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Bridges Academy

Type: Featured Private Elementary Schools, Private Elementary School, Private High School, Private Middle School

Description:

Bridges Academy (Grades 4-12) is a school serving the twice-exceptional (2e) – students with learning differences who are amazingly bright, outside-the-box thinkers, capable of developing expertise at a very young age in wide-ranging fields, from robotics to religion, string theory to Sanskrit, politics to poetry. The school prepares students for the 21st century and its many opportunities, including university studies and artistic and entrepreneurial endeavors. The school, which opened a second campus in Seattle in fall 2022 and an online high school in 2021, is a testament to the power of strengths-based 2e educational philosophy.

Bridges empowers its students to thrive academically and socially through small classes and differentiated instruction, creating an environment in which gifts are recognized and developed, and learning differences and disabilities are accepted. Many students come to Bridges defined by their challenges but graduate defined by their strengths and talents.

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Address: 3921 Laurel Canyon Blvd., Studio City, CA 91604

Phone Number: 818-506-1091

Email: [email protected]

Website: Bridges Academy

Children’s Community School

Type: Private Elementary School

Description:

LA’s progressive Elementary School. Children’s Community School prepares children to be active citizens in a democracy. At every step, we relate study to life. We believe education ought to prepare each and every student to take part in shaping their own future—and the future of society.

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Address: 14702 Sylvan St, Van Nuys, CA 91411

Phone Number: (818) 780-6226

Email: [email protected]

Website: Children's Community School

The Willows Community School

Type: Featured Private Elementary Schools, Private Elementary School, Private Middle School

Description:

The Willows Community School, located in Culver City is a Developmental Kindergarten through 8th grade non-profit, co-educational independent school enrolling 465 students annually. Nationally recognized as a balanced, progressive educational leader, The Willows’ strong academic program incorporates experiential learning and thematic instruction into cutting-edge curriculum and integrates technology and the arts into the classroom. The Willows is strongly committed to financial assistance and seeks a broad-based student body with a diversity of race, ethnicity, economics and learning styles. 33% of its student body is comprised of students of color, and the school annually enrolls students from 57+ zip codes across the greater Los Angeles area. We believe each child brings our community an extraordinary gift: a curious mind, ready to explore and eager to learn.

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Address: 8509 Higuera Street, Culver City, CA 90232

Phone Number: 310-815-0411

Email: [email protected]

Website: The Willows Community School