Monterey Bay Academy

Ojai Valley School’s experiential learning program allows students to utilize the world as their classroom. Students participate in week-long trips and outdoor activities such as camping, rock climbing, ropes courses, mountain biking, and kayaking. Students have the opportunity to learn from accomplished faculty such as former LA Times journalist and Ojai alum Fred Alvarez. FACILITIES The Ojai campus has facilities such as a center for performing arts, art studios, a science and technology center, stadiums, swimming pools, an equestrian stable, a climbing wall, an outdoor amphitheater, and ropes courses. OVS recently opened a new robotics laboratory, woodshop, and Makerspace. SPORTS AND ARTS Ojai Valley School’s year-round equestrian program allows students the opportunity to work with experienced instructors such as OVS alumna and 2012 Olympic equestrian Tiana Coudray. OVS offers 12 different fine arts and media courses such as videography, foundations of voice, and three AP art opt

Oak Park District’s Oak Park High School is a suburban California Gold Ribbon School and near the Pacific Coast. In addition to four foreign languages, students have the opportunity to choose from over 20 Advanced Placement Courses. FACILITIES Facilities include a performing arts center complete with theater and music rooms, modernized science classrooms, an arts and technology building, sports fields, classrooms with Smartboards, and campus-wide wireless internet. SPORTS AND ARTS Oak Park students can choose from several sports including cross country, lacrosse, golf, and American football. The Volleyball team recently won the California State Championship. Oak Park offers various arts courses such as architecture and industrial arts, drawing, and painting. The school’s choir program is also successful, winning many awards over the past couple years. COMMUNITY INFORMATION The suburban community of Oak Park is located less than an hour west of Los Angeles and less than 30 minutes fr

Idyllwild Arts Academy is an arts-focused private boarding school in the United States, offering intensive, specialized training in creative writing, dance, fashion design, film and digital media, interdisciplinary arts, music, theater, and visual arts. Idyllwild graduates are sought after by some of the top conservatories and universities around the world. FACILITIES Located on a forested, 205-acre campus in Southern California’s San Jacinto Mountains, campus facilities include a $6 million concert hall, performance spaces, art studios, and galleries. Students also have access to a fitness center, a basketball court, a writing resource center, a library, and a bookstore. SPORTS AND ARTS Instead of an organized athletics program, Idyllwild Arts Academy provides recreational facilities for students’ athletic development. Idyllwild focuses on pre-professional training to gifted young artists. Idyllwild Arts Academy is one of the most recognized names in secondary art education. Student