Heffalump is a non-profit cooperative nursery school designed to provide children with an alternative to traditional preschool programs. The school offers 2- to 5-year-old kids a warm, supportive and nurturing environment.
The educational program balances teacher-directed activity and unstructured play time. Each week, a new theme is chosen to direct daily activities, such as "shapes," "feelings," or "energy." Activities include art, science, cooking, gardening and more.
Located on Grendell Elementary School's campus, PreSchool Family is a parent education program serving families with children ages birth through five years. The program started in 1946 and is designed to offer parents an opportunity to learn about parenting and to actively participate in their child's education. For children, the program offers a developmentally appropriate, play-based, educational experience.
Serving Palo Alto Families since 1955, Friends Nursery School is a non-sectarian nursery school. Located in front of The Friends Meeting of Palo Alto on Colorado Avenue with plenty of parking, it specializes in younger children from ages 3 to 5. A nice playground and trees make this a great place to learn.
Duveneck, one of 12 elementary schools in Palo Alto, is a strongly supported neighborhood school, serving families who value education. Students engage in several school-wide programs, designed to build a sense of belonging and community. All students learn conflict-resolution skills to strengthen their interpersonal relations.
Every class is matched to an older or younger class in the "Buddies" program, so that children develop both friendship and mentoring skills. The Duveneck Book Club builds character and community through literature, as all teachers and students read and discuss books that reflect specific personal and interpersonal life-skills.
Addison Elementary has been serving the community of Palo Alto since 1925. This public school has spaces for 450 students from kindergarten through fifth grade, with class sizes in grades one to three limited to just 20 students. At Addison, teachers, students and parents work together to create an accepting community environment.
Founded in 1979, the International School of The Peninsula is co-educational and educates students from pre-school through middle-school. Drawing on its core values of bilingual immersion education, curriculum integration and global citizenship, the school uses a French- and Mandarin Chinese language immersion program to educate students.
El Carmelo is one of 12 elementary schools in the Palo Alto Unified School District. The school boasts a beautiful, tranquil reading garden, a monthly quilt project, and a large play structure. Fifth graders here are even taught to build their own web pages.
El Carmelo's mission is for students to develop self-respect, value learning and cultivate an understanding of others through a school experience, which fosters high expectations for academic, social and emotional development in a global community.
Located in Palo Alto, Hope Technology School is a private, non-profit educational facility which provides preschool, elementary school and vocational learning opportunities for both typical students and students with special needs. Additional services include occupational, speech pathology and physical therapy. School tours are held the second Monday of each month at 3pm.
Hays Walter Elementary School, home of the Wildcats, is a feeder school to Jordan Junior High School and Palo Alto High School. Hays Walter School is part of the Palo Alto Unified School District. The school has high-quality playground areas and is next to a city park.
