Breakthrough supports young people on the path to college and trains outstanding college students for education careers. Founded in 1993, we're a community involvement initiative of San Francisco Day School and one of two dozen national affiliates of Breakthrough Collaborative.

Located near the Place de l’Etoile and Porte Maillot at the heart of the 17th district in Paris, the bilingual lycée (equivalent of high school) EIB Etoile welcomes 400 students of more than 40 different nationalities from Seconde to Terminale (from Grade 10 to Grade 12). As a school with state contract, this secular lycée follows the French curriculum and is also enhanced by additional English classes of up to 25% of the school timetable. In addition to the French General Baccalaureate (S for scientific, ES for economic and social sciences, L for arts options), where we boast a 100% success rate and over 84% honours (high and first-class honours for 2/3 of the students), our students are offered 2 options of excellence: an international programme (British OIB), with English literature as well as history and geography classes in English; and a European programme in English. Finally, as with collège Monceau, our high school students benefit from maths and modern languages classes (English, Spanish, German, Italian, Chinese, Russian and Japanese), which are taught in skill groups.

The mission of Mount Tamalpais College is to provide an intellectually rigorous, inclusive Associate of Arts degree program and College Preparatory Program, free of charge, to people at San Quentin State Prison; to expand access to quality higher education for incarcerated people; and to foster the values of equity, civic engagement, independence of thought, and freedom of expression. Known for 24 years as the Prison University Project, Mount Tamalpais College aims to set a world-class example of a radically inclusive, academically rigorous, student-centered liberal arts college that happens to be located within a prison. We aspire to educate and challenge students intellectually; to prepare them to lead thoughtful and productive lives inside and outside of prison; to provide them with skills needed to obtain meaningful employment and economic stability post-release; and to prepare them to become leaders in their communities. Since 1996, the College at San Quentin has been the site of a unique and unprecedented educational enterprise. Nearly 4,000 students have participated in the program since its founding. In 2016, the organization was awarded the 2015 National Humanities Medal by President Obama.

The Pac-12 Conference is dedicated to developing the next generation of leaders by championing excellence in academics, athletics, and the well-being of our student-athletes. Built on a firm foundation of academic excellence and superior athletic performance, the Pac-12 continues to renew its undisputed claim as the “Conference of Champions,” leading the nation with 544 NCAA team titles overall, over 200 more than the next closest conference. The Pac-12 also wholly owns and operates Pac-12 Networks, the Conference’s sports media company that produces and distributes 850 live sporting events each season, making it one of the top live-sports producers in the country. Pac-12 Networks also offers extensive digital content via Pac-12.com, the Pac-12 Now app, Pac-12 official athletics websites and Pac-12 Insider. The Pac-12 Conference is comprised of 12 leading U.S. universities, the University of Arizona, Arizona State University, the University of California, Berkeley, the University of California Los Angeles, the University of Colorado Boulder, the University of Oregon, Oregon State University, Stanford University, the University of Southern California, the University of Utah, the University of Washington, and Washington State University. More information on the Pac-12 is available at Pac-12.com.

WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) is an accrediting agency serving a diverse membership of public and private higher education institutions around the world.

Montessori school located in Corte Madera, California. Established in 1963, and now has two locations - Corte Madera which houses the preschool - Upper Elementary school and at St. Vincent's, which houses our Erdkinder program. 232 students Preschool - 8th grade Day school only

Julia Morgan School for Girls, an independent school from grades 6 through 8, is dedicated to the intellectual, creative, social, and emotional growth of students during their critical middle school years. Our mission is to create an arena for academic excellence, critical thinking, positive risk-taking, and the development of individual talents. Learning extends beyond the walls of the classroom into the community to foster compassion and social responsibility. The rigorous, integrated, project-based curriculum includes: science, technology, performing and visual arts, Spanish language instruction, architecture, financial literacy, service learning, physical education, and sports. Our experienced teachers inspire the students to be passionate, lifelong learners, while preparing them to be confident, capable, creative, and compassionate women of tomorrow. Julia Morgan School reflects the remarkable ethnic, cultural, socioeconomic, and family diversity of the East Bay.

The Bridge School is a non-profit organization whose mission is to ensure that individuals with severe speech and physical impairments achieve full participation in their communities through the use of augmentative & alternative means of communication (AAC) and assistive technology (AT) applications and through the development, implementation and dissemination of innovative life-long educational strategies. The Bridge School is an internationally recognized leader in the education of children who use augmentative and alternative communication and has developed unique programs and trained highly skilled professionals in the use of state of the art assistive technology.

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Synergy School was founded in 1973 and is a non-profit teacher cooperative, wherein students, parents, and teachers cooperate together to further a rewarding education for each child. We are a vibrant, diverse community with 190 students in kindergarten through eighth grade located in the heart of San Francisco's Mission District. Our mission is to nurture the intellectual, creative, and emotional potential of every child in a community dedicated to diversity, inclusion, and social justice.

​Stanbridge Academy is a caring, inclusive K–12 school for students with mild to moderate learning differences and social communication challenges. We use an individualized, whole student approach so that students thrive and develop their academic, social, and emotional capabilities to their fullest potential. Stanbridge students have a variety of learning and social challenges. All of our students benefit from small class sizes, differentiated instruction, development of executive functioning skills, and a schoolwide social learning program. ​ Many, if not most, of our students struggle with multiple challenges, and our program is designed to address the whole child through: • Engaged and joyful classroom experiences with low student-to-teacher ratios (generally 8:1) • Differentiated and supported content delivery tailored for individual student learning styles and needs, including an evolving assistive technology (or ed tech) program • Incorporating executive functioning skills, social skills, and pragmatics curriculum at all grade levels • Integrated experiential learning both on and off campus • Comprehensive electives and extracurricular and social activities • Transition programs, including mainstreaming to public/private schools, life skills, college preparation, and job skills training for high school students Our skilled faculty and staff are dedicated to understanding each student’s learning and interpersonal styles in order to seamlessly integrate social skills into the classroom and all aspects of student life. We teach students to better understand themselves and learn how to better self-advocate. While the school’s core focus is our academic program, our philosophy is to provide a whole school experience and community for each student at every grade level. We want each of our students to have the opportunity to participate in any age-appropriate, school-related activity that they might not otherwise be able to access at a traditional school.

Located on two campuses in the heart of downtown Napa, Blue Oak School is an independent, progressive K-8 day school. Blue Oak is committed to offering an educational program that nurtures a love of learning in all of our children whether they are a five-year-old in our kindergarten program or an eighth grader heading off to high school.