Westmark School is a creative and supportive college preparatory school dedicated to educating, empowering, and celebrating students with distinct learning styles, providing the tools necessary to achieve successful and fulfilling futures. It is the leading independent school in Greater Los Angeles providing a research-based, specialized curriculum and differentiated instruction to Grades 2-12 students with dyslexia, dyscalculia, dysgraphia, and other language-based learning differences, often in combination with ADD/ADHD.
Help Group’s Coldwater Canyon campus in Valley Glen is home to Village Glen School and Summit View School, two specialized schools dedicated to helping students learn, grow, and thrive. With experienced educators, individualized support, and welcoming school communities, we help students build on their strengths while developing the academic, social, and emotional skills they need for the future. Our schools support students with autism, ADHD, learning differences, developmental disabilities, anxiety, emotional and behavioral challenges, and other learning and neurodevelopmental needs. Programs combine specialized academics with social-emotional support in structured, supportive environments designed to meet each student where they are. Contact us to learn more about Village Glen School and Summit View School and find the right educational environment for your child.
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Balancing traditional academics with 21st-century innovation, Laurence School helps students develop a love of learning and intellectual curiosity. Our curriculum emphasizes math, writing, STEM, global education, visual and performing arts, music, athletics, and character education. Laurence serves students in kindergarten through sixth grade from throughout Los Angeles, including the Valley, Los Feliz, Hancock Park, Hollywood, Beverly Hills, and Brentwood. Extracurricular opportunities (during and after school) include: drama; orchestra; photography; LEGO robotics; school newspaper; chess club; math club; entrepreneurship; student government; and field trips. Summer camp program for existing students.
We offer Waldorf education with Waldorf certified teachers to students Pre-K through Grade 6. Our tuition lands on the low end of similar private schools and we offer tuition assistance, making our school accessible. Our mission is to foster the children's love of learning while we nurture their physical, emotional, intellectual and social capacities through principles designed by Rudolf Steiner, featuring a developmentally-staged and arts-oriented education. We accept CCRC funding for the Early Childhood and After-School Care program.
