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Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District
Vision Statement: As a community of learners,
the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District work together in
a nurturing environment to help students be visionary, versatile
thinkers; resourceful, life-long learners; effective, multi-lingual
communicators and global citizens. The District is a richly varied
community that values the contributions of all its members. It exists
to prepare all students in their pursuit of academic achievement
and personal health and to support and encourage them in their development
of intellectual, artistic, technological, physical and social expression.
The District's diverse student body of 12,600 are 58% White, non-Hispanic,
42% Minority and speak more than 71 languages. They attend ten elementary
schools (grades K-5), three middle schools (grades 6-8), three high
schools (grades 9-12) and an alternative school (grades K-8). The
District also provides pre-school services and adult education programs.
The District has long been at the forefront of educational reform,
and the students continue to score among the highest in Los Angeles
County on standardized tests. The Academic Performance Index (API)
growth report shows that nearly all District schools have API scores
above 800. The growth pattern in API signals strong improvement
in teaching and leadership. This is what the community expects and
is getting. More than 90% of the District's high school graduates
continue their education at institutions of higher learning. Professional
development is a high priority in the District and many of its 700+
teachers hold masters and doctoral degrees.
The District is fortunate to be part of a committed
community. Parents are active in the District in many ways, including
as members of the PTA and District Advisory Committees, and as classroom
volunteers. The business community adopted schools, donated funds
and services and, acknowledged the extraordinary work of students
and staff members. The cities of Santa Monica and Malibu continue
to contribute to the schools with programs and funding. For more
information visit www.smmusd.org.
College Level Schools
Santa Monica College
Santa Monica College is a two-year community
college accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges
with a thriving campus with 29,000 students and offerings in more
than 80 fields of study. Santa Monica College has an impressive
academic record and is the leader among the state's 106 community
colleges in transferring students to the University of California,
University of Southern California and other four-year campuses.
Santa Monica College prides itself on preparing students for careers
of the 21st century -- in such fields as nursing, computer applications,
automotive technology, business, accounting, graphic design and
other occupations.
Set on a 38-acre campus less than two miles
from the beach, Santa Monica College has everything today's student
needs to succeed - computer labs, a library linked to the Internet,
athletic facilities, performing and visual arts spaces, and active
student clubs. Our new Science Complex, which opened in fall 1999,
features state-of-the-art equipment and high-tech labs. Our award-winning
faculty works closely with students to ensure their success, and
we have numerous student services to help students meet their goals.
We invite you to browse their home page to get more detailed information
at www.smc.edu.
. Art Institute of California - Los Angeles
The Art Institute of California - Los Angeles
is an educational institution for career preparation in the visual
and culinary arts and is a member of The Art Institutes system.
The Art Institute of California - Los Angeles offers the following
degree programs: Associate of Science degrees in Culinary Arts,
Graphic Design, Multimedia & Web Design, and Video Production;
and Bachelor of Science degrees in Culinary Management, Game Art
& Design, Graphic Design, Media Arts & Animation, and Multimedia
& Web Design. Each program is offered on a year-round basis,
allowing students to continue to work uninterrupted toward their
degrees. An impressive faculty of working professionals strives
to strengthen students' skills and to cultivate their talents through
well-designed curricula. Programs are carefully defined with support
and contributions from the professional community and curricula
are reviewed regularly to ensure they meet the needs of a changing
marketplace to qualify graduates for entry-level positions in their
chosen fields. For more information visit www.aicala.artinstitutes.edu.
Carlthorp School
Carlthorp School is Santa Monica's oldest
independent nonsectarian elementary day school. We opened our
doors for our 62nd year on September 4, 2001. With all classes
limited in size, each student from kindergarten through sixth
grade receives individual attention. Thoroughness, accuracy, and
responsibility are stressed in all school work, and special attention
is given to necessary preparation for entrance to public and private
secondary schools. Carlthorp School admits students of any color,
national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs,
and activities made available to students at the school. It does
not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic
origin in administration of its educational and admissions policies,
scholarship, athletic and other school-administered programs.
Carlthorp School is a non-profit organization. www.crossroads.org.
Crossroads School
Crossroads School was founded in 1971 by a
group of educators and parents whose goal was to provide a diverse
student body a coeducational college preparatory education combining
academic excellence with a comprehensive fine and performing arts
program, community service, athletic challenge, and environmental
education. Today, the school consists of two campuses, serving
1130 students. The school has an operating budget of over $23
million and provides $2.6 million in financial aid to applicant
families. Crossroads is a distinctly progressive school offering
an intellectually demanding and creative curriculum within a supportive,
personal environment that has at its base the notion of safety,
equity, and inclusion for all. Crossroads strives to help each
student develop a personal commitment to learning, a respect for
independent thinking, a sense of social commitment, an appreciation
of the valuable traditions of the past, and a concern for the
future. Crossroads students are provided a spectrum of program
opportunities including visual arts, literature, language, music,
math, drama, history, science, dance, athletics, computer science,
community service, and environmental/experiential education. For
more information visit www.xrds.org.
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Delphi Academy of Santa Monica
Delphi Academy of Santa Monica is an independent, coeducational, non-sectarian day school offering a kindergarten through 6th grade program. Academics focus is on providing students with a solid grounding in the basics of reading, writing and mathematics; a rich and challenging hands-on curriculum, immersion in art and music, and the ability to study purposefully and, ultimately, independently.
The campus is located near the beach in Santa Monica on 4th Street. Delphi Academy of Santa Monica is one of several schools in the Delphi Schools Network, a group of independent schools sharing uniquely developed curriculum and teaching methods.
Students completing the K-6 program at the Santa Monica campus are given priority status for enrolling in Delphi Academy of Los Angeles to continue their program through 12th grade. The Los Angeles campus is located just 25 minutes north from Santa Monica in the equestrian community of Lake View Terrace. www.delphisantamonica.org. New Roads School
New Roads School is an independent educational
community set on two campuses and currently serving 375 students
in Grades 6 through 12. New Roads was established in 1995 as a model
for education, reflecting in its student population and faculty
the ethnically, racially, culturally and socio-economically diverse
neighborhoods of Los Angeles County. To prepare young people for
the challenges and opportunities they face, the School aims to promote
personal, social, political, and moral understanding, and to instill
in students a respect for the humanity and ecology of the world
in which they live. The demanding college preparatory curriculum
not only emphasizes strong reading and writing skills, effective
expression, and critical thinking, but seeks to go beyond ordinary
"schooling" with a concern for the development of the
whole person. New Roads School is a nonprofit corporation governed
by self-perpetuating Board of Trustees, and is accredited by the
Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). For more information
visit www.newroads.org.
Pilgrim Lutheran School
Pilgrim Lutheran School offers your child
(preschool through eighth grade) a strong, accredited academic
education, using current curriculum and materials as well as employing
traditional philosophies and methods. We encourage critical thinking,
discovery, creativity, and love of learning through intensive
study programs in religion, reading, writing, art, grammar, spelling,
science, math, social studies, music, computer education, and
physical education. Accreditation by NLSA - Extended Day Care
- Interscholastic sports. For more information visit www.pilgrimlutheranchurch.org.
Saint Monica Catholic High School
Saint Monica Catholic High School is a coeducational,
parish high school that provides a college preparatory curriculum
for students of diverse abilities, cultures, and faiths. As a Catholic
high school guided by gospel values, we affirm and respect the dignity
of each member of our school community. We are a faith-filled community
that values Christian service, as well as academic achievement.
Our mission is to graduate students who demonstrate strength of
character, intellectual integrity, and the love of God and others.
Recognizing parents as the primary educators, we provide a faith-based
education in collaboration with parents, faculty, and the parish
community. We achieve this through the synthesis of the spiritual,
intellectual, moral, emotional, social, and physical development
of our students. For more information visit www.stmonicahs.org.
Westside Waldorf School
The Westside Waldorf School was established
in 1988 because a group of dedicated teachers, parents and community
members wanted to bring Waldorf education to the west side of Los
Angeles. Today we offer Nursery, Kindergarten and Elementary Grades
1 through 6. We are adding grades 7 in 2004 and 8 in 2005 until
all eight grades have been established. Waldorf education provides
children with a rich experience of learning that gives context and
meaning to knowledge. Waldorf education produces critical and flexible
thinking, a compassionate world view, and the will and confidence
to make things happen. We invite you to visit our school to see
whether Waldorf education is right for your child and your family.
For more information on Westside Waldorf School or our upcoming
events, please contact our Enrollment Director, Sumaiya Yusuf, at
(310) 576-0788. www.wswaldorf.org.
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