We are a FREE public school option for grades K-12. We are WASC accredited. Our courses are NCAA, UC a-g, and College Board approved. We offer AP and Honors courses. We provide a safe environment, supportive culture, one-on-one and small group instruction, a personalized educational plan for every student, and a blend of online media and traditional resources for learning. We offer flexible scheduling to meet student and family needs. You can enroll with us at any time!
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Pacific Ridge School, grades 6-12 is dedicated to developing in our students the intellect, agility, and courage to serve them in young adulthood and beyond. We started out with a desire to build a community committed to learning and growth, laying the foundation for a purposeful life ahead. At Pacific Ridge School, we offer an outstanding education that prepares students to enter adulthood with resilience and a strong sense of self. To achieve this, we believe in creating the right set of experiences for every student to develop a sense of curiosity, the mindset to solve any problem, and the determination to achieve the extraordinary. We know the students that pass through our doors are empowered to make positive change in the world, and we enable them to do so with creativity and confidence.
The Native School is the only Evidence-Based Outdoor Early Ed Program in San Diego. -EST 2011- Influenced by Scandinavian Forest School models and Reggio Emilia Teaching Practices, we utilize inquiry-based learning in the living classrooms and wildlife spaces native to our school's partnering preserves. Our Professional Educators and University Interns are dedicated to emergent, hands-on learning, employing Developmentally Appropriate Practices and Evidence-Based Academic Teaching. Our curriculum is not scripted or textbook-driven. Content is dictated by students' developmental needs and expressed interests. Our University Recognized Frameworks provide accountability for ensuring math, literacy, science, and indigenous studies concepts and skills are mastered, in alignment with California State Education Standards and utilizing only Evidence-Based Literacy Instruction. **An Important Note To The Community** In June of 2025, our program experienced a theft of intellectual property, and contracted families were targeted with misinformation intended to solicit enrollment for a competing program by a previous short-term employee. This outside program falsely claimed to possess the same validity as our fifteen years of experience in outdoor education and both stole and utilized our published work and research. Our longstanding professional partners helped initiate an independent investigation into all rumors and claims. *To date, every single claim had been determined unfounded*
Army and Navy Academy employs boy brain science and virtue development to set boys up for success in life. The Academy is a military boarding and day school for boys in grades 7-12. Located on the Pacific Ocean in Carlsbad, CA, our structured environment, exceptional teachers, and leadership development programs teach boys how they learn best: through hands-on experiences, kinesthetic learning, mentorship, and challenge. Since 1910, Army and Navy Academy has been forging virtuous young men for life. Discover more at armyandnavyacademy.org.
