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Stanbridge Academy is a caring, inclusive K-12 school for students with mild to moderate learning differences and social communication challenges.
We use an individualized, whole student approach so that students thrive and develop their academic, social, and emotional capabilities to their fullest potential.
Tuition includes special assemblies and speakers, overnight experiential trips and day field trips. All classroom supplies, textbooks and yearbooks are also included in this tuition amount. The school also provides counselors, a speech and language.
Summer Program Cost Notes
Each year, Stanbridge offers a variety of summer courses for students in all divisions, including incoming students. Our Summer School program is scheduled in week-long courses in June through July, with each course generally occurring Monday through Friday of the specific week from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Some courses may build upon each other in multiple weeks, in which case, students are encouraged to enroll in successive weeklong courses. The Stanbridge Summer Program is open to current and incoming students only.
Club or Organization: After School Program, Chess Club, Community Service, Cooking Club, Dungeons and Dragons Club, Gardening Club, Minecraft Club, Student Government, Yearbook Club, Yoga/Mindfulness
Arts and Music Programs: Ceramics, Choir, DJ Club, Drama Productions, Rock Band
Recreational Athletic Programs: Dodgeball, Handball, Ping Pong/Table Tennis Team
School Notes
Highlights of the Stanbridge Academy program:
Stanbridge's core focus is ouracademic program, which
followsCalifornia curriculum standards.
Ourstudent-teacher ratio is generally 8:1,allowing for
individualized anddifferentiated
instruction.
Stanbridge is fully accredited by theCalifornia
Association of Independent Schools (CAIS)and
theWestern Association of Schools and Colleges
(WASC)through June 2026
Experiential learning is integrated into the
program through overnight and day trips as well as on-campus
assemblies and activities.
We provide a comprehensive school
experiencewith electives,afterschool clubs,
andsports teamsthat compete withother
schools.
Transition programsinclude mainstreaming
to public/private schools; preparing our high school students for
college; training for the workforce (including student internships
at Bay Area businesses); and building independent life skills.
Tuition includes experiential trips, textbooks, and
supplies.The school also provides counselors,
aspeech and language pathologistand
aresource specialistto support students as part of the
school program.
We serve students from across the Bay Area. To assist families
with longer commutes,shuttle serviceis
available to/from San Francisco. The school also operates shuttles
from the San Mateo Caltrain station in the morning and back to the
station after school.
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