MANZANITA SCHOOL AND INSTITUTE

EMBEDDED IN THE BIO-DIVERSE SETTING OF UNDEVELOPED CHAPARRAL, BENEATH ANCIENT OAKS AND A WEATHERED ROCK FACE, THE LOCAL ECOSYSTEM AND UNIQUE GEOLOGIC TERRAIN WILL SERVE AS A PRIMARY LEARNING CONTEXT FOR THE STUDY OF SCIENCE, NATURAL HISTORY, AND HUMAN ECOLOGY. OUR EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM IN KINDERGARTEN THROUGH 12TH GRADE EMPHASIZES DEEP NATURE CONNECTION, PERSONAL MENTORING AND A DEDICATION TO SELF-DISCOVERY. WE NURTURE INTUITIVE AND CREATIVE CAPACITIES, ENGENDER A DISCIPLINED COMMITMENT TO SERVICE, AND FOSTER A GROWING SENSE OF PERSONAL EFFICACY. THROUGH NEW EDUCATIONAL PARADIGMS WE WILL FOSTER THE VITALITY OF THE HUMAN BEING, THE WELFARE OF HUMANITY, AND THE LONG-TERM HEALTH OF THE LIVING PLANET.