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Merit Academy, Soquel:
Merit Academy in Soquel, near the Pacific Ocean and Monterey Bay in Santa Cruz County, CA is an independent school accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) (for grades 9th-12th). The Academy provides a carefully designed courseload that incorporates the core learning desires of the students and embraces the full spectrum of learning from Merit Academy's kindergarten through 12th grade curriculum. Merit Academy seeks students who want to learn at a deeper level, students who aren’t afraid of giving 100% of their energy, students who love to travel, students who appreciate the attention and guidance of one-on-one classroom instruction, and students who are willing to dedicate themselves to realizing their full potential.
Closely Monitored Progress:
There is one student per class. Teachers teach directly to that one student, so there’s no way to slip through the cracks. The classes move at a level appropriate for each student. You won’t have to wonder whether your child is participating in class discussions or whether the teacher is engaging your child; these concerns are nonexistent at Merit.
Merit's teachers and director keep close tabs on each student’s progress. Teachers report directly to Merit’s Director about each student’s work. The director meets with each student once per week to ensure that the student is making good progress, enjoying their classes, and using their time wisely. If a student looks like they might fall behind, they are able to receive extra tutoring.
Education Programs:
- Kindergarten through to 12th Grade Independent School offering a Preschool Program, Elementary School, Middle School, High School, Internships that start in 9th grade and Honors courses.
- There is one student per class.
- Teachers teach directly to that one student, so there’s no way to slip through the cracks.
- The classes move at a level appropriate for each student.
Education Services:
MERIT exists as an education institution that focuses on the provision of educational advisory to the general public. We provide consultation to both parents and students in engaging and advancing the student's future, an individualized approach for personal interests. In addition to the Academy, MERIT also offers comprehensive educational services that enhance skills and provide guidance for students who want a greater education.
These services extend from study skills to private tutoring, college admissions through graduate school, and even home schooling curriculum and alternatives.
Address:
Merit Educational Consultants LLC 2392 North Rodeo Gulch Road Soquel, CA 95073, Santa Cruz County, California , USA
Nurture And Nature Early Childhood Education Center, Millbrae
Courses / Programs
Nurture And Nature in Millbrae in San Mateo County, just west of San Francisco Bay, is an Early Childhood Education Center offering part-day and full-day Preschool and Pre-Kindergarten programs for children ages 3-6 years. Parent involvement is key to our success. We strive to create a family-like community at Nurture And Nature ECE Center, where the learning and nurturing of home and school blend together.Nurture And Nature Early Childhood Education Center seeks to maximize each child’s potential. We encourage and challenge each child to take social-emotional and academic risks to experience greater success and self-confidence. We highlight your child’s strengths and needs by writing individual goals in all developmental areas, which are created and reviewed frequently by the family and teaching staff.
- Part-day and full-day preschool and pre-kindergarten programs for children ages 3-6 years.
- We provide developmentally appropriate activities in a multi-sensory and varied learning style approach.
- Social skills and character education are taught within the classroom.
- We provide developmentally appropriate activities in a multi-sensory and varied learning style approach.
- Social skills and character education are taught within the classroom.
Sierra Canyon School, Chatsworth
Courses / Programs
Located on over 36 beautiful acres in Chatsworth in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles, CA, Sierra Canyon School is an academically excellent, college preparatory school committed to an empowering environment in which students realize their greatest intellectual, creative, ethical and physical promise. We are a co-educational school for grades Early Kindergarten through to Twelfth Grade and have no religious affiliation. Sierra Canyon School has two campuses: The Lower Campus for students in Early Kindergarten through to 6th Grades, and the Upper Campus for students in grades 7 through 12. Sierra Canyon School is an accredited school which belongs to CAIS, WASC and NAIS. The relationship between teacher and student is at the heart of every excellent academic institution. Sierra Canyon School cultivates this relationship by providing a dynamic learning environment that facilitates positive growth among all members of the school community.
Our students advance their knowledge through thoughtful discussion and the exploration of ideas. At its core, we develop students who are as keen to realize their potential as their teachers are to inspire it.
We are a college preparatory school offering the following programs:
- Early Kindergarten programs
- Lower School programs
Subject areas include: Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, Science, Foreign Language, Computer Technology, Art, Music, Physical Education.
- Middle School programs
- Upper School programs
AP classes offered include: English, Foreign Language (Spanish, French, Latin), Biology, Chemistry, Physics, History, Art
- Varsity Level Athletics program
- Early Kindergarten programs
- Lower School programs
Subject areas include: Language Arts, Math, Social Studies, Science, Foreign Language, Computer Technology, Art, Music, Physical Education.
- Middle School programs
- Upper School programs
AP classes offered include: English, Foreign Language (Spanish, French, Latin), Biology, Chemistry, Physics, History, Art
- Varsity Level Athletics program
Santa Monica Montessori School
Courses / Programs
Santa Monica Montessori School in Santa Monica in west Los Angeles County, CA, is a private early childhood, elementary and junior high school offering Montessori school programs to children in grades Pre-K through to 7th. The Santa Monica Montessori School offers an enriched curriculum including exercises in practical life, sensorial, mathematics, reading, language, grace / courtesy, science, geography, history, fine arts, humanities, foreign languages and music. Our internationally diverse faculty are selected carefully for their love of teaching and respect for the Montessori method.Santa Monica Montessori School is a private elementary school established in 1960 as a fully accredited Montessori school and teacher training institute by Dr. Claude Claremont, an associate of Dr. Maria Montessori. The Santa Monica Montessori School is registered with the California State Department of Education and adheres to the California Education Code. The school follows the public school calendar as set forth by the Santa Monica Unified School District.
* Early Childhood program
* Elementary School program
* Junior High School program
Pre-K through to Grade 7 curriculum includes:
- Mathematics
- Reading
- Language
- Grace / Courtesy
- Science
- Geography
- History
- Fine Arts
- Humanities
- Foreign Languages
- Music
* Elementary School program
* Junior High School program
Pre-K through to Grade 7 curriculum includes:
- Mathematics
- Reading
- Language
- Grace / Courtesy
- Science
- Geography
- History
- Fine Arts
- Humanities
- Foreign Languages
- Music
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.
- 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.
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.
- 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.
Shu Ren International School, Berkeley
Courses / Programs
Shu Ren International School is an independent, co-educational day school in Berkeley in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, Alameda County, for students in Pre-K through to 2nd grade with plans to extend through 8th grade in coming years. We offer a dual-immersion education in Chinese and English based on the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO)’s Primary Years Program curriculum framework.Shu Ren was founded on the belief that children should be equipped with the knowledge, skills, and values to be engaged global citizens in an increasingly interconnected world. We strive to educate students to be effective and creative problem solvers, with knowledge of other world regions and global issues; skills in communicating in multiple languages and working in cross-cultural environments; and values of respect and concern for the diverse cultures and peoples of the world.
Shu Ren provides an academically rigorous but fun environment where children are nurtured to become independent, open-minded, and enthusiastic lifelong learners.
- Chinese (Mandarin) immersion curriculum for Pre-K through to elementary school
- Curriculum based on International Baccalaureate Organization's Primary Years Program framework
- Afterschool classes in Mandarin, Chinese dance, martial arts, music and more
- Chinese immersion summer camp
- Extended care is also available
- Curriculum based on International Baccalaureate Organization's Primary Years Program framework
- Afterschool classes in Mandarin, Chinese dance, martial arts, music and more
- Chinese immersion summer camp
- Extended care is also available