Play Mountain Place was founded in Los Angeles by Phyllis Fleishman in 1949, to further the philosophy of self-motivated learning.
Our mission is to provide a humanistic educational environment that is developmentally appropriate for each age group.
Our curriculum is organic, child-initiated, and primarily experiential. A child's inherent desire to learn is acknowledged and facilitated, not forced or squelched.
Curriculum addresses children's social and emotional development as well as their intellectual growth.
In addition, we strive to encourage the empowerment of children, and respect for each other, ourselves and the environment.
Children learn to be part of community, both small and global.
We enroll the whole family, believing in the important role family dynamics and support play in children's growth and development.
As a school, we strive to be a microcosm of the larger society, reflecting the diversity in the Los Angeles community.
In addition to enrolling families of various ethnic, religious, cultural, and sexual orientations, we stress anti-bias and culturally sensitive curriculum in our daily program.
Play Mountain Place was founded in Los Angeles by Phyllis Fleishman
in 1949, to further the philosophy of self-motivated learning. Our
mission is to provide a humanistic educational environment that is
developmentally appropriate for each age group. Our curriculum is
organic, child-initiated, and primarily experiential. A child's
inherent desire to learn is acknowledged and facilitated, not
forced or squelched. Curriculum addresses children's social and
emotional development as well as their intellectual growth. In
addition, we strive to encourage the empowerment of children, and
respect for each other, ourselves and the environment. Children
learn to be part of community, both small and global. We enroll the
whole family, believing in the important role family dynamics and
support play in children's growth and development. As a school, we
strive to be a microcosm of the larger society, reflecting the
diversity in the Los Angeles community. In addition to enrolling
families of various ethnic, religious, cultural, and sexual
orientations, we stress anti-bias and culturally sensitive
curriculum in our daily program.
Decades ago private schools could have been accused of being elitist. You had to have money to attend. The student populations were fairly homogeneous. Fortunately that has changed.
The average private school tuition in Los Angeles, CA is $13,990 for elementary schools and $20,883 for high schools (read more about average private school tuition across the country).
