Montessori Center School
401 North Fairview Ave. #1, Goleta, CA 93117805.683.9383
For more than 40 years, Montessori Center School (MCS) has provided students aged 18 months through 12 years with creative and compelling education in a supportive, nurturing environment. MCS is a dynamic community of over 300 children and approximately 50 faculty and staff. MCS implements the internationally renowned Montessori Method of teaching and works to ensure that the school flourishes for today’s children and for generations to come.
MCS is a non-profit educational organization, independently operated but affiliated with the American Montessori Society and licensed by the Department of Social Services. MCS’ mission is to offer a Montessori education that encourages intellectual, social, physical, creative and moral development, while preparing students for academic excellence, confident lifelong learning and responsible, caring lives.
In addition, Montessori is a style of education which integrates learning and living, thinking and feeling, self and community, focus and activity.
Marymount of Santa Barbara
2130 Mission Ridge Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93103805.569.1811 ext. 131
For 70 years, Marymount’s tradition of excellence has instilled a thirst for knowledge, developed core values, and created an intellectually engaging, supportive community. A 9:1 student-faculty ratio, accomplished teachers, and state-of the art facilities are enhanced by our picturesque 10-acre Riviera campus. Rigorous college-preparatory academics combine with exciting arts and athletics programs. Our students become global citizens possessing leadership skills and a foundation for success. • World-class language arts and math curricula • Swimming pool used for P.E., science, SCUBA elective • Osprey Academy for the Gifted & Talented • Full-time Learning Specialist • Differentiated Instruction • Free Tutoring In-School & After School • Computer, Spanish, art, and music classes begin in Kindergarten • 20+ electives in Middle School • Graduates attend the best high schools/colleges: Cate, Laguna, Bishop, SBHS, Thacher, Stevenson, Exeter; Cornell, Columbia, NYU, Stanford, Berkeley, UCLA
Starr King Preschool
1525 Santa Barbara Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
805.966.1325
Santa Barbara School District
720 Santa Barbara Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
805.963.4338 ext. 206
The Santa Barbara School Districts, in partnership with parents and the community, will provide professional instruction and guidance so that students will achieve academic excellence, understand and respect diversity balance individual interests and civic responsibilities participate in an increasingly technological society and take responsibility for their own learning and development.
Mind Your Manners
P.O. Box 5740, Santa Barbara, CA 93150
805.280.9400
Laguna Blanca School
4125 Paloma Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93110
805.867.1752
http://lagunablanca.org/summer
Founded in 1933, Laguna Blanca is Santa Barbara’s only independent, co-educational, college-preparatory day school for students in grades K-12. Promoting excellence both in and out of the classroom, Laguna’s outstanding faculty models supportive learning environments where community service, athletics, and the arts are as important as classroom lessons.