Meet High Tech High

You’ve probably heard of High Tech High (HTH), a charter school in San Diego, and you probably know that admission is by lottery. You may know that HTH began as a single high school and is now made up of a group of schools that teach students in grades from kindergarten through twelfth grade. And you might even know that HTH currently has three campuses around San Diego County: Point Loma, Chula Vista and...

Meet The Grauer School

The Grauer School, located in Encinitas, CA, is a private day school for grades 6-12 offering independent, compassionate, college preparatory education. According to their website: We work in an environment of academic excellence to help students develop as caring, compassionate, ethical individuals, aware of their responsibilities to local and global society. To accomplish our mission, we seek students who are able...

Meet Pacific Ridge School

Pacific Ridge School, located in Carlsbad, CA, opened in the fall of 2007 with the intention of enriching the educational opportunities – in particular for 7th through 12th grades – in San Diego’s North County. A handful of founding families spearheaded the movement to open the school based upon their desire to create an educational environment that embodied their mission statement: “In a...

Meet The Gillispie School

Right in the heart of La Jolla, nestled underneath shade trees just a few steps down Girard Avenue from the hustle and bustle of La Jolla Village, sits The Gillispie School, an independent school for approximately 300 students from preschool through sixth grade. The school was founded on its current site in 1951 by Ada Gillispie, a philanthropist who cared deeply about the community’s children. The school has...

Meet the San Diego French American School

One of the most unique educational opportunities for children in the San Diego area may be found at the San Diego French American School, located atop Mount Soledad in La Jolla. The school has been providing students from preschool through eighth grade with a dual language program for more than 20 years, and they have their eye toward the future with a long-range plan to eventually continue through high...