List of Schools

Abraham Joshua Heschel Day School

17701 Devonshire St,
Northridge, CA 91325
www.heschel.com

Abraham Joshua Heschel Day School is a dynamic transitional kindergarten through eighth-grade educational community grounded in Jewish values. Located on a three-acre campus in Northridge, California, the sense of inspiration and engagement that have been the hallmark of Heschel since its inception in 1972 are unmistakable. Our values of tradition, character, and community infuse students, faculty, staff, and parents with a shared vision and meaningful purpose. Individually and collectively, we challenge ourselves to pursue excellence. As a pluralistic Jewish school, our families observe Judaism on many different levels. Balancing individual engagement and joyful learning with rigorous studies within a dual curriculum is at the forefront of a Heschel education. Teachers and parents work collaboratively to ensure that we offer our students challenging and diverse opportunities for growth in a secure, positive environment with the resources to enable our children to emerge as active citizens who understand the importance of making a difference in the world. Students are encouraged to question and engage in respectful debate, problem solve and think critically. For more information, please contact our Director of Admission, eden.lavy@heschel.com, 818-368-5781.

Avenues The World School

(Grades 6–9 in fall 2022, age 2–grade 11 in fall 2024)
550 Meridian Avenue
San Jose, CA 95126
www.avenues.org/sv

Avenues Silicon Valley is the newest campus of Avenues The World School, conveniently located in San Jose. Serving toddler–12th grade, Avenues is one school with many campuses around the world, including New York, São Paulo, Shenzhen, and Online. A core attribute of the Avenues community is inclusivity. Highlights of their innovative curriculum include language immersion in Chinese or Spanish, project-based learning, interdisciplinary study, and the Mastery Program.

Starting in the 2022–23 academic school year, we will serve students from 6th–9th grade, expanding to toddler–10th grade in 2024.

BASIS INDEPENDENT FREMONT | TK–12

3300 Kearney Street, Fremont, California 94538 (TK–Grade 5)
39706 Mission Boulevard, Fremont, California 94539 (Grades 6–12)
(510) 573-3435 (TK–Grade 5)
(510) 738-6003 (Grades 6–9)
fremont.basisindependent.com

BASIS Independent Fremont is a TK–12 private schools where students discover their passions as they learn at the highest international levels. The world-acclaimed BASIS Curriculum is a blend of the best practices found in top education systems around the world, led by passionate Subject Expert Teachers who bring classrooms to life and foster a love of learning in every student. The curriculum and teachers unite to empower students’ natural curiosity, ingenuity, and independence from their first day in TK and all the way through senior year.

Students participate in a well-rounded, advanced liberal arts program with STEM offerings that are designed to inspire mastery and excellence across a diverse course load, including Mandarin, engineering, performing arts, physics, economics, chemistry, humanities, and more. BASIS Independent Fremont fosters a joyful learning culture where hard work is celebrated and intellectual pursuits result in extraordinary outcomes.

BAY SCHOOL OF SAN FRANCISCO

35 Keyes Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94129-1736
www.bayschoolsf.org

BASIS INDEPENDENT SILICON VALLEY | TK–Grade 12

1500 Partridge Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94087 (TK–Grade 5; Coming fall 2022)
1290 Parkmoor Ave San Jose, CA 95126 (Grades 6–12)
(408) 291-0907
siliconvalley.basisindependent.com

At BASIS Independent Silicon Valley, a grades 5–12 private school, students perform at the top 1% of their U.S. peers in math, reading, and science. Students and Subject Expert Teachers engage in a spiraling, globally bench-marked curriculum designed to inspire mastery and excellence. Rooted in STEM and the liberal arts, our program calls for the mastery of diverse content across disciplines—from logic, economics, and concurrent sciences in middle school to college-level capstone courses and independent research in high school.

We believe in setting a higher standard and promoting self-reliance and accountability in an environment where learning is encouraged and celebrated. Our world-class educators are subject experts in their discipline who help students develop the knowledge, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills needed to enter and excel in the world’s top colleges and universities.

BENTLEY SCHOOL

www.bentleyschool.org

Belong to a Community. Become Your Best Self. Bentley is a distinctive independent K-12 day school founded in 1920 with two beautiful campuses in Oakland (K-8) and Lafayette (9-12).

Exacting academics, caring teachers and peers, and an inclusive community prepare students for lives of purpose and success in and beyond college.

Learn more at www.bentleyschool.org

BRENTWOOD SCHOOL

East Campus (Grades 6-12)
100 South Barrington Pl., Los Angeles, CA 90049
310-476-4087

West Campus (Grades K-5)
12001 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90049
310-889-2812

www.bwscampus.com

Brentwood School is an independent K-12 coed day school with two campuses, located four blocks apart on Sunset Boulevard, in the Brentwood neighborhood of West Los Angeles.

STATEMENT OF PURPOSE:
Brentwood School inspires every student to:
Think critically and creatively.
Act ethically.
Shape a future with meaning.

CORE VALUES:
Trust • Respect • Responsibility • Honesty • Caring • Diversity • Community

DIVERSITY MISSION STATEMENT:
The Brentwood School community actively seeks diverse perspectives and embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion as essential. We create an environment that fosters openness and appreciation of multiple dimensions of culture and identity. We aim to engage mindfully in open and frequent dialogues to ensure that each member is valued, included, and respected. Diversity is in the fabric of who we are.

CAMPBELL HALL

4533 Laurel Canyon Blvd.
Studio City, CA 91604
www.campbellhall.org

Campbell Hall is a leading independent, Episcopal, K-12 all-gender day school located on a beautiful 15-acre campus. Our dedicated faculty are deeply committed to helping each student reach their full potential through individualized attention and research-driven best practices. We seek to build and support an open community that is dedicated to the principle of respect and that honors the diversity of the human experience.

Mission Statement
We are a community of inquiry committed to academic excellence and to the nurturing of decent, loving, and responsible human beings.

COW HOLLOW SCHOOL

65 Funston Avenue
San Francisco, CA 94129
415-921-2328
www.cowhollowschool.org

Cow Hollow School, a beautiful little school nestled in the Presidio in San Francisco, offers parent participation, part-day, and summer programs for children ages 2-5.

Our approach to education comes directly from an absolute love of children and childhood. We believe that every child is capable and competent. We observe, document, and interpret children’s thinking and learning in order to understand, support, and extend the children’s meaning-making experiences.

As a school community, we value process, play, inquiry, stewardship for the earth, relationships, and creativity. Within the context of meaningful experiences and reciprocal relationships among participants, it is our goal to inspire dispositions for lifelong learning.

The following principles guide and define our approach to learning and teaching:

• Every child is capable and competent
• Children learn through play, investigation, inquiry, and exploration
• Children and adults learn and play in reciprocal relationships with peers, family members, and teachers
• Adults recognize the many ways in which children approach learning and relationships, express themselves, and represent what they are coming to know
• The process is valued, acknowledged, supported, nurtured, and studied
• Documentation of learning processes acts like memory, assessment, and advocacy
• The indoor and outdoor environments, and natural spaces, transform, inform, and provoke thinking and learning
• A school is a place grounded in the pursuit of social justice, social responsibility, human dignity, and respect for all.

CRESTVIEW PREPARATORY SCHOOL

140 Foothill Blvd
La Canada, CA 91011
818-952-0925
www.crestviewprep.org

We are a student-centered school with a focus on preserving childhood throughout the elementary educational experience. We offer both nurture and structure and allow students to feel confident and secure to learn both by solving problems and by actively doing. While teaching methodologies change, and new tools are introduced each year, our approach to educating the whole child with appropriate multi-disciplined strategies remains constant.

This year, we will continue to bridge the learning inside the classroom to our learning spaces around the campus. Our edible garden is one example of science integration into the curriculum. We also expanded our Library/ThinkLab, by installing a green screen for video production and editing and the addition of a 3D printer. e selected this model as it allows younger students to design and build with materials such as Play-Doh, wood, and bamboo, as well as traditional filaments.

For more information and to visit our campus, please go to www.crestviewprep.org and schedule a tour!

THE CROWDEN SCHOOL

www.crowden.org/the-crowden-school

The Crowden School is unlike any other school in the country, a 3rd–8th-grade day school with chamber music at its heart. Since 1983, our ensemble-based curriculum has instilled in our students the creative, collaborative, and critical-thinking skills to succeed in life. The study of music alongside a challenging academic curriculum offers our students a unique educational experience with transformative results. In our small classes, you will find students who are actively engaged with learning, whether they are making music or discussing books, solving equations, or playing soccer. The cooperative and emphatic communication skills our students learn while playing music together, and the fun they have in doing it, carries over to all aspects of their lives. Crowden School students are lively, curious, and confident learners. Our alumni are well-rounded leaders, ready to meet the artistic and intellectual challenges of the high school years and beyond—whether they go on to careers in microbiology or music.

For children who love music, Crowden offers a supportive home and community for engaged learning and growth. At The Crowden School, the music changes everything.

de Toledo High School│ 9-12

22622 Vanown St.
West Hills, CA 91367
www.dTHS.org
The mission of de Toledo High School is to raise up a new generation of Jewish leaders for whom Jewish values and tradition shape and guide their vision, and for whom knowledge creates possibilities for moral action, good character, and shalom.

Along with rigorous academics, de Toledo High School cultivates the whole student, building self-confidence, encouraging self-expression, and preparing students for a life shaped by Jewish values and democratic ideals. As a Jewish community school, de Toledo is committed to pluralism and guided by the recognition that each person is of infinite value – a reflection of the Divine.

For more information and to visit our campus, please visit www.dTHS.org/connectwithus.

GERMAN INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL OF SILICON VALLEY

650 254 0748
www.gissv.org
admissions@gissv.org

Mountain View Campus
Preschool-Grade 12
310 Easy Street

San Francisco Campus
Preschool-Grade 8
117 Diamond St. (Castro)

The German International School of Silicon Valley (GISSV) is an independent bilingual immersion school focused on nurturing students using a stimulating project-based learning system that fosters critical, independent, and imaginative thinking.

We feature a strong science program and are a recognized MINT (the German equivalent to STEM) school. Our Teachers are at the heart of the GISSV experience. We pride ourselves on our caring, highly qualified, experienced, and international faculty, most of whom have gone through Germany’s rigorous teacher training and hold an advanced German degree (Master's equivalent).

Our unique homeroom teacher system allows students to stay with the same teacher for several years, forging a strong bond, and for students joining us with little or no knowledge of either German or English, we offer individualized language learning support.

GISSV is accredited by WASC (Western Association of Schools and Colleges) and is recognized as the only official German School Abroad (DAS) in California. This enables our students to graduate with dual diplomas, the California High School Diploma, and the German International Abitur offering worldwide opportunities.

Schedule a tour with our Admissions Director and discover more about GISSV.

THE HARKER SCHOOL

500 Saratoga Ave.
San Jose, CA 95129
408-249-2510
communications@harker.org
www.harker.org

An inspiring and supportive community: The Harker School

The Harker School, established in 1893, is a kindergarten-grade 12 private school in Silicon Valley that has earned international recognition for its top academics, quality teachers, and student achievements. Educating more than 2,000 students, Harker is the largest independent school of its kind in California with each division on its own San Jose campus.

Harker blends strong college-prep academics with rich and extensive offerings in STEM, business, athletics, and the arts. Harker evaluates the course placement that will best challenge and inspire each student to academic excellence, ensuring a motivating and exciting learning environment. Outstanding faculty, many with advanced degrees, and small class sizes are paramount at Harker. Our comprehensive, innovative curriculum features outstanding teaching techniques, diverse educational experiences, and broad rich, extracurricular activities.

Kindness, respect, honesty, integrity, and personal 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.

Harker is an inspiring, supportive and lively community 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. For more information visit www.harker.org.

HILLBROOK SCHOOL

300 Marchmont Drive
Los Gatos, CA 95032
(408) 356-6116
admission@hillbrook.org
www.hillbrook.org

Be Kind, Be Curious, Take Risks, Be Your Best: these are the core values of Hillbrook, an independent JK-8 school in the hills of Los Gatos, California—14 rolling acres where students can play, dream, and explore. At Hillbrook, children will find a close, welcoming community of friends, parents, and educators, a place where every child is known, loved, and encouraged to be exactly who they are. In addition to strong academic programs in math, science, the arts, history, languages, and more, Hillbrook students are invited to explore their passions and curiosities and reach beyond themselves to make a difference. At The Scott Center for Social Entrepreneurship, students are encouraged to transform their ideas into impact, explore their passions and curiosities, and see themselves as part of the world. As a school, we move into the future with intention—diversity, equity, and inclusion are woven into our academic curriculum, preparing students to see the world as it is, imagine what it might be, and develop the knowledge, skills, and confidence to build a better future.

To learn more, book a tour, and apply, please visit www.hillbrook.org.

IMAGINATION LAB SCHOOL

Cubberley Community Center
4000 Middlefield Road
Palo Alto, CA 94303
www.imagination-school.org

JULIA MORGAN SCHOOL FOR GIRLS

5000 MacArthur Boulevard
Oakland, CA 94619
510-632-6000
www.juliamorganschool.org

Julia Morgan School for Girls’ mission is to prepare our students to be the confident, capable, creative, and compassionate women of tomorrow.

The only all-girls middle school in the East Bay, JMSG is a vibrant, immersive learning environment where each student thrives both academically and socially as her authentic self. Our rigorous academic curriculum is seamlessly interwoven with our rich community culture. When a JMSG student graduates, she leaves with ownership of her learning and is prepared to effectuate her skills in a changing world.

The school is dedicated to the intellectual, creative, social, and emotional growth of girls during their critical middle school years. Our goal is to provide educational opportunities and positive role models not fully afforded to girls in coeducational institutions. We create an arena for academic excellence, critical thinking, positive risk-taking, and the development of individual talents. Learning will extend beyond the walls of the classroom into the community to foster compassion and social responsibility.

THE LITTLE SCHOOL

1520 Lyon St.
San Francisco, CA 94115
415-567-0430
www.littleschool.org

The Little School is a private non-profit preschool founded in 1984 to provide young children in San Francisco with a developmental, child-centered preschool experience. The Little School recognizes three pillars as our guiding principles: inclusion, diversity, and high-quality early childhood education. Within these pillars, we honor relationships as the foundation for all learning and growth.

The Little School is committed to serving children with diverse developmental profiles, including children with identified needs. Being an inclusive school benefits every member of our community. This wide range of learners also encourages our teachers to elevate their teaching practice, which is central to our pillar of high-quality education. Little School children learn how to identify and express their feelings, solve problems, work with peers, and build critical tools for self-regulation. Diversity is foundational to who we are. We embrace our mission to create a community that is complex, multifaceted, and welcoming to all. We take a play-based, developmental approach and collaborate with a range of professionals to elevate our work.

We encourage you to explore The Little School to see for yourself all that we have to offer. Tuition assistance is available, and we encourage all interested families to apply.

MILLENNIUM SCHOOL

245 Valencia St.
San Francisco, CA 94103
415-992-8520 ext. 102 for admissions
www.millenniumschool.org

Millennium is Middle School, Reimagined.

Middle school is a time when adolescents are answering three key questions: Who am I? How do I relate to others? What will I contribute to the world? Our educational model supports adolescents in answering these questions.

We believe in developing each student to their fullest potential. For adolescents, in particular, this involves providing an immersive academic experience, aimed towards making a social impact in the real world and integrated within a science-based framework for holistic human development.

Our premise is that middle school should have both stronger academics - using Socratic seminars and project-based, real-world learning - and a stronger focus on developing the habits and mindsets that lead to happy, meaningful, purposeful lives as adults. Middle school should also be a safe place where students can interact with one another in a healthy and supportive way. We're working with leading educators, adolescent development experts, parents, and students to develop a school model that can realize the full potential of the middle school years.

Want to learn more? Sign up for an info session or chat with our team at www.millenniumschool.org or email admissions@millenniumschool.org.

THE OXBOW SCHOOL

530 Third Street
Napa, CA 94559
707.255.6000
www.oxbowschool.org

The Oxbow School is a single-semester art and academically focused boarding school for high school juniors, seniors, and gap-year students in beautiful Napa, CA. At Oxbow, students are immersed in an environment of critical thinking and creative problem solving that prepares them for life after high school. Students come from all over the country and internationally to learn from our distinguished faculty and world-renowned visiting artists. As the nation’s only art-focused semester boarding program for high school students, Oxbow stands out as a unique educational model, situated in a beautiful setting that is conducive to fostering student growth. Oxbow is centered on a belief in the impact that direct contact with artists can have on young minds.

Students leave Oxbow transformed, having had time and space that is curated, intentional, and slowed down to find and celebrate their voice and develop and incubate their ideas. They return home with an appreciation of art, how art is made, the function of the artist in the world, and with personal agency and with powerful new life skills: a creative framework for problem-solving and teamwork; a vocabulary to analyze and interpret visual material and theoretical concepts; and the confidence to experiment and pursue their passions.

The Oxbow School curriculum is designed to match the requirements of the nation’s best public and private high schools and is as committed to academics as it is to art-making. All of the courses at Oxbow are accredited, honors level, and college preparatory.

For more information, please visit our website at www.oxbowschool.org or contact our Director of Admissions, Jason Tucker, at admissions@oxbowschool.org or 707.363.0449.

PARK DAY SCHOOL

Oakland, CA
510-653-0317
parkdayschool.org

Park Day School is a progressive K-8 co-ed school located in Oakland, California. Park Day provides a strong academic foundation where students learn by doing and are encouraged to follow their own curiosity.

With a focus on developing intrinsic motivation, Park Day’s robust interdisciplinary academic program includes an emphasis on social justice and social-emotional learning. Classes are designed to prepare students to be informed, courageous, and compassionate people who shape a more equitable and sustainable world, while nurturing a love of learning that propels them their entire lives.

Take a virtual tour of campus or sign up to visit Park Day School in person at parkdayschool.org.

PRESIDIO HILL SCHOOL

3839 Washington Street
San Francisco, CA 94118
415-751-9318
www.presidiohill.org
TK - 8th grade

Presidio Hill School was founded as a place to teach students in a new way—to inspire a lifelong love of learning by treating students as individuals who can shape their own learning, by focusing on the arts and the outdoors, and by fostering empathy and caring connections throughout the fabric of the school.

More than one hundred years later, Presidio Hill School continues to be a place where children permanently fall in love with learning. Our school nurtures 230 students from transitional kindergarten through eighth grade and, with only one class per grade in the lower school and two sections per grade in middle school, we are a community where individuality is celebrated and every student and family is appreciated.

Located just blocks from one of the most beautiful and bio-diverse locations in the world—the Presidio of San Francisco—our students are able to explore the natural world and incorporate the environment into their everyday learning experiences.

PROSPECT SIERRA SCHOOL

2060 Tapscott Avenue
El Cerrito, CA 94530
www.prospectsierra.org

PS1 PLURALISTIC SCHOOL

1225 Broadway
Santa Monica, CA 90404
310-394-1313
www.psone.org

PS1 Pluralistic School is an independent, co-ed elementary school for grades K-6. Located in Santa Monica, CA, PS1 was founded in 1971 by current school heads Joel Pelcyger and Eleanor Coben in order to provide excellence in academics coupled with joyful learning and a sense of community.

At PS1, we recognize that every child is unique, so we built a school that nurtures individual talents and learning styles. That’s how children become the best versions of themselves, in a school where fitting in is about being yourself.

Through the acquisition of strong academic and interpersonal skills, we seek to strengthen in the young the image they have of their best selves. By helping children develop successful strategies for learning and guiding them to feel proud of their accomplishments, our students expand their images of themselves as competent individuals open to life-long learning. Our aim is to show that learning is a process of living and not just a preparation for future life.

SAN FRANCISCO SCHOOLHOUSE

301 14th Avenue
San Francisco CA 94118
415-221-3435
info@sfschoolhouse.org
www.sfschoolhouse.org

SIERRA CANYON SCHOOL

Middle and Upper School Campus - 20801 Rinaldi Street
Lower School Campus - 11052 Independence Ave.
Chatsworth, CA 91311-1562
818-882-8121
www.sierracanyonschool.org

Since 1978, Sierra Canyon School has inspired and challenged students from Palmdale to Culver City and beyond. Located in the northern San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles, Sierra Canyon School has two campuses: a Lower School for Early Kindergarten through 6th-grade students, and a state-of-the-art Upper Campus that serves as an “academic village” for 7th through 12th-grade students.  This spring, Sierra Canyon opened a new, architecturally dynamic 20,000-square-foot gymnasium designed to support the School’s exceptional Middle and Upper School Athletics Program.
Sierra Canyon is an independent, non-sectarian, college preparatory school where intellectual discourse, athletic prowess and artistic expression come together in an environment that instills a sound work ethic and promotes strong personal values.

Close, meaningful student-faculty relationships support the School’s mission to instill a love of learning and the pursuit of personal excellence. A strong sense of community prevails among our students, parents, teachers, and alumni.

For more information, please visit www.sierracanyonschool.org or contact the Admission Office at 818-882-8121.

Stratford School - When Students are Inspired by a Robust Curriculum…The Extraordinary Happens!

STRATFORD SCHOOL

Campuses Located Throughout Northern and Southern California
Find out more @ www.stratfordschools.com

Stratford School provides an unparalleled education where children are inspired to be creative problem-solvers, imaginative innovators, and insightful, confident leaders. These 21st-century qualities provide children with the knowledge, confidence, and ingenuity to help them excel in future careers. Stratford’s accelerated curriculum from Preschool through 8th Grade emphasizes STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, mathematics) while incorporating music, physical education, foreign language, and social skills development.

By combining a safe and nurturing learning environment, Stratford teachers ensure a stimulating and well-rounded program while cultivating a child’s natural joy in learning. All students are encouraged to participate actively in leadership, community service, and extracurricular activities. Stratford’s goal is to prepare and mentor students for admission to competitive high schools and colleges.

Personalized tours can be scheduled by appointment and students are welcomed to enroll throughout the school year, as long as there is space available in the desired program and the child is grade-level ready. Find out more at www.stratfordschools.com and discover a school where the extraordinary happens.

WESTSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL

https://wns-la.org

WNS, a preschool – an 8th-grade private independent school located in Los Angeles, embraces a positive, child-centered approach to education that strives to fully develop the potential of each student intellectually, socially, emotionally, and physically. Our high academic and ethical standards encourage students to take responsibility for their learning and their behavior. Propelled by curiosity, WNS students are learners, doers, and makers. We provide students with a platform to become entrepreneurs by nurturing their intrinsic ability to innovate. Our program is designed to engage students in a project-based, active-learning curriculum that challenges all students to grow. We provide an environment steeped in a growth mindset where each child is able to experience success, embrace mistakes as a part of the journey, be confident in taking intellectual risks, and where individuals feel valued in their differences and value the differences in others.

We strive to be a community of lifelong learners, where academic excellence, creativity, sense of humor, independence, self-discipline, and high moral standards are valued.

For more information about WNS, please visit wns-la.org or contact by phone: at 310-574-8650 or Email: admissions@wns-la.org.

WINSTON PREPARATORY SCHOOL

www.winstonprep.edu

Winston Preparatory School is a network of campuses offering students with learning differences a highly individualized, holistic, and responsive education. Our unique model serves students through grade 12, along with a multifaceted gap year program for students who are not yet ready for college or the workplace. At Winston Prep, faculty carry out ongoing, in-depth assessments to cultivate a deep understanding of students, helping them to advance at a meaningful pace and giving them the tools to continue independently learning and growing.

All of our campuses provide intense skill remediation while fostering independence, resilience, responsibility, and self-awareness. They include two sites in New York City and one each in New Jersey, Connecticut, on Long Island, and our newest campus in the San Francisco Bay Area. Last year, we also launched Winston Online Learning, an innovative, individualized program that allows students to participate from anywhere in the country. To learn more about Winston Prep, visit www.winstonprep.edu.

BAKER DEMONSTRATION SCHOOL

201 Sheridan Rd., Wilmette, IL 60091
847-425-5800
www.bakerdemschool.org
Preschool – 8th grade

AN EDUCATION THAT PUTS CHILDREN IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT. Our child-centered approach to learning ensures that each child, from preschool to middle school, is uniquely valued, supported and nurtured throughout their educational journey — creating expressive, compassionate students that are eager to help shape the world. Located on the border of Evanston and Wilmette, Baker Demonstration School is nationally recognized for excellence in progressive education.

Learn more about Baker and arrange an admissions chat by visiting www.bakerdemschool.org.

BENNETT DAY SCHOOL

955 W. Grand Ave
Chicago, IL 60642
312-236-6388
www.bennettday.org

Bennett Day School is an independent, PK-12 school in Chicago that is committed to advancing creativity, innovation, and the development of lifelong learners and leaders. At Bennett, students learn by doing through dynamic project-based learning (PBL) experiences. Our mission is to provide a collaborative culture that nurtures our innate sense of inquiry and curiosity.

Our teachers don’t see students as empty vessels waiting to be filled with information, but rather thinkers, doers, and inventors who are co-collaborators in the learning process. Bennett Day School’s emergent and responsive curriculum empowers students to be curious, think critically, and take ownership of their education. Small class sizes ensure every child’s voice is heard and valued.

NOW ENROLLING! Register for an Open House or schedule an admissions chat: https://bennettday.org/visitus/

FRANCIS W. PARKER SCHOOL

330 West Webster Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60614
773-797-5107
Serving students in Junior Kindergarten through 12th Grade
www.fwparker.org
www.facebook.com/parkerchicago
www.twitter.com/fwparker

Apply online at fwparker.org/apply

Francis W. Parker is a school where inspired teachers, a dynamic curriculum, and a diverse community of learners thrive. Parker students are provided with an exceptional educational opportunity in an inclusive community, where diversity in every form provides a global perspective. It is a unique and special place where enduring values and new ideas benefit individual and collective growth.

Guided for over 100 years by a profound educational philosophy, Parker School strives to cultivate students who have the curiosity, self-discipline, independence of mind, and collaborative spirit necessary to apply their values, skills, knowledge, and ideas to challenges. At Parker, students learn to connect reflection with action, insight with innovation, deeds with consequences, and character with citizenship.

Its small class sizes and interdisciplinary approach to teaching set the stage for a challenging and meaningful educational experience. Students learn and grow within a diverse community of passionate teachers, parents, and peers. As the only independent school in Chicago where students from 14 grades share one building, the school offers collaborative opportunities among grade levels as part of the curriculum.

Academic programs include math, science, history/social studies, and English. Exposure to foreign languages and world cultures begins in the early grades and is part of formal studies starting in sixth grade. In addition to academic curricula, students have physical education, visual arts, drama, and music classes. Upper School students have a large number of elective courses available in addition to the required core of courses. Elective choices are offered in all departments and include approved independent studies, computer programming, and advanced literature studies in foreign languages. To learn more or to register for an open house, visit fwparker.org/openhouse.

URBAN PRAIRIE WALDORF SCHOOL

https://www.urbanprairie.org

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BARRIE SCHOOL

13500 Layhill Road
Silver Spring, MD 20906
John Wilson
Director of Admission
admission@barrie.org
301-576-2800
www.barrie.org

Barrie School is a progressive independent school, serving students from 12 months to Grade 12, that inspires excellence, intrinsic motivation, and responsibility through innovation in learning. Our intentional educational throughline—from Montessori (12 months to Grade 5) to Project-Based Learning (Grade 6 to Grade 12)—cultivates learning that lasts, offering challenging educational experiences that unlock intrinsic motivation and innovation in both students and faculty.

Our community fosters a deep sense of belonging and empowers and honors student voice and responsibility, coming together in our truly diverse student body of engaged citizens confident to be themselves, bringing diverse and inclusive worldviews. Located in Silver Spring, Maryland, Barrie School provides an extraordinary learning environment integrating local, national, and global educational
opportunities. Our 45-acre campus is home to the world-renowned Barrie Institute for Advanced Montessori Studies— one of the largest school-based teacher training programs in the country— and Barrie Camp, a Washington, D.C. area tradition since the 1950s.

McDONOGH SCHOOL

Owings Mills, Maryland
https://www.mcdonogh.org

McDonogh is a welcoming community dedicated to providing a learning environment based on mutual respect, understanding, and kindness. It is a place where joy is ever-present and opportunities abound for deep thinking, innovating, collaborating, and discovering passions. Under the guidance of talented and caring teachers, students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade are empowered to be self-reliant, critical thinkers who can form, test, and revise their ideas—for themselves, and in the service of others.

In addition to state-of-the-art academic, art, and athletic facilities, McDonogh’s 800-acre campus provides countless opportunities for exploration. Learning also takes place at Roots, the school’s 10-acre farm, where students care for chickens, tend crops, and harvest produce for the dining hall and local food pantries.

With a fleet of 27 buses that make stops in Baltimore City and surrounding counties, McDonogh is right around the corner! Upper School students also have the option of participating in our five-day boarding program that allows them to live on campus during the school week and become further immersed in campus life.

THE NORA SCHOOL

955 Sligo Ave.
Silver Spring, MD 20910
Marcia Miller
Director of Admissions
Marcia@nora-school.org
301-495-6672
http://www.nora-school.org

Think differently. At The Nora School, these are words we take to heart. This intentionally small, inclusive, and personal college preparatory high school works to bring out the best in bright students with ADHD, executive function issues, or anxiety – and for those simply wanting something more individualized. Students turn to us because they’ve become frustrated in large, impersonal institutions, while others seek a richer, more engaging education without the emphasis on standardized testing. In our discussion-based classrooms, we inspire a critical world view, and students find their voice in an intellectually rigorous, accepting, nurturing environment. With a thought-provoking curriculum, inclusive sports and arts programs, Intersession, mindfulness and more, The Nora School helps students find their unique paths and prepare for college, work, and life. Building deep connections between the faculty and students, we encourage responsibility and build confidence and excitement about learning.

We’ve expanded, offering more curriculum choices and openings for more students! Discover the essence of our school. Call us to find out more, or RSVP for an Open House. Come see how our students thrive. Celebrating the same mission for over 50 years. Think Differently.

NORWOOD SCHOOL

https://www.norwoodschool.org

Located in Bethesda, MD, Norwood School develops students in grades PK-8 into confident lifelong learners who have the academic, character, and leadership skills to succeed in high school and beyond. Recognizing that children are multi-faceted, Norwood provides many opportunities for safe risk-taking, exploration, discovery, and growth in a nurturing, supportive, and inclusive school community.

BARD COLLEGE AT SIMON'S ROCK

84 Alford Road
Great Barrington, MA 01230
413-644-4400
simons-rock.edu

Age doesn't define intellect. At Bard College at Simon’s Rock, young scholars take on meaningful, serious academic challenges. With world-expanding opportunities both on and off-campus, students engage in critical reading, writing, and discussion-based classes. Laboratory and studio experiences provide hands-on opportunities to apply new knowledge and skills. The Princeton Review rates our academics higher than Harvard and Princeton, and 78% of our students go on to graduate study.

We believe that the rich multiplicity of identities and backgrounds in our community makes us stronger and enhances our experiences in and out of the classroom. Simon’s Rock is ranked 4 out of 5 stars on the Campus Pride Index, the premier LGBTQ national benchmarking tool for colleges.

Bard College at Simon's Rock is the country's only residential college of the liberal arts and sciences specifically designed to provide highly motivated students with the opportunity to begin college after the 10th or 11th grade. At Simon's Rock, students choose to transfer after two years with an A.A. degree that is highly respected by some of the most prestigious colleges and universities or stay for four years to complete a B.A. in a remarkably individualized program.

CAMBRIDGE FRIENDS SCHOOL

5 Cadbury Rd
Cambridge, MA 02140
(617) 354-388
https://www.cfsmass.org

Cambridge Friends School is a co-ed elementary and middle school (pre-K - grade 8) established in 1961 under the care of Friends Meeting at Cambridge, Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).

It is the mission of Cambridge Friends School to provide an outstanding education. Guided by Quaker principles, we engage students in meaningful academic learning within a caring community strongly committed to social justice. We expect all students to develop their intellectual, physical, creative, and spiritual potential and, through the example of their lives, to challenge oppression and to contribute to justice and understanding in the world.

As part of Cambridge Friends School's commitment to social justice, we are engaged in building an antiracist, antihomophobic community, and we actively seek students and staff from a diverse range of family structures and racial, cultural, socioeconomic, and religious backgrounds. Our community tries to go beyond mere tolerance to more deeply address issues of bias and privilege.

DEDHAM COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL

www.DedhamCountryDay.org
781-329-0850

At DCD, we believe that balance matters—in learning and life. We combine academic challenge with support; pedagogical tradition with innovation. Strong scholastics combined with outstanding arts and athletics create a program that is balanced and whole. Here, a premium is placed on both academic and emotional intelligence. Children learn who they are as diverse individuals and how to be part of something bigger. Acceptance is a given, and children find encouragement in every connection they make. It’s a community that nurtures, nudges, and gives. That’s how we grow “whole” children—and, ultimately, adults who will thrive with the intellectual and emotional capacity to contribute to their world and enjoy meaningful lives.

While our “campus and classrooms” may look a bit different this year as we’ve reconfigured our school to maintain the health and safety of our community, our ability to deliver an education that is challenging, inclusive, and engaging, is reflective of our mission, remains unchanged. From Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 8, DCD students tackle hands-on projects, collaborate, take risks, solve problems—and, most of all, enjoy and engage deeply in their experience.

Explore DCD through a series of virtual admissions events and personal connections with our admissions staff. An up-to-date schedule will be available on our website in September.

Far Brook School

52 Great Hills Road
Short Hills, NJ 07078
973-379-3442
www.farbrook.org
Emi Ithen Director of Enrollment Management
admissions@farbrook.org

Discover an inspired education at Far Brook School, an independent, coeducational day school for 220 students from Nursery through Eighth Grade in Short Hills, NJ. Our progressive approach builds a strong educational foundation, integrating liberal arts and sciences with the skills and habits of mind needed for success in high school and life. Classrooms are open to the outdoors, encouraging exploration with nature and our Schoolyard Wetlands Habitat. Each Far Brook student is honored as an important part of our inclusive and diverse community and develops self-assurance, intrinsic motivation, a sense of social justice, and leadership skills. Far Brook graduates attend local independent and public high schools as well as prestigious boarding schools around the country. It is our desire to touch the lives of children so that they may live life wisely and with great joy. Visit our beautiful 9-acre campus and discover if Far Brook is a good fit for your child. www.farbrook.org.

FLEXSCHOOL

www.flexschool.net

New Jersey Campus
34 Russo Place
Berkeley Heights, NJ 07922
Phone: (908) 322-0554
https://www.flexschool.net/campuses/berkeley-heights-nj

New York Campus
171 White Plains Road
Bronxville, NY 10708
Phone: (914) 704-3334
https://www.flexschool.net/campuses/bronxville-ny

Cloud Campus
A live, interactive virtual school experience for remote learners in grades 1-12 and post-grad
Phone: (908) 322-0554
https://www.flexschool.net/campuses/virtual-cloud-classroom

FlexSchool is the learning community for gifted and twice-exceptional learners in grades 5 through 12, with a curriculum for post-graduate students as well. If traditional school environments have not been a good fit for your student, please join us to learn about our philosophy of embracing differences and meeting students where they are. We accept students gifted in one or more areas, including those who have challenges ranging from dyslexia to ADHD to ASD to social anxiety. We are a strength-based program, focused on helping students develop their gifts and talents with the assistance of our expert educators. We offer rolling admissions because we understand school fit issues don’t always conveniently line up with application season. FlexSchool team of highly trained experts works with students to create a plan that removes barriers to their learning and allows them to soar. Teachers receive ongoing professional development throughout the year, and each campus has learning specialists who work with students and teachers to promote a successful classroom experience. 1:1 courses are also available for classes that are not regularly offered or for students who require more assistance.

Montclair Cooperative School

65 Chestnut Street Montclair, NJ 07044
973-783-4955
www.montclaircoop.org
Marissa Hairston, Director of Enrollment Management
admissions@montclaircoop.org

About Montclair Cooperative School:

From early ages through 8th grade, the Co-op keeps children at the center of school life, engages parents in their children’s education, safeguards play and childhood, allows for exploration, and supports students towards their own personal excellence. Since 1963, the heart of our progressive approach is the belief that children thrive in an environment that honors individuality and community, self and others.The unique value of a cooperative school lies in the partnership between students, families, and teachers, contributing to the life of the school in ways that benefit all who enter.

Visit Montclair Cooperative School:

Start the conversation by visiting our website, joining us for a virtual information session or an in-person open house. We look forward to telling you more about our diverse, inclusive community of families and our engaging, progressive academic programs.

WINSTON PREPARATORY SCHOOL

www.winstonprep.edu

Winston Preparatory School is a network of campuses offering students with learning differences a highly individualized, holistic, and responsive education. Our unique model serves students through grade 12, along with a multifaceted gap year program for students who are not yet ready for college or the workplace. At Winston Prep, faculty carry out ongoing, in-depth assessments to cultivate a deep understanding of students, helping them to advance at a meaningful pace and giving them the tools to continue independently learning and growing.

All of our campuses provide intense skill remediation while fostering independence, resilience, responsibility, and self-awareness. They include two sites in New York City and one each in New Jersey, Connecticut, on Long Island, and our newest campus in the San Francisco Bay Area. Last year, we also launched Winston Online Learning, an innovative, individualized program that allows students to participate from anywhere in the country. To learn more about Winston Prep, visit www.winstonprep.edu.

THE CREFELD SCHOOL

8836 Crefeld Street
Philadelphia, PA 19118
215-242-5545
www.crefeld.org
7th - 12th grade

A gender-inclusive school, serving students in grades 7 through 12, The Crefeld School's mission is to graduate self-aware, empathetic, lifelong learners, who possess an appreciation for diverse perspectives, their role in society, and their ability to act as agents of change. Located in Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Crefeld provides an intentionally different college preparatory program to help students become their best selves.

Values

• Trust-based system: ​Everyone at Crefeld is a member of the community. As members of this community, trust is essential to our functioning.

• Commitment to social justice: ​We believe it is our responsibility to do what we can to eliminate bias based on race, ethnicity, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, age, political affiliation, national origin, or disability.

• Diversity, equity, and inclusion: ​Crefeld is committed to building a culture that respects and embraces diversity, inclusion, and equity, believing that these values are critical for advancing knowledge, sparking innovation, and creating sustainable communities.

• Strength-based approach: ​At Crefeld, we celebrate what students do well every day and help develop compensation strategies for areas of growth.

• Embrace individuality: ​Through the advisory system, each student is recognized as an individual and has a well-supported designated advocate monitoring their education at Crefeld.

DELAWARE VALLEY FRIENDS SCHOOL

19 E. Central Ave.,
Paoli, PA 19301
www.dvfriends.org

DVFriends is one of the nation’s best schools for bright students who learn differently. We welcome students in grades 1 to 12 with reading (dyslexia), writing (dysgraphia), math (dyscalculia), memory (long-term and working), processing speed, ADHD and executive functioning challenges. Our purposeful Quaker culture recognizes and honors the inherent worth of all students while nurturing a community that is diverse and inclusive in every way.

This philosophy underlies all we do to help students discover and grow their strengths and celebrate their differences. We have an exceptional track record of preparing students to succeed in college and beyond. A high percentage (98%) of DVFriends graduates apply and choose to attend a broad range of higher education programs, including 4-year colleges and universities, top art and culinary schools, community colleges, and technical institutes. Our faculty develops authentic partnerships with students and their families to build trust that fosters accountability and yields achievement. Our research-based, multisensory teaching techniques empower students to develop tools for their unique learning styles. Applying innovation and deep expertise, DVFriends teachers guide students to embrace the courage to try, establish the confidence to reach farther, and build resilience to succeed in school and beyond.

Learn more at www.dvfriends.org.

Friends' Central School

1101 City Avenue
Wynnewood, PA 19096
610-649-7440
www.friendscentral.org

Nursery - Grade 12

Friends’ Central School is an independent, Quaker, co-educational, college-preparatory day school for students in Nursery through grade 12, located on 41 acres across two campuses in Wynnewood, Pa. Guided by Quaker values since 1845, Friends’ Central cultivates the intellectual, spiritual, and ethical promise of students.

Friends' Central is committed to building and maintaining an inclusive, diverse community. A basic tenet of Quakerism is the belief that there is a divine spark in everyone, recognizing the spiritual equality of all persons. All constituencies are responsible for an awareness of and ongoing dialogue around equity issues of race and ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, privilege, religion, physical ability, and family structure. We honor each perspective and life experience, and through an intentional curriculum and differentiated methods of teaching, we seek to empower and engage all groups.

Friends’ Central is committed to education that is challenging, thoughtful, and dynamic. Our faculty set increasingly high standards, encouraging students to approach new ideas with an open mind and unreserved respect for one another. Our students participate in a process designed to foster creative, critical, independent, and flexible thinking, and our graduates are prepared to succeed in college and the world beyond.

At Friends’ Central, we go further. We grow stronger through collaboration, dig deeper for new knowledge, and aim higher in the pursuit of intellectual promise.

To learn more, check out our website!

Germantown Friends School
31 West Coulter Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19144
215-951-2300
www.germantownfriends.org
Early Childhood-12th grade

Founded in 1845, Germantown Friends School (GFS) is a Quaker, co-ed, independent day school for students in preschool through grade 12. Germantown Friends School is dedicated to reaching that of God in every person; the school's mission is to seek truth, challenge the intellect, honor differences, embrace the city, and nurture each student’s mind, body, and spirit.

Located in the historic neighborhood of Germantown in Northwestern Philadelphia, GFS is nationally known for its academic excellence, attention to the Quaker values of Peace, Equity, and Integrity, a commitment to diversity, and its long-standing dedication to community engagement and neighborhood partnerships.

GFS seeks bright and eager students who demonstrate the potential to engage deeply with an intellectually rigorous academic program, and who will contribute to our vibrant school community.

Contact admissions@germantownfriends.org, call 215-951-2345 or visit www.germantownfriends.org/admissions to learn more about applying to Germantown Friends School.

Gwynedd Friends School
1101 Dekalb Pike
Gwynedd PA 19454
215-699-5392
www.gwyneddfriendsschool.org

Mission: Rooted in Quaker values, GFS unites play with academics in an environment that inspires respect, reflection, and confidence in young children.

Philosophy: Our foundation is the Quaker belief that there is "that of God" in every person. In keeping with that belief, we treat each child as a special individual. We help them develop a love of learning, and nurture a caring awareness of the broader community through service. The curriculum is based on the Quaker testimonies of Simplicity, Peace, Integrity, Community, Equality, and Stewardship, and is communicated through playful learning and hands-on discovery. Children are inspired to learn through the natural setting of our campus. We encourage a strong sense of school community, strive to be intentionally inclusive, and give children skills and opportunities to become peacemakers.

Vision: GFS students use their foundation of curiosity, caring, and a love for learning to develop their talents to the fullest and to become responsible global citizens who contribute positively to their chosen communities.

MEDIA-PROVIDENCE FRIENDS SCHOOL

mpfs.org/rsvp

Founded in 1876, Media-Providence Friends School is a co-ed Quaker day school for students in age 2 through grade 8 located in downtown Media, Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

MPFS is committed to fostering positive identities (racial, gender, religion, sexuality, family structure, class & ability) in our students, staff, families, and trustees, and encourage their personal development by:

• Raising awareness and building literacy by engaging in explicit conversations about our identities
• Honoring the intersectionality that exists within ourselves and members of our community, thus increasing our capacity for empathy
• Encouraging our community to take action when they see injustice, prejudice, and bigotry in the world.

We understand this work is dynamic and ongoing, and will require us to continue to learn and grow. A close-knit learning community, MPFS offers students big views of the world ahead. Here, in small classes, under the caring tutelage of early childhood, elementary school and adolescent experts who love what they do, students from different backgrounds and faiths grow up together, immersed in an academic environment that speaks to all the aspects of their beings: intellectual, emotional, physical and spiritual.

Every day, students at Friends are engaged in the processes of learning and discovery in contexts that honor the values of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality and service. As they reflect upon what they hear, see and feel, make connections between lessons and life, construct knowledge and act upon their convictions, they learn that learning itself is a lifetime pursuit.

We encourage all prospective families to RSVP to a Virtual Open House at mpfs.org/rsvp. Please contact Angela DiMaria, Assistant Head of School and Director of Admissions & Program, with any questions at adimaria@mpfs.org or 610-565-1960 ext. 104.

THE PHILADELPHIA SCHOOL

Philadelphia, PA
215-545-5323
http://www.tpschool.org

The Philadelphia School educates children for a future that is impossible to know but not impossible to shape. Learn here. Go anywhere.

The Philadelphia School’s progressive approach to learning and teaching has deep thinking, innovation, and agency as its guiding values. We encourage children to explore and push the boundaries of possibility to fulfill their intellectual, social, and civic potential. We approach learning through inquiry, projects, and community. Core values and new research inform the school’s program and pedagogical practices. Our interdisciplinary, theme-based approach prepares students to build a stronger and more inclusive school, community, and society for today and tomorrow.

As an urban, preschool–8th grade school, we address specifically how young students develop intellectually, creatively, emotionally, socially, and physically. Through our commitment to diversity, we seek to nurture each student’s moral compass, sense of personal integrity, and respect for individuality. Learning in the city, country, and classroom affirms our founders’ goal of educating children to become responsible and active stewards of the urban and natural environments.

BASIS INDEPENDENT MCLEAN | Age 2–Grade 12

8000 Jones Branch Dr.
McLean, Virginia 22102
(703) 854-1253
mclean.basisindependent.com

BASIS Independent McLean is an age 2–grade 12 private school in Northern Virginia that is educating tomorrow’s artists, engineers, scientists, and leaders. The world-acclaimed BASIS Curriculum is benchmarked to the highest international levels, featuring unique courses in STEM, Mandarin, logic, humanities, economics, and more. Subject Expert Teachers lead each subject area—with a two-teacher model in the Early Learning and Primary Programs that supports differentiation—and encourage students to take risks academically while providing consistent, individualized support.

Students and teachers alike center themselves around their school values: show respect, take responsibility, and make improvements. These ensure students build the empathy, independence, and confidence to take control of their education while also learning to be good friends. At BASIS Independent McLean, students ultimately learn to become active participants—not spectators—in their school and the larger community.

CONGRESSIONAL SCHOOL

3229 Sleepy Hollow Road
Falls Church, VA 22042
www.congressionalschool.org

A co-ed independent day school for infants to eighth-graders in Falls Church, VA. Congressional School prepares young learners for future success, inspiring them to question, collaborate, create, and lead.

ST. STEPHEN’S AND ST. AGNES SCHOOL

www.sssas.org

St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes School is a college preparatory Episcopal Church School in the Diocese of Virginia that educates boys and girls from ages 3 through grade 12. SSSAS serves students from across Northern Virginia, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. We have three distinct campuses, each uniquely tailored to meet the needs of the students within. 

We live our mission every single day. To help our students succeed in a complex and changing world, we seek to inspire a passion for learning, an enthusiasm for athletic and artistic endeavors, a striving for excellence, a celebration of diversity, and a commitment to service. Our mission is to pursue goodness as well as knowledge and to honor the unique value of each of our members as a child of God in a caring community.

Our students are respected and celebrated for their gifts and talents. Through all the learning, exploring, and dreaming big, students develop confidence in themselves because they are known, supported, challenged, and inspired to succeed. The opportunities are endless, and the relationships last a lifetime.

Every aspect of your school experience contributes an essential ingredient to who you will become. As you consider what you want in a school, keep these points in mind:

• Values that affirm the worth of each member of the school community create the conditions for your success.
• Teachers who nurture your curiosity inspire you to realize your academic best.
• Hands-on learning experiences, whether field trips, service projects, or cross-cultural travel build your understanding of the wider world.
• Opportunities for you to innovate stimulate your imagination and creativity.
• Clubs, activities, and athletics are proving grounds for building friendships, developing leadership skills, and shaping your character.
• A school with a well-defined sense of purpose will help you to define yourself to BECOME READY.

TANDEM FRIENDS SCHOOL

www.tandemfs.org

Tandem Friends School, a coeducational day school for 5th through 12th grades located in Charlottesville, VA, offers a rigorous college preparatory curriculum in an environment built on Quaker values. Tandem students receive an education in which intellectual, ethical, artistic, and athletic ideals are pursued. Tandem’s capable students: value a spiritual, egalitarian, kind, and creative community; thrive on independent, imaginative thought; are fully engaged in learning; and, seek the best from themselves and their community.

Tandem's founders articulated a simple, profound vision - to create a school in which students and teachers collaborate in the learning process. As young people face the challenges of the 21st century, that vision is alive and well at Tandem Friends. In classrooms, on the stage, in athletic arenas, and in the community, members of Tandem's school family are living proof of the brilliance of this simple vision.

Tandem fosters an inclusive community that values and celebrates the experiences of people of different races, ethnicities, genders, gender identities, sexual orientations, family structures, economic positions, faith traditions, physical abilities, learning profiles, and nationalities. Tandem believes that such inclusivity benefits our community and prepares our students to be culturally proficient, contributing members of the diverse, multi-faceted world they inhabit.

BASIS INDEPENDENT BELLEVUE | Grades 3–7 (Coming fall 2022)

15749 NE 4th St., Bellevue, WA 98008
(425) 229-1277
bellevue.basisindependent.com

BASIS Independent Bellevue is changing the face of private school education! Opening fall 2022, Bellevue families will discover a learning community where intellectual curiosity drives student success, where interdisciplinary instruction meets experiential learning, and where students are inspired to learn at the highest international levels. Students will engage in a content-rich curriculum rooted in the liberal arts and STEM—including Mandarin, art, humanities, advanced mathematics, and more—all led by Subject Expert Teachers who empower students’ full potential. The BASIS Curriculum combines top education practices from around the world and is designed to ensure students gain the content knowledge, critical thinking skills, and independence needed to succeed.

The school will open with grades 3–7 to start, with plans to expand to a full middle and high school.

THE LITTLE SCHOOL

2812 116th Ave NE Bellevue, WA 98004
www.thelittleschool.org/explore
425-827-8708
Preschool-5th Grade

At The Little School, we cultivate curiosity, creativity, and joy. We offer an innovative, project-based program informed by over 60 years of experience.

• Preschool through fifth grade in Bellevue, WA
• 12.5-acre campus for investigation and discovery
• Blended indoor/outdoor learning
• Small student-to-teacher ratio

Students are known by our whole community, allowing them to develop strong relationships with adults and peers through collaboration and play. We invite you to do a virtual tour of The Little School and schedule a visit to our campus on Ravenna, our online application portal. Have questions? Email us at admissions@thelitthelschool.org.

THE MERIDIAN SCHOOL

4649 Sunnyside Ave N, Suite 242
Seattle, WA 98103
206-632-7154
www.meridianschool.edu

The Meridian School is an independent, K-5 school (200 students) committed to shaping globally responsible citizens who are empowered to inquire, investigate, innovate and impact their communities. Guided by a belief in the power of a wide range of human potential, we approach each child’s learning flexibly and responsively. Our inclusive approach serves a diverse community of learners through a combination of instructional differentiation and small group intervention or extension. Our unique location in Wallingford’s historic Good Shepherd Center situates us in an 11-acre park and surrounds us with nonprofit organizations such as the Tilth Alliance, Washington Green Schools, and the Wallingford Senior Center. Academics take place inside the classroom and out in the park, and lessons in the community begin by simply walking in the door.

Our Mission: The Meridian School promotes a balance of mind and heart, of contemplation and action, individuality, and a commitment to the community.

Our Beliefs:

The curriculum should challenge, engage and inspire students. At Meridian, we provide an excellent academic education in which the joy of childhood infuses the excitement of learning.

Character is built upon integrity, compassion, and responsibility. At Meridian, students are guided toward self-discipline and thoughtful decisions, mindful of themselves, others and their environment.

Community is the heart of a school. At Meridian, all students, staff, and families are known and valued. We strive to create an equitable and inclusive culture. Our connections are strengthened through close student-teacher relationships, strong parent involvement, and active engagement with our local and global communities.

Programmatic Highlights: A learning approach that is flexible, responsive, and customized, Place-based Education, Service Learning, Global Competency.

NEW DISCOVERY SCHOOL

www.newdiscoveryschool.org

New Discovery School is a play-based preschool that nurtures the whole child.  We foster confident, joyful learners by building a strong and inclusive community of children, families, and teachers.

NDS was founded in 1985 with the mission to provide young children with an emotionally supportive environment where they can learn and grow through play.  Play is the heart of our curriculum.

Children explore and discover both on their own and with peers and teachers, learning through a balance of planned and spontaneous activities that engage and challenge, while also providing opportunities to experience success and self-discovery.

Our focus on social-emotional learning empowers children- giving them the skills to self-regulate, listen respectfully, resolve conflicts, enter play, welcome others, and feel confident navigating the social arena.  We believe it is essential to teach children how to be valued members of a group, and we welcome all types of families to be a part of our community.

The arts play a key role in our program. We start each day singing together, encourage creativity, and have a skilled team of teachers actively promoting creative expression through many forms including music, sign language, movement, theater, dance, and sculpture. Children leave NDS confident and ready to continue learning.

PUGET SOUND COMMUNITY SCHOOL

660 South Dearborn St.
Seattle, WA 98134
206-324-4350
www.pscs.org

6th – 12th grade

"Puget Sound Community School: Celebrating 28 years helping kids turn passion into achievement.

PSCS is a community-oriented middle and high school whose first focus is not limited to an academic program but is to recognize the full range of human development. PSCS provides a safe, loving, nurturing environment in which the curriculum is based on responsibility and the goal for graduates is maturity. The school is dedicated to surrounding all students with talented people of high character who help them find out what they’re passionate about, and then help them DO something with that passion.

PSCS’ academic program is delivered to students by highly committed teaching staff and a network of volunteers and is a natural by-product of a compassionate environment. The program is gleaned from a philosophy grounded in first-hand observation of how kids learn and grow. PSCS asks students to dedicate themselves to three simple core commitments: Practice Integrity. Engage the Community. Act with Courage

SOUNDVIEW SCHOOL

6515 196th St. SW
Lynnwood, WA 98036
(425) 778-8572
www.soundview.org

At Soundview School, we know that every child deserves a school that is ethical, rigorous, and compassionate. That is what Soundview School provides. That’s how we can help your child be ready for this world.

Soundview is a small, independent, International Baccalaureate school in Lynnwood, Washington serving children aged three through eighth grade.

Learn about our mission and our school at www.soundview.org or (425) 778-8572.

We are ready to talk about your child’s education.

UCDS

5062 9^th Ave. NE
Seattle, WA 98105
206-547-8237
www.ucds.org

Since the inception of UCDS in 1911 on the University of Washington campus, our teachers have assumed the role of educational researchers as they designed, implemented, and evaluated our programs. Today, as a professional practice school, UCDS is engaged in ongoing educational reform. Our school is a dynamic learning environment for teachers as we work together to understand and inspire each child that we serve. Like our students, teachers at UCDS collaborate with colleagues and support each other professionally. Each faculty member brings different expertise and experience, enriching the learning environment.

UCDS builds a strong community between students, teachers, staff, parents, the Board of Trustees, and the neighborhood. Civic responsibility is central to the ethos of our school. Students are responsible for sharing their knowledge and talent in a way that enriches the rest of the community.

We teach children to listen carefully to others, to help one another, to share what they have learned, coach one another, participate in group discussions, and develop areas of expertise where a child can assume leadership. We believe that developing tolerance for different points of view and empathy for the needs of others is essential to the moral development of a child.

WHIDBEY ISLAND WALDORF SCHOOL

6335 Old Pietila Road, Clinton, WA  98236
360-341-5686
www.wiws.org

A Foundation of Free & Innovative Thought

Celebrating 36 years. Nursery to Grade 6.

Whidbey Island Waldorf School has provided a comprehensive, whole-person, arts-integrated education on south Whidbey Island, Washington since 1985. We are blessed to be situated in the midst of a 100-acre forest preserve.

What We Believe

The world is changing. What today’s children need in order to thrive, both now and in the future, is based on creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration, not memorization, testing, and competition. At Whidbey Island Waldorf School, our students learn to work with others to develop knowledge and wisdom. They learn to express themselves and their ideas clearly, confidently, and creatively. They learn who they are and how to use their strong moral character and will to positively impact the world. They learn to learn, and they love to learn.

Who We Are

Our extraordinary faculty brings decades of combined teaching experience, vast knowledge of child development, and deep commitment both to their craft and to the children in their care. Whidbey Island Waldorf School is a pedagogically-established school that draws Waldorf families and teachers from across the country and the world.

YELLOW WOOD ACADEMY

9655 SE 36th Street
Mercer Island, WA 98040-3798
206-236-1095
www.yellowwoodacademy.org

We’re all different. Which is why we don’t subscribe to cookie-cutter education. In fact, our philosophy is to fit the curriculum to the student.
Not the other way around.

But more than that, we believe that no matter how distracted, impatient, uninterested, anxious, or unengaged, the potential really is in there.
It just needs to be coaxed out.

Our one-to-one method optimizes the learning experience by tuning the subject to the student’s interest, pacing the lesson to the individual’s rate of learning, and by staying attuned to the student’s focus, anxiety, and engagement. All of which occur besides a rich environment of camaraderie and community.

Sometimes the best way to find the right path is by providing a highly tailored educational experience. Because when it is more personal, it is also more productive.

So, with patience, empathy and persistence, we work with our students to incite their natural curiosity and instill a love of learning. And bring forward the next generation of amazing human beings.

BEAUVOIR, THE NATIONAL CATHEDRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

202-537-6493
www.beauvoirschool.org

Beauvoir, located on the grounds of the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, DC, is a coeducational independent elementary school that serves approximately 400 students in Pre-Kindergarten through Third Grade. Beauvoir’s mission is to provide an extraordinary early childhood education in a diverse community that values every individual. Its program encourages creative, courageous learners and builds an enduring foundation for a lifelong spirit of inquiry and joy in learning. As an Episcopal School, Beauvoir welcomes students and families of all faiths and backgrounds to celebrate their individual stories and collective experiences. The School aligns its practices and decisions with its goal to be a child-centered, safe, and deeply engaged learning community.