“One thing is hearing about it and another is experiencing it … I could never have imagined just how amazing your TK would be.”

— Parent

At Eclipse, TK is our passion. Our program provides each child with the strongest foundation for their academic journey. The focus is a perfect balance between teaching foundational skills and character education. Our program is designed around our core beliefs…

We Believe:

  • Children are innately curious, independent thinkers, and deserve to be heard, taken seriously, and treated as individuals.

  • A child’s social and emotional growth requires direct teaching and guided practice. Students need to learn grit, perseverance, and the ability to solve problems and think for themselves.

  • Building foundational skills matter. We intertwine the academics and social emotional learning to create a program that is appropriate for each student’s developmental level.

  • The learning process is important. Our experience supports the premise that a thoughtful, reflective, and rich educational process produces outstanding results.

  • Learning is joyful and active.

  • Students should have the opportunity to make mistakes and feel safe learning from those mistakes.

  • This one year can be the most rewarding and formative year of a child’s primary and secondary educational career. There is no other year like it.

 

The children spend their days in activities centered around language and literacy, math, science, art, and fine motor skills. Simultaneously we provide them with countless opportunities to develop grit and problem-solving ability. Because our class size is small, and led by two seasoned head teachers, we are able to cater each child’s needs, both strengths and areas that need growth. Therefore, each child in our program is met wherever they are on their learning journey. 

Sample Schedule:

8:30: Arrive & Morning Choices

9:00: Circle Time / Morning Meeting

9:15: Literacy Lesson

9:30: Centers (including reading, writing, math, science, games, puzzles, fine motor)

10:30: Snack / Recess

11:00: Math / Science / Art Exploration

11:30: Lunch

12:00: Quiet Time

12:15: Choice Time / Play

1:30: Dismissal

1:30-3:00: Extended Day (M-Th)

Details

 

Students: This is a program for students who will be entering kindergarten after their year at Eclipse. Eligible students should turn 5 sometime during their year with us.

Class size: Limited to 12 students.

Calendar: The school day is 8:30am-1:30pm, Monday through Friday. We offer extended day Monday-Thursday 1:30-3:00pm. We follow the independent school calendar, starting at the end of August and concluding in the second week of June, observing the traditional holidays. 

Location: Eclipse School is located in a Pacific Palisades home. It includes dedicated indoor space, outside play space, and a large undercover area for outdoor learning. 

Applications: We are currently accepting Applications of Interest for the upcoming school year, and we have started an inquiry list for the following school year. Please submit yours now.

Application
of Interest

 

We are a unique program, and we recognize the importance of a finding the right school for your child and your family. We use a stepped process, beginning with this Application of Interest. Please complete the form and return to us at eclipse@eclipseschool.org.

Following submission of the application, we will contact you to inform next steps, share our philosophy, and you can tell us about yourselves.