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Eldorado Emerson Private School, Orange:
Eldorado Emerson Private School is Orange County’s premier independent, nonsectarian, co-ed college preparatory school for local and international children in preschool through 12th grade. Founded in 1958, the school’s long tradition of academic excellence is reflected in students’ consistently high standardized test scores; however, its focus is more on educating the whole child, ensuring a balance between life and learning. The school environment is positive and friendly, and the rich academic curriculum includes courses in art, music, foreign language, hands-on science, and athletics for all grades.

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The student/teacher ratio is 10:1 on average, with approximately 200 students enrolled. Eldorado Emerson Private School received the highest accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), and graduates are accepted into the best colleges and universities in the country, including Harvard, Cornell, Johns Hopkins, UCLA, UC Berkeley, and many others.

Accreditation:

Highest accreditation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).

Our Philosophy:
Eldorado Emerson Private School's mission is to provide an environment  in which students of all ages can work together as a "community of learners," where students feel valued, inspired to excel in all areas, and can develop into lifelong learners who value both intelligence and imagination.

Education Programs:

Photo of Private School in Orange, CA- Preschool Programs:
Developmental curriculum is tailored to each individual child. Foreign language, music classes, dance, early reading program, art, education/creative play. To be enrolled, preschoolers must be at least 2 years & 9 months old and potty-trained.

- Elementary School Programs (Grades K-6):  
A variety of engaging curricular experiences focuses on concept development, real life application, and inspiring a lifelong love of learning.  Eldorado Emerson Private School education includes learning that goes beyond books.  In addition to a challenging academic curriculum, students take courses in art, music, and foreign language.   They also engage in hands-on science, gardening, athletics, cooking, theater, and much more.

- High School Program: (Grades 7-12):  
Students embrace a rewarding college preparatory experience.  Foreign language, music, and art for all grades.  Award-winning art, math/science, and athletic programs.  A variety of clubs. Many Eldorado Emerson students are accepted into prestigious universities.

- International / ESL Program:  
Students from diverse cultures are warmly welcomed into the Eldorado Emerson family. Our excellent ESL program enables international students to quickly assimilate into American culture.  Our school culture is one of diverstiy, creativity, and kindness.   Friendly faculty and students know each other by name, and we pride ourselves on having one of the safest school campuses in Southern California.

Parent Testimonials:

Image of Private School in Orange, CA"Eldorado Emerson is a school where the teachers really care about their students. The teachers really know each student and what they need scholastically. It's a school where kids come and feel loved and safe." - Amy, Parent.

"At Eldorado Emerson, our children have learned faster and with a rekindled love of learning. My husband and I love the close attention paid to individual needs, strengths and areas of challenge. This school fosters a proactive approach to building life-long learners by promoting encouragement rather than criticism, lauding children for their gifts while respectfully guiding them through rough areas - until they succeed!" - Daryl, Parent.

"Eldorado Emerson is a great campus because it respects all children and provides a supportive and positive environment for learning and development." - Jenny & Gerardo, Parents.

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Address: 4100 East Walnut Avenue, Orange 92869, Orange County, California , USA
Some interested visitors submitting program inquiries to our school up to 2025-02-23 were from:

Ho chi Minh City, Vietnam; DUSHANBE, Tajikistan; Nonthaburi, Thailand; Irvine, Taiwan; Bogota, Colombia; Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Romania; Willemstad; GEORGIA; Santa Ana, CA; Austria; and more.
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Cornerstone Academy College Preparatory
Courses / Programs
Founded in 1975, Cornerstone Academy is a private, nonprofit school in the Portola District of San Francisco and primarily serves families from San Francisco and the Peninsula. The grade span is preschool through high school.

Cornerstone Academy is founded on Christian values, supports the home and churches of students in providing an education that is grounded in the Christian values of the Bible as reflected in the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
- Bilingual preschool & kindergarten programs (Chinese / English)

- Elementary, middle & high school programs with continued Chinese language instruction from grades 1 - 12. Our academic program consists of core subjects in English, Mandarin, math, science, social science, religious studies, physical education, fine arts, and electives. For High School, honors and Advanced Placement courses are offered in a variety of classes.

- ESL program for middle & high school students

- Full boarding program for international high school students
Odyssey Middle School
Courses / Programs
Odyssey School is a private, independent co-educational middle school for gifted and talented students in west San Mateo in the San Francisco Bay Area, CA. Odyssey provides gifted students a creative, integrated, experiential curriculum that nurtures intellectual curiosity and emotional risk-taking in an intimate, challenging, yet safe community, resulting in personal accountability, ethical decision-making and an intrinsic passion for learning.

The most salient characteristic of the Odyssey course of study is an integrated curriculum. We want students making connections among disciplines, between what is occurring in the real world and their classes, as well as a connection to the real issues in their lives and their course of study.
Middle School Program (Grades 6-8) for Gifted & Talented Students:

Suibjects / features include:
- Math
- Science
- Humanities
- Writing
- Literature
- Art
- Drama
- Japanese
- Tai Chi
- Dance
- Chorus
- Stage Combat
- Odyssey's 3 year program culminates in a 3 week trip to Japan.
Anne Sullivan Nursery School and Kindergarten, Wildomar
Courses / Programs
Anne Sullivan Nursery School and Kindergarten is located in the city of Wildomar in Riverside County, CA. Accredited by the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), we provide full-day and half-day preschool and kindergarten programs for ages 2 years 9 months through kindergarten. We aim to prepare children academically, emotionally, socially and physically for formal schooling. We are proud that our school is open to all children regardless of race, creed, religion, ethnicity, gender or disability.

Our dedicated staff provides a safe and emotionally healthy environment. Children participate in hands-on activities with a variety of open-ended materials that are geared to meet their needs and their diversity of talents and temperaments.

The school is situated on 30 acres of countryside which offers the children the benefits of a peaceful and expansive natural setting. This allows our teachers to supplement classroom instruction with learning experiences based within nature itself, stimulating the children’s interest in and respect for the world around them.
Early Childhood Program for ages 2 years 9 months through kindergarten:

- Full-day & half-day preschool program
- Full-day & half-day kindergarten program

The kindergarten follows a curriculum encompassing language, reading, math, science, Spanish, music, art and physical education.
Brentwood School, Los Angeles
Courses / Programs
Brentwood School is an independent day, co-ed school for K-12 students with two campuses in Sunset Boulevard and South Barrington Place in Los Angeles. Families from throughout Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Brentwood, Beverly Glen and surrounding communities value Brentwood School as a vibrant and diverse community whose purpose is to promote personal and intellectual growth. We provide challenging, engaging programs including an exceptional liberal arts education in a nurturing learning environment, devoting care and attention to every student.

Embracing high standards of character, commitment, and achievement, Brentwood School encourages students to think critically and creatively and to act ethically. At the heart of the school's success is the strength of the relationships developed between students and teachers. The environment is supportive and encouraging as well as challenging. Asked to describe the strengths of the school, alumni are nearly unanimous in citing their superior preparation for a successful college experience and their cherished relationships with their Brentwood teachers.
Education Programs:
- Kindergarten Program
- Lower School Program
- Middle School Program
- Upper School Program

Additionally:
- Athletics Program
- Arts Program
- Summer School

* Our Kindergarten curriculum emphasizes language arts, language experience stories, math, social studies and science.

* We provide our students with an exceptional liberal arts education. The program is designed to stretch and broaden students in the academic arena, in the arts, in athletics, and in their moral development.
Children's Village Preschool, Orange
Courses / Programs
Children's Village Preschool in Orange County, approximately 3 miles north of Santa Ana, is a developmental, play based preschool offering programs to children from ages 18 months to 6 years. We strive to challenge children’s creativity and to be aware and respectful of their emotional needs, and to support and facilitate their social development by providing opportunities for children to build positive self-esteem.

We welcome and respect the diversity of cultures and encourage every member of our center to share their culture with us. We are facilitators of children’s development fostering their social, emotional, physical and cognitive development for life long learning.

Our philosophy at Children's Village Preschool is based on the belief that children learn best when exposed to a challenging environment that offers a variety of meaningful hands-on activities and experiences. We believe that children should be allowed to explore their surroundings in order to develop a good sense of problem solving and decision-making.
Our Preschool enrolls children 18 months through 6 years. Being potty trained is not a requirement.

Schedules include:
- 2, 3, or 5-day basis
- 1/2 day (9:00 - 12:00)
- Core Day (8:30 - 3:00)

- Extended Day (anytime 7:00 am - 6:00 pm) programs available.

- We are open from 7:00 am to 6:00 pm Monday through Friday, year round with the exception of Holidays.
Turning Point School, Culver City
Courses / Programs
Located in Culver City in Western Los Angeles County, CA, Turning Point School offers preschool (from 2 years, 10 months), kindergarten, elementary and middle programs through to 8th grade, as well as before and after school programs and summer camp.

At Turning Point School, we strive to address the comprehensive educational needs of the whole, multi-faceted child. Here, the child is the focus, the teacher the facilitator. In an intimate and focused learning environment, students are able to realize their individual potential.

Through a variety of methods and in a diversity of environments, students build upon their individual strengths. They develop skills for sound judgment and learn how to learn, developing, as they go, their own understanding of the world. By making it relevant to them personally, by helping them reflect on who they are and how they, as individual citizens, can apply their knowledge, we release them solidly into the world.

Students emerge from Turning Point School self-assured in the quality of their ideas and actions, confident in their abilities, and well prepared for the path ahead.
* Education programs from primary (from 2 years 10 months) through to 8th grade:

- Primary and Kindergarten programs
- Elementary School programs
- Middle School programs
- Before and After School programs
- Summer Camp programs

* Our curriculum includes reading and literature, writing mechanics, math, science, social studies, visual arts, performing arts, technology, foreign languages, athletics and human & heath development