Since 1978, Little Earth School has been providing
an exceptional education program for children.
Our School’s dedicated administration and faculty are a diverse group of early childhood educators with advanced degrees and many years of teaching experience. The outstanding quality of our program is due primarily to the expertise, professionalism and loyalty of our staff. Little Earth’s curriculum is comprehensive and enriching. Children learn in multiage classrooms, which allow for developmentally appropriate, individualized learning as well as opportunities for collaborative learning among the children. The curriculum includes as essential components Spanish, yoga, environmental and multicultural education, art, music and daily, meaningful outdoor experiences. Little Earth's goal is for each child to advance his/her achievement in all areas of human development, including social and emotional competence.
When children have moved on to other schools the transition has been smooth, and they are able to adapt easily to new learning environments. Former students and parents report that Little Earth School graduates excel academically in elementary school through college, and “standout” in their social skills, self-confidence, leadership, creativity and respect for self and the individuality of others. Teachers of former Little Earth students comment on the children’s “sophisticated perspective that everything in the world is a learning tool” and their “highly developed ability to ask for what they need, stand up for themselves, and their ability to be good students, good friends and good citizens.” Little Earth graduates have gone on in their adult lives to successful careers in medicine, law, the visual and performing arts, champion rock climbing and snow boarding, environmental engineering, education, creative writing, computer science and finance.
Mission statement
Little Earth School cherishes and celebrates childhood. We give out students time to play and grow. We encourage wonder, inquiry and discovery. We cultivate confident, life-long, independent learners who, when they graduate from Little Earth School, will move our into the wider world with strong academic and social skills, passionate personal interests and a commitment to building diverse, just and peaceful communities.
Testimonials
“Little Earth is a place that focuses on teaching children not just math, science, history, reading but teaches them to play outside, to embrace the culture around them, to embrace other cultures...and to always be curious. Little Earth taught me to look outside of my own limited world, to assert myself in a positive way, to work in a team, to care about others and that I could be successful because of me…in a way that allowed me to become my independent, assertive, maybe even a little bossy, yet deeply caring self. Little Earth set me on the path that led to
where I am today: a Stanford Law grad working with
and for the immigrant community.”
“My two children, who are now in their twenties, attended Little Earth School. I have no doubt that the foundation they received at Little Earth was not just an educational foundation, but a foundation that helped define themselves as the fine adults they have become. I was happy to serve as Board President for a number of years past my children’s graduation, because I believe so strongly in the gift Little Earth provides to the children and their families.”
“At Little Earth, my children find the freedom and the courage to be their best selves. Here they are challenged, they are appreciated, and they are home.”