Sierra Canyon is a selective EK-8, independent, nondenominational, coeducational day school in the northern San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles. Learning through discovery and school-wide interdisciplinary adventures, Sierra Canyon students achieve high levels of academic and personal success within the classrooms and in the community.

The school has engaged and challenged students for almost three decades, drawing families from the greater Los Angeles area including the San Fernando, Santa Clarita, Simi, and Antelope Valleys, Las Virgenes, and other outlying communities. The school has grown from 6 to 16 bucolic acres and from 150 to 700 students since its founding in 1977 and will expand futher in Fall of 2005 with the creation of the new high school.

Students, parents, and educators praise the school’s ability to provide academic rigor within an exciting learning community valuing the individual’s unique contribution to the process and pleasure of learning. The U.S. Department of Education recognized Sierra Canyon as a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence in 1990 lauding the school for its unique approach to instruction, citing the school-wide annual theme, along with its comprehensive interdisciplinary approach to core content learning. Additional accolades were given for the many mixed aged learning opportunities provided, such as the like-learning instructional groups and the cohesive, collaborative relationships between parents, students, and teachers.

The educational philosophy of Sierra Canyon remains steadfast in its commitment to value and promote the intellectual, social, and emotional development of the individual in an environment of mutual respect and appreciation. The award-winning curriculum continues to delight and engage students and faculty as each strives for his or her personal best.

Sierra Canyon’s elementary program challenges students to achieve their highest goals through small group instruction. The unique middle school builds on these skills and provides the necessary blend of challenge and independence that assures student success and enjoyment of the process. Eighth graders culminate their middle school experience through creative, personal presentations. Sierra Canyon 9-12 continues the pursuit of individual excellence within the framework of social responsibility and group discovery learning.

With the blessing of our co-founders and the support of an already well-established school community, the secondary school continues the Sierra Canyon tradition of taking students as far as they can go. The 9-12 program provides a natural and seamless transition from an already highly recognized middle school experience to an equally superb high school program that shares the most well-established elements of the elementary/middle school. Like the EK-8, the high school provides small class size, dynamic teachers, an energized and diverse community, and interdisciplinary learning. Like the EK-8, we will provide community service opportunities that expose students to the city in which we live. Like the EK-8, we provide superior coaching and athletics while hosting interscholastic games and competitions.

By building on the strong foundation of Sierra Canyon EK-8, the secondary school program ensures high levels of success and development for all its students. In addition to following our tradition of excellence, our rigorous academics are taught in both traditional classroom settings and tutorials. We provide individualized college counseling using experienced professionals who have formerly worked in college admissions offices. Furthermore, we create opportunities for students to experience the world outside of our community.

Just as Sierra Canyon’s 8th grade graduates have excelled in secondary school, Sierra Canyon School graduates will be poised to soar in college and beyond.