Elementary School

Nestled in the heart of the beautiful Mills College campus, our K-5 lab school offers:

• Highly-qualified Head Teachers and dedicated student teachers
• Small classes with a target size of 20 or less
• Multi-age classrooms: K/1, 2/3, and 4/5
• Integrated curriculum with math, language arts, visual art, science, music and movement, and physical education, all with a social-emotional component
• Strong parent involvement
• Annual dramatic or musical production

NEW THIS YEAR:

• Spanish for all K-5 classes!
• iPads utilized as teaching tools in 2nd-5th grade classrooms
• After school care now available until 5:45 pm daily, including a variety of enrichment options, such as guitar, chess, dance, or drama

Committed to the highest standards while avoiding standardization, our strong academic curriculum is aligned with the frameworks of the State of California. A variety of assessment methods are infused into the teaching program and parents receive regular progress reports.

Here, children are still children: Imaginative play and read-aloud haven’t disappeared, students get individual attention and time to develop a love of learning, and 5th graders leave prepared for the academic and social challenges of the best middle schools in the East Bay.

Elementary School Application Process