Alma Heights Christian is a private school serving the greater San Francisco peninsula region. Located in Pacifica, California, Alma Heights partners with Coastside Community Church and Highlands Church ministering to and training students on two campuses. Educational studies at Alma Heights help prepare students from kindergarten through twelfth grade for the rigors of college and life. Alma Heights is a member of ACSI and is accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).

The Mission of Almaden Country School is to discover the gifts in every child. We provide a safe and affirming environment for learning--empowering children to strive, explore, and build a sense of personal value. Our teachers create a rich academic foundation that corresponds with the developmental stages of childhood. We offer a wide variety of opportunities for children to extend their intellectual. social, and personal potential. Our students become delightful people--confident, kind, concerned, and ready to make significant contributions to our world.

Alsion offers a three year program of education especially designed to meet the academic and social needs of adolescents (ages 12 through 15.) While Alsion covers grades 7, 8, and 9, the School has the teaching expertise and resources to advance motivated students well beyond the California standards for these grade levels. Alsion's Early College program enables our students to earn two years of college credit at Ohlone College and a high school diploma from Alsion after 9th grade.

Alton School has been committed to providing a positive and successful learning environment for students since it

The Alverno mission: To EMPOWER each young woman to be exactly the person she wants to be. Alverno High School is an indepedent, Catholic, college preparatory school, which aims to prepare young women to be leaders in their world. Small class sizes, a challenging academic curriculum, and a close community offers young women a place to shine. Our unique form of student government includes nearly a third of the school and helps girls discover their strengths; our strong service component and quality arts and sports programs give girls a rich cocurricular experience. Located on 13.5 beautiful acres in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, Alverno has been educating young women of conscience and conviction since 1960.

The need of Adult Education is clear: without serious Adult Education public and non-public jointed effort, California could become a state “with two very different populations:The poverty, un-adaptation, failure of democracy, life level among the society, family expectations, Government performance, reduced tax collection associated with the lower incomes and greater use of health and welfare services are among others, consequences connected with the need of High School Diploma effective delivery systems.

By challenging each individual to develop critical thinking skills, creativity, and personal integrity, The Anacapa School fully prepares students for college. Enthusiastic teachers provide personal attention, instilling in their students a desire for lifelong learning and a strong awareness of their social and civic responsibilities. The Philosophy that has guided The Anacapa School since our founding, organizes the school program into three components: technical knowledge, personal/social knowledge, and critical knowledge.

Anaheim Discovery Christian School believes that each student it has the privilege of training was created by God with unique, individual gifts to ultimately be developed and used for God's ordained purpose in life. Our faculty's primary purpose is to show and be an example of Christ so that each child will commit his or her life to Him.

In 1996, American Anchorpoint Academies, Inc., a California nonprofit religious organization, was founded by Stephen Malone, Sr. and a few friends for the purpose of obtaining land in the South County on which to build a Christian educational center, kindergarten through college. Anchorpoint

Annunciation Catholic School nurtures and educate students from pre-school through eight grade, guiding each through a holistic and challenging academia. Supported by St. Mary's and St. Philip Benizi parishes, Annunciation Catholic School is grounded in the values of Courage, Faith and Love as exemplified by our patroness, the Blessed Mother. As partners in education, the faculty, staff and parents of Annunciation Catholic School facilitates growth in the catholic faith, christian values, spirituality, and service towards others. Its students, who come with individual needs, diverse cultural backgrounds, and a variety of learning styles, are inspired to become lifelong learners and encouraged to be productive citizens in both the local and global communities.

Every week, Antelope Christian Center is a busy place. We have ministries and programs for the entire family, and something is happening on our church campus nearly every day of the week. Our children

The staff and faculty of the Antelope Valley Christian School will challenge and inspire each student to achieve academic excellence, develop personal integrity, and practice responsible citizenship. This takes place within a Christian environment that communicates and models the love of God through Jesus Christ and the teachings of the Bible as the basis of faith, character, and morals.

Apostles is a member of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS), a church organization that has been operating Lutheran schools for over 150 years. Apostles wants to connect your child with the future. Our students score consistently high on achievement tests compared with other schools. After graduation, our students attend the top-rated private and public high schools in the area. Students are balanced and well-equipped for the challenges of high school and life. Students have the spiritual foundation to tackle issues in their future.

At The Aptos Academy, we believe that every child has a strong natural desire to learn, and the right to exercise that desire. We introduce the child to a proper study technology and encourage good study habits. We believe that the child's desire to learn must not be suppressed or smothered by incompetent teaching, a distractive study atmosphere, or duress. We believe that each child is a unique individual and should be able to proceed at a pace suited to his or her own abilities, talents, and interests; and each child needs to develop the ability to observe, think, and express his or her thoughts clearly. It is our school's responsibility to observe, measure, and recognize students' achievements, and maintain a positive environment for learning.

Arcadia Christian School is accredited by both ?WASC? Western Association of Schools and Colleges and ?ACSI? Association of Christian Schools International.

The Archer School for Girls is an educational community that supports and challenges young women to discover their passions and realize their true potential. We provide a rigorous, integrated college preparatory curriculum that fosters critical thinking and intellectual curiosity. We create and sustain a collaborative teaching and learning environment that explores and refines the ways girls learn best. We help girls to become leaders and life-long learners, strengthening their capacity to contribute positively to their communities. We strengthen girls' voices in a diverse and culturally rich environment. We embrace possibility, promote challenge-seeking and support risk-taking. We encourage girls to develop meaningful relationships with peers and faculty rooted in honesty, respect and responsibility. We graduate courageous, committed and ethical young women who take responsibility for their own physical, financial and emotional well-being. Archer instills in students the language of learning and addresses itself to the question of how girls learn best.

After its initial beginnings as a Saturday school in Montebello teaching the Armenian language and culture, Armenian Mesrobian School was founded in 1965. Mesrobian offers a comprehensive educational program, accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, to students ranging from early childhood education through twelfth grade. Armenian Mesrobian School strives to instill traditional Armenian values in students and to enable them to become well educated, successful, productive adults and citizens. Our goals are to enable students to competently use the basic tools of learning and communication; to enable students to question, to reason, to evaluate, and to act constructively; to enable students to understand the political and legal processes of our society and to become active, responsible citizens; to enable students to understand the Armenian language, history, and religion; to enable students to identify themselves as a part of the Armenian community; to instill in students a positive attitude toward and respect for learning; to instill in students a respect for the ideas and opinions of others; and to instill in students the confidence to achieve their full potentials.

Arrowhead Christian Academy, as a Christian educational community, is committed to explore and experience the fullness of God in Christ through the intellectual, spiritual, physical, emotional and social development of our students and staff.

Founded in 1998, Arroyo Pacific Academy is a four year private, coeducational high school located in Arcadia California. The school provides for a friendly and welcoming community that is very supportive and encourages individual growth. Arroyo Pacific is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). Arroyo Pacific has been authorized to issue I-20 students visas by SEVIS.

The Art of Learning is not an ordinary private school. It grew out of a unique partnership between an educational therapist, an artist, dedicated teachers, students who want to learn, and parents who dared to believe that learning differences could be surmounted in an atmosphere of care and individualized attention to their children. The Art of Learning Academy accepts students who do not do well in traditional school environments, large environments, and large classrooms. We meet in the cozy home environment of an ample house in Northridge that has a lovely garden and pool. We also have a 1200 square-foot, on-site, fully equipped art studio, where students who love art can learn to work with innumerable materials and tools. Ours is a small school of warmth and intimacy in which the learning experience takes place either one-on-one or in small groups with less than ten students per teacher and a paraprofessional aide.