Northern California-Based Private School to Open New Pasadena Campus

 [Editor’s note: This story originally failed to include PreK in the grades which will be taught on the Pasadena campus of Stratford School.]

Stratford School, an independent private PreK-8 school that currently has 18 campuses in the Bay Area, is planning to open a campus in Pasadena in the fall of 2016, as one of its first two campuses in Southern California.

The Pasadena campus will be located at 1259 Linda Vista Avenue, not far from the Rose Bowl. Another campus is being built along Cahuenga Blvd. in Los Angeles.

To prepare for the 2016-2017 academic year, Stratford School officials said in an email the school is now accepting applications for the Pasadena campus for pre-school through Grade 5.

The school will be holding an off-campus Open House on December 5 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon at 959 E. Walnut Street in Pasadena to orient parents and the community about the new campus and its programs.

The school has also started recruiting for school leadership teams, teachers and various staff positions at the Pasadena campus.

“There aren’t many schools doing what we do, the way we do it,” Shawn Weidmann, Stratford Chief Executive Officer said about their entry into the region. “We provide a high quality education rooted in the foundation of a core academic curriculum, with special emphasis in music, arts, science, technology, engineering, and foreign language.”

Stratford School co-founder Sherry Adams said the school’s vision is to “inspire and nurture the hearts and minds of our students – one child, one teacher, one family at a time.”

“All campuses maintain a school community that inspires children to realize their full and unique potential,” Adams said.

Stratford School was established in 1999. Stratford offers an accelerated curriculum from preschool through eighth grade with an emphasis in the areas of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) that incorporates music, physical education, foreign language and social skills development.

A Stratford School press release said its goal is to prepare and mentor students for admission to competitive high schools and colleges.

“All students are provided the necessary tools to excel, and are encouraged to participate actively in leadership, community service and extracurricular activities,” the statement said.

For more information about Stratford School, visit its website,www.stratfordschools.com.