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Harvard-Westlake School is an independent coeducational college preparatory day school, grades 7-12. It is the result of a merger between Harvard School, founded in 1900, and Westlake School for Girls, established in 1904. Coeducation began in September of 1991. The middle school campus is located in Holmby Hills section of Los Angeles, and the upper school campus is located in Studio City, CA.

Located on 35 beautiful, rustic acres in the Chatsworth neighborhood of the northwest San Fernando Valley, Sierra Canyon School is distinguished by its commitment to excellence in education, the arts, and athletics, while preparing students to live and thrive in the twenty-first century. Sierra Canyon is a selective independent, nondenominational, coeducational day school in which students realize their greatest intellectual, creative, ethical, and physical promise. Our energized, attentive, and diverse student-teacher culture defines life on our two campuses: The Lower School, for students in Early Kindergarten through 6th Grade, is beautiful and provides the perfect setting for young children to discover the joys of learning, and The Upper School, for students in grades 7 through 12, which evokes a modern, collegiate setting where parents are proud to send their children. The educational programs of Sierra Canyon are grounded in the Liberal Arts tradition, yet flexible and able to adapt to the fast-changing world in which we live. Our faculty challenge and inspire students to pursue their passions whether they be in science, a foreign language, math, English, history, architecture, the visual, performing or fine arts, and athletics in nearly two dozen sports. Sierra Canyon students are encouraged to think, explore, and immerse themselves in the small classroom settings which will prepare them for life – ready to make an impact on society and those around them.

Oakwood School was founded in 1951 by parents who wanted to provide their children with an educational experience rich in the arts, sciences, and humanities, and challenging to their creative, intellectual, and physical capacities. They wanted a learning community that would foster independence of thought, intellectual integrity, sensitivity to the needs of others, and prepare students for participation in a democratic society. Oakwood remains committed to the founders’ goals. We believe that a school environment should foster individual growth and an active communal life, should hold intellectual attainment in high regard, and should encourage young people to exercise increasing autonomy and responsibility—for one another, for the environment, and for the larger world. We believe that a school best prepares children for the future by focusing on the quality of their experiences in the present. We believe that teachers and learners should inspire one another, and that school must be rewarding in its own right. And we believe that young people’s feelings and thoughts should be accorded respect and dignity.