Reminder! ISEE Test Dates Jan-Apr 2010

If you are applying to private schools for fifth grade or above in San Diego, there’s a good chance that the schools will require that your child take the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE), which is administered by Educational Records Bureau (ERB). From January through the first part of February is prime time for taking the ISEE since a lot of schools have application deadlines around the middle of...

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...

January 2010 Admission Events

The private school admission season is in full swing around San Diego, and many schools have scheduled events for prospective families during January 2010. These events give families the opportunity to learn more about a school’s program, meet administrators, teachers and current parents, and get a feel for the campus and facilities. Now is the time to RSVP for events coming up in January 2010. Be aware that...

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...