking countries across the globe. Our instructors rely on a combination of play-based and academically-focused methods to teach Math, Science, and Language Arts. Our curriculum is also designed to spark and maintain children’s interest in Spanish through creative activities such as dancing, singing, cooking, art projects, and games. As student’s progress through their classes, they are well-prepared for kindergarten and empowered to be unique, confident individuals. The Advantages of Learning a Second Language at an Early Age Learning a second language provides a wealth of benefits that go well beyond the simple ability to talk to more people. The benefits of a multilingual education affect everything from academic and career success to improved health outcomes and socialization. Is Younger, Better? Children who begin language learning as part of their early childhood education stand to make quick gains and achieve real fluency—a lifelong gift that keeps on giving. Whether you’re looking to provide your child the peace of mind of a steady income, a healthier and more resilient brain, or simply the joy of being able to connect with people in other cultures, language learning just might be the key to their future happiness and well-being. Additional Campus Locations • Albany – 1331 Portland Ave • Oakland – 1650 Mountain Blvd • San Jose – 540 Sands Dr • Walnut Creek – 2780 Camino Diablo
Give your child the gift of multilingualism by calling 877-442-2555 to apply or schedule a tour. Visit our website at ksspreschool.com
When you embrace social and emotional development, the extraordinary happens.
At Stratford, high expectations yield extraordinary results. We start early with an intentionally balanced curriculum that challenges students and accelerates achievement. Our ever-evolving, STEAMbased (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) curriculum ensures students develop the diverse set of problem-solving skills and creative talents they’ll need in today’s world. Our passionate teachers cultivate a nurturing and fun classroom environment, where children feel safe and eager to try new things. Beyond the classroom, we help students discover and define their passions through a variety of extracurricular activities, personal development, and enrichment. This carefully orchestrated approach prepares students to become tomorrow’s creative problem-solvers, imaginative innovators, and confident, insightful leaders. Learn more by visiting www.stratfordschools.com!
CHRIST-CENTERED COLLEGE PREPARATORY Junior and Senior High School, Grades 6-12
562 N. Britton Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94085 408-481-9900 www.tka.org
The King's Academy
TKA inspires academic excellence, servant leadership, and enduring relationships. At TKA, students graduate with a sense of belonging, a sense of purpose, and a sense of significance. With a low teacher:student ratio, students receive individual attention and encouragement to do their best. Our 1:1 technology program and collaborative classroom environment ensures students are responsible digital and global citizens with 21st century literacy skills. Through TKA’s Spiritual Life program and Service Trips, students grow in their faith and make a difference to others. TKA offers a stellar Visual and Performing Arts program known throughout the Bay Area and fields over 50 competitive athletic teams. Attend one of TKA's Open Houses: Saturday, October 15 & December 3, 11:00 a.m. Please RSVP at www.tka.org/openhouse Learn how TKA is preparing students for college, life, service and eternity.
Shu Ren International School
Shu Ren International School…Go Beyond the Ordinary Shu Ren International School derived its name from the Chinese proverb, "十年树木,百年树人 It will take 10 years to grow a tree, but a lifetime to cultivate a person’s potential.” Shu Ren is committed to delivering an enriching and engaging environment that focuses on three critical components: Inquiry-based learning, multilingual and multicultural education, and development of the whole child, which we believe are essential to navigate an increasingly complex and ever-changing world. Students are guided by teachers to actively discover their strengths, explore new concepts, develop strong practical and academic skills, and experience their lessons within and outside of the traditional classroom environment. Our highly experienced teachers bring a wealth of knowledge, passion, traditions, and practices that inspire children to take part in their own learning. Our students are not just high academic achievers, they are active participants in a complex and rich world of international culture and communication; they ask important questions, perform research, and present their findings in Chinese and English. Shu Ren…The Importance of Cultural Fitness Shu Ren’s vision is committed to empowering students to become internationally-minded critical thinkers and lifelong learners. Through our engaging, inquiry-based environment students reach their full academic potential and become caring, multilingual, and culturally literate global citizens. • We believe that integrity and responsibility are the most important qualities of an individual • We support the development of the whole child, emphasizing physical and emotional health along with academics • We value knowledge, creativity, independent thinking, and a strong work ethic • We strive to be open-minded, curious, compassionate, and informed about all cultures in the world
• We encourage our students to work with diverse points of view • We value family and community, and believe one’s behavior affects others in the world
• We enable our students to reflect on their learning experiences and take actions which will benefit themselves and both local and global communities Now Accepting Applications for Preschool - Grade 5
540 Sands Drive, Building B • San Jose • CA • 95125 • 408-508-6259 2125 Jefferson Avenue • Berkeley • CA • 94703 • 510-841-8899 www.shurenschool.com
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13601 Saratoga Avenue Saratoga, California 95070 408-867-3785 www.st-andrews.org
Saint Andrew’s Episcopal School
Located in Saratoga, Saint Andrew’s Episcopal School is an independent day school for Pre-Kindergarten (4 years old) through 8th grade students. Saint Andrew’s is a community of learners committed to cultivating student happiness, academic achievement, and character. Our complete, balanced, and inspiring approach ensures that our graduates are exceptionally good people who are exceptionally well-prepared to thrive in high school, college, and life. We believe school should be the place where children launch an unstoppable love of learning that sticks with them. Masterful educators not only design captivating learning experiences. They ensure each child feels individually known, unconditionally loved, and deeply valued as an essential member of our warm, inclusive community.
201 Polhemus Road San Mateo, California 94402 650-548-1500 www.odyssey-school.org
Odyssey School
Odyssey is an independent, coeducational day school serving students in grades 6 through 8. Odyssey School is fully accredited by the California Association of Independent School (CAIS). Odyssey offers students a robust and challenging academic program as well as a unique and varied expeditionary learning program. We are small by design - enrollment is limited to about 50 students. Our high staff-to-student ratio allows us to mentor each student and to fully support their growth, academic and personal, as students forge their way through the critical middle school years. Situated on an idyllic, green, 3.5 acre campus in San Mateo, Odyssey’s “Base Camp” provides a variety of learning spaces both indoors and outdoors. The entire school and faculty are essential team members on expeditions that transport students away from Base Camp to various places that Odyssians call "Advanced Base Camp" such as the California Redwoods, the Sierra Mountains, the Channel Islands, and Mt. Fuji in Japan, in order to implement the philosophies and educational objectives of our expeditionary learning program.
Hillbrook is an accredited independent school located in Los Gatos, CA - soon to be JK-12th in the Fall of 2023 with the expansion of Hillbrook’s new Upper School in Downtown San Jose. Since our founding in 1935, Hillbrook has provided an extraordinary educational experience, where children develop a true love of learning and develop the knowledge, skills, and confidence to achieve their highest potential in school and life.
More than 85 years after our founding, we remain a school that is at the leading edge of education. Our innovative program provides the just-right challenge for each student, balancing skill development with integrated project-based learning, and includes dedicated time each week for students to reach beyond and make a difference in the world. We are home to the Scott Center for Social Entrepreneurship, one of the only JK-12 centers dedicated to social impact education in the world, and the Hub, a state-of-the-art makerspace on the Marchmont Campus that serves as our epicenter for design, science, art, and engineering. We are deeply committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, justice and action, knowing that the best schools and strongest academic programs are also intentionally diverse communities. At every step of the way, our school is connected by a close-knit, welcoming, generous community, whose support helps make a campus like ours possible. On our 14-acre Marchmont campus, every corner is alive with activity: two bridges connect the Lower & Middle School, a creek weaves through campus (you'll often find our science students there!), and towering trees provide a refuge for class discussions outdoors. Beginning in the Fall of 2023, our new Upper School campus brings our high school students to a vibrant urban environment in downtown San Jose, where their learning expands as a connected part of a growing, thriving downtown community.
Hillbrook School is driven by our four Core Values: Be Kind, Be Curious, Take Risks, and Be Your Best. Hillbrook is an extraordinary place to be a student. We hope you will visit soon.
FEATURED SCHOOL & PRESCHOOL PROFILES 525 San Antonio Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94306 650.543.4560 www.athenaacademy.org
Athena Academy is a non-profit private school devoted to educating dyslexic and twice exceptional children, grades 1 - 8. Located on a spacious campus in Palo Alto, Athena Academy's individualized education program teaches to our creative, and capable students' strengths while helping them overcome their obstacles. Our teachers design and bring to life project-based lessons that incorporate the findings of innovative neuroscience and educational research. Social Emotional Learning is an important part of our program and is integrated into the classes throughout the day. Our talented teachers receive in-depth training and work with the students on understanding the way their brains work, teaching our students to use their visual-spatial strengths when learning. Dyslexic children are capable of great academic success when taught the way they are meant to learn. We focus on bringing our students up to and above their grade level in all core subjects. Our program offers advanced subjects, challenging project-based learning and an individualized approach to create a space where learning becomes joyful and success becomes possible.
Carden Academy
Life is a joy. And at Carden Academy, we believe that learning should be a joy as well. By combining a thoughtful, contemporary approach to student learning with traditional values of education, we help nurture confident, accomplished children who are ready to take on the challenges and opportunities of life. Carden Academy of Almaden is a co-educational, nonsectarian, independent private elementary and middle school. The curriculum at Carden Academy emphasizes the interrelationship of the subjects presented. Carden is focused on the development of the whole child, by offering a well-rounded program that includes language arts, literature, mathematics, geography, history, science, physical education, French, Mandarin, Spanish, music, art, and drama. At Carden Academy, students eagerly explore and develop their creativity, problemsolving skills, and self-expression. A variety of after school enrichment programs are also available to every student.
Private and individualized tours are offered Monday through Friday, and Open Houses are hosted throughout the school year. Visit our website to learn more and schedule a tour.
BASIS Independent Silicon Valley
BASIS Independent Silicon Valley, a TK–12 private school, fuels ingenuity and independence from day one as students engage in a globally inspired curriculum spanning the liberal arts and STEM. The BASIS Curriculum raises the standards of student learning to the highest international levels by combining the world’s best education systems. Passionate Subject Expert Teachers lead each discipline and use their expertise to not only bring high-level content to life, but empower students to reach their full potential. Visit our website at siliconvalley. basisindependent.com to learn more or schedule a tour.
Accepting applications for fall 2023.
1290 Parkmoor Avenue | San Jose, CA 95126 | 408-291-0907 siliconvalley.basisindependent.com
Imagination School
Our mission is to ignite and nurture confidence, curiosity, and creativity. We are a highly engaged, reflective, courageous, and diverse community of student and adult learners. Together, we are committed to becoming our best selves intellectually, socially, emotionally, and physically. Our vision is to prepare students for a future that is impossible to know but not impossible to shape. We develop within each member of our community the mindset, toolset, and skillset needed to engage meaningfully and purposefully with the world around us. Together, we are committed to issues of social justice, equity, and sustainability. Our promise is to empower each student to: • Know themselves • Find and exercise their voice • Seek to understand multiple perspectives • Take meaningful action Our learning guides are curators of experiences, coaches who help students observe and reflect, facilitators who develop responsibility and agency, advocates who celebrate and challenge each student, and team players who engage with other guides, students, families, and external partners.
FEATURED SCHOOL & PRESCHOOL PROFILES Merryhill School
At Merryhill School, we combine a rigorous, standardsbased curriculum with engaging teachers who challenge students in a warm, nurturing learning community with multiple campuses serving San Jose and Milpitas. Our mission is to provide an education focused on developing a strong foundation for lifelong learning and achievement. We do this through instruction and project-based lessons that instill a love of learning, stimulate the development of higher-order thinking and cooperative learning, and encourage an appreciation of diversity, arts, and culture. Please feel free to contact us to schedule a private tour, Monday through Friday. Visit our website to learn more and schedule a tour. We look forward to meeting with you, gaining an understanding of your child’s educational needs, and discussing how we can work together to meet them.
123 Corning Ave., Milpitas, CA 95035 | 855-313-4245 1500 Yosemite Dr., Milpitas, CA 95035 | 855-313-4245 750 N Capitol Ave., Bldg. D & E, San Jose, CA 95133 | 855-963-5482 www.merryhillschool.com
Kehillah Jewish High School
Kehillah is a high school created to help you get from where you are to where - and who - you want to be. We believe that the best place for your journey to begin is in a learning community that cares for you, values your voice and vision, and invites you to explore, create, and dream about where YOU want to go. Kehillah is distinguished by an exceptional academic program and a dynamic learning environment designed to foster inquiry, creativity, empathy, and belonging. In fact, Kehillah is the Hebrew word for community, and that value is at the heart of who we are and everything we do. At Kehillah, students have the opportunity to learn about themselves and the world under the guidance of passionate and seasoned educators in subjects ranging from Mandarin, music theory, and Jewish ethics to robotics, marine biology and psychology. Kehillah students graduate with the knowledge, insight, and experience to create meaningful lives and make the world a more connected, more joyful place.
2750 Adeline Drive Burlingame, CA 94010 650-343-3631 www.mercyhsb.com
Mercy High School, Burlingame is a leading Catholic all girls’ school on the Peninsula that fosters a strong community where students are known and encouraged as individuals and challenged to reach their unique potential. At Mercy, your daughter will Be Known, Be Challenged, and Be Transformed. Mercy graduates Congresswomen, NASA engineers, Olympians and professional athletes, entrepreneurs, lawyers, health care providers, artists, mothers… The list goes on and on because Mercy students know no boundaries. At Mercy, students find their voice, their passions, their people, and their futures.
Come learn about Mercy’s All Girls Advantage! Study after study affirms that all girls' education provides young women with an advantage in life compared to their peers who attend co-ed schools. All girls’ graduates are 6 times more likely to pursue STEM careers, report greater levels of self-confidence, have greater leadership opportunities, and are more likely to take risks. “We believe a school for girls is better than a school with girls.” —International Coalition of Girls’ School
Academy of Thought and Industry
We are a modern Montessori-inspired school with campuses in Fort Mason and in Pacific Heights, San Francisco, delivering a powerful education for independence, to develop curious, self-motivated adolescents who thrive in school and in life.
Welcome to the future of education! ATI Fort Mason's middle school program and ATI San Francisco's high school program are unique: a deliberately planned and charted curriculum of foundational skills that open a greater and greater number of possible paths. We serve ambitious teens who are looking for a smaller, more personalized learning environment and an alternative to public high school.
Middle School: 3741 Buchanan Street | San Francisco, CA 94123 | 415-429-2008 High School: 2690 Jackson Street | San Francisco, CA 94115 | 415-683-5459 www.thoughtandindustry.com/
