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Private Jewish Elementary School in Los Angeles, CA
Valley Beth Shalom Day School, Los Angeles:
Valley Beth Shalom Harold M. Schulweis Day School is an Independent co-educational Jewish day school for grades K-6. We are located in Encino, California and serve Sherman Oaks, Encino and Tarzana communities. The Day School offers a high academic program, a dynamic Jewish experience, and bonding of friendships within a caring community. We are proud of our "top ranking accreditation status" from California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS), Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) and the Bureau of Jewish Education (BJE).
General Studies:
The Valley Beth Shalom Harold M. Schulweis Day School offers a high academic General Studies Program that fosters a strong foundation of skills for life’s educational journey. The General Studies curricula uses the California State Standards and beyond offering students an enriching learning experience. Our General Studies faculty is comprised of full-time, credentialed teachers who use state-of-the-art teaching techniques to enable students to reach their learning potential.
The General Studies academic curricula address the following areas:
* Language Arts
* Social Studies
* Mathematics (Accelerated Program Offered)
* Technology
* Science
* Library / Research Skills
* Physical Education
* Music Appreciation
* Visual Art
* Performing Arts
* Organizational Skills
Judaic Studies Program:
The Judaic Studies program engenders a strong Jewish identity and spiritual growth that lays a foundation for a meaningful Jewish life. At the Day School, Judaism comes alive as students learn Torah and texts, modern Hebrew language, participate in Jewish rituals, prayer, holidays, and Tikkun Olam (acts of loving kindness), by making a difference in the world, and a relationship to the state of Israel.
Modern Hebrew:
Students learn Modern Hebrew as a living language, with the goal of achieving fluency through the Tal Am and Tal Sela Hebrew Immersion curriculum. In addition, VBS Day School teaches the new MATOK Torah curriculum which allows students to find personal meaning within the text. Hebrew comes alive through art, plays, and musical activities that complement the secular educational path and cultivate a love for Jewish learning. Jewish holidays, history, values, and texts are integrated into every aspect of the curriculum and school calendar.
Special Events include:
* Science /Art Fairs and Open House
* General Studies Night
* Eco Fair
* All School General Studies Musical Performance
o America Will Be
o Give my Regards to Broadway
o Jewish American Composers
* Visits by Famous Authors
* Thomas Jefferson, Albert Einstein, Mark Twain Speaker Series
* 4th Grade California History Play
* Thanksgiving Celebration
o Native American Dance Performance
o Native American Storyteller
* School-wide Presentation Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.
* School-wide Presidential Election
Field Trips:
Each class takes a variety of field trips throughout the year. Some of the field trips include: Downtown Los Angeles Tour, Museum of Tolerance, Daily News plant, Leonis Adobe, Los Angeles Zoo, Museum of Natural History, Dorothy Chandler Music Center, Nine O'Clock Players, Tree People and Skirball Museum
Athletics:
The Physical Education curriculum is intended to help foster a desire to live a healthy lifestyle by using challenging, exciting, instructional and age-appropriate activities in a safe, nurturing and positive environment. Students are encouraged to participate in all activities without the fear of failure. The Physical Education program assists students in developing important social, emotional, and cognitive problem-solving skills that will help guide them through life.
Address:
Encino, Ventura Boulevard, Los Angeles, California , USA
Delphi Academy of Los Angeles
Courses / Programs
Delphi Academy of Los Angeles is an independent, coeducational, non-sectarian day school offering a preschool through high school program on one campus.The campus is located in the foothills of the Angeles National Forest in the equestrian community of Lake View Terrace in the San Fernando Valley region.
Academics focus on providing students with a solid grounding in the basics, a rich and challenging hands-on curriculum, and the ability to study purposefully and independently.
The Delphi program includes a fully rounded curriculum available for all age levels. Even the very youngest students are exposed to basic concepts of science, history, and the various humanities.
A rigorous mastery of the basics forms the core of the curriculum, with the complete program developing a wide spectrum of skills and knowledge in cultural, scientific and social subjects.
In addition to traditional academic subjects, students get training in practical areas such as communication, manners, computers, nutrition and organization.
Delphi Academy of Los Angeles admits students of any race, color and national or ethnic origin.
Parent Testimonial:
"I am so grateful that a school like Delphi exists. The academic program is challenging and it makes the study of vital subjects (like reading and math) absolutely fun and rewarding.”
- Elementary School Parent
Coeducational K-12 Programs:
• Preschool
• Lower School
• Elementary School
• Middle School
• Upper School
• Summer Programs
• English Immersion Program for International Students (Academic Year)
• English Immersion Camps (Spring, Summer & Winter - 4 weeks to 3 months)
• Preschool
• Lower School
• Elementary School
• Middle School
• Upper School
• Summer Programs
• English Immersion Program for International Students (Academic Year)
• English Immersion Camps (Spring, Summer & Winter - 4 weeks to 3 months)
Coastal Children's Learning Center
Courses / Programs
Located in Costa Mesa, Orange County CA, Coastal Children's Learning Center provides preschool and Pre-K classes for children ages 18 months to 6 years. Our program is a learn-through-play, developmental course which follows the High Scope Curriculum. We are licensed for 39 children and have 8 staff members, and strive to maintain a low ratio of 1:8. We also offer a day care service.We believe that learning is most effective for children when it is provided through ‘play’. Play is the child’s work, where education is life. With this in mind, we will provide intellectual stimulation through a variety of new experiences where the teacher becomes a facilitator to problem solving in each child’s world.
Pre-School & Pre-Kindergarten Classes for Children ages 18-months to 6 Years:
- The Goldfish Class (18 months - 30 months)
- The Jellyfish Class (2.5 years - 3.5 years)
- The Seahorses Class (3.5 - 4.5 years)
- The Seastars Class (Pre K)
- The Goldfish Class (18 months - 30 months)
- The Jellyfish Class (2.5 years - 3.5 years)
- The Seahorses Class (3.5 - 4.5 years)
- The Seastars Class (Pre K)
Sage Garden Montessori
Courses / Programs
Sage Garden Montessori is a small home-based Child Care and Pre School Program located in south-west LA near Westchester, Culver City, Inglewood, and Mid City. Our mission at Sage Garden Montessori is to create a safe and loving environment for your children. Our philosophy is based on anti-bias attitudes. We provide an integrated curriculum which enhances your child's curiosity about their world. We believe that children learn by doing. It is through active participation that children come to discover their talents and responsibilities. It is through friendship and community that children take their place in the family, the larger community, and the world.
- Montessori program including:
* Practical life activities
* Sensorial activities
* Cultural learning
* Science curriculum
* Language curriculum
* Maths curriculum
* Practical life activities
* Sensorial activities
* Cultural learning
* Science curriculum
* Language curriculum
* Maths curriculum
Presidio Knolls School, San Francisco
Courses / Programs
Located on Lombard Street, San Francisco, CA, near the Bay, Presidio Knolls School is a non-profit Mandarin-immersion Reggio Emilia inspired pre-school. Our school comprises of a dedicated, generous group of parents and teachers who are committed to providing a multi-lingual, multi-cultural English and Mandarin Chinese environment where children can freely develop their gifts and interests. Since the inception of the school in February 2008, the faculty and parents have been working very hard to realize these goals. We serve families from Chinatown, Cow Hollow, Russian Hill, Pacific Heights and throughout San Fransico Bay communities.Since the school was established, we have made great strides in implementing a Reggio Emilia inspired teaching philosophy in a Mandarin immersion classroom. To facilitate language reinforcement at home, we have produced and published weekly Youtube videos of Mandarin songs and stories. The teachers have also infused Chinese traditions, such as ancient poetry and festival celebrations, into the program to foster cultural awareness and expose our children to more sophisticated vocabularies.
- Preschool programs
- Kindergarten programs
* We offer a Reggio Emilia inspired teaching philosophy in a Mandarin immersion classroom. Bilingual Mandarin Chinese and English program.
* We teach Chinese traditions, such as ancient poetry and festival celebrations, into the program to foster cultural awareness and expose our children to more sophisticated vocabularies.
* We also offer Summer Camps.
- Kindergarten programs
* We offer a Reggio Emilia inspired teaching philosophy in a Mandarin immersion classroom. Bilingual Mandarin Chinese and English program.
* We teach Chinese traditions, such as ancient poetry and festival celebrations, into the program to foster cultural awareness and expose our children to more sophisticated vocabularies.
* We also offer Summer Camps.
San Raphael Spanish Academy
Courses / Programs
Located in a safe, gated community in the Carmel Valley area of Northern San Diego, San Raphael Spanish Academy is a home-based Spanish language learning preschool that provides a Spanish language immersion program for children from 18 months to 5 years. Our 3 native Spanish teachers serve a maximum of 12 children enrolled per day. Flexible scheduling options include half and full day options, and enrollment from 1 to 5 days a week.
Our qualified teachers build on what the children can already do, encouraging them to try new things. Preschool students are introduced to letters, numbers, counting, music and writing using a variety of materials and subjects.
We aim to develop the "whole child". Learning activities are designed to match the developmental stages of each child, where the pleasure of discovery and making something are more important than the final product.
Our qualified teachers build on what the children can already do, encouraging them to try new things. Preschool students are introduced to letters, numbers, counting, music and writing using a variety of materials and subjects.
We aim to develop the "whole child". Learning activities are designed to match the developmental stages of each child, where the pleasure of discovery and making something are more important than the final product.
Spanish Language Preschool Immersion Program (for children ages 18-months to 5-years)
- Home-based Spanish language program
- Native speaking Spanish teachers
- Maximum 12 kids per class
- Half day & full day options
- Enrollment from 1-5 days a week
- Situated in a safe, gated community
- Home-based Spanish language program
- Native speaking Spanish teachers
- Maximum 12 kids per class
- Half day & full day options
- Enrollment from 1-5 days a week
- Situated in a safe, gated community
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