Golestan School vs. St. John The Baptist

Golestan Elementary School nurtures kind, courageous, and thoughtful children through hands-on, experiential, and EL-inspired learning in a warm, beautiful environment.

Our elementary program blends strong academics with a celebration of diverse cultures, cultivating empathy, justice, and a global perspective.

Using research-based practices and joyful exploration-in the maker's lab, kitchen, garden, or outdoors-students grow into resourceful, innovative changemakers.

Golestan feels more like a home than a school: a place that smells like fresh bread, tastes like garden greens, and sounds like the United Nations.

Golestan Preschool offers a nurturing, Persian-immersion program rooted in Montessori, Waldorf, and Reggio philosophies.

In a calm, natural environment, children thrive through imaginative play, storytelling, music, art, and hands-on exploration.

Our emergent curriculum builds empathy, communication, and curiosity while fostering a deep connection to the natural world.

St. John the Baptist School is a Pre-School through 8th grade Catholic school.

We proudly provide a faith-filled education for our boys and girls by studying the Catholic faith as well as other faiths that impact our students.

All grade levels work on service projects for the school, the community, and our world.

Our students are academically prepared for high school and love to learn. St. John the Baptist School is fully accredited by the Western Catholic Education Association (WCEA) and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).Our students are actively involved with student leadership, sports, drama, music, technology projects, and spirit events throughout the year. We have an involved community of parents who volunteer in many different activities around the school and through fundraising. We welcome you to visit our campus or website and hope you enjoy all that the St. John the Baptist School community has to offer.Peace and Blessings.