Our Programs
Our educational program makes us the East Bay’s most joyful, engaged, and connected learning community, where exceptional teachers seek and nurture every child’s unique learning potential.
How do we make this an everyday reality for students?
Start with a strong mission, grounded in three fundamental beliefs: all minds are curious, all hearts are generous, and the world is always changing.
Add small class sizes and low teacher-to-student ratios – because strong relationships, developed through daily interactions, lead to better outcomes.
Create developmentally diverse campus communities where students can forge strong relationships with peers, older and younger students, and adults who know and care for them.
Hire and retain caring, committed teachers whose deep knowledge of child development comes from decades of experience combined with professional curiosity that drives their desire to learn.
Build a strong academic curriculum, rooted in Montessori values, that draws from other pedagogies, including Reggio Emilia, Teaching For Understanding, Culturally Responsive Teaching & The Brain, and Universal Design for Learning.
Welcome parenting adults into meaningful family-school partnerships that build trust, value curiosity, honor different perspectives and lived experiences, and focus on what’s best for children.
Strive to live up to and into the mission, every day, bringing curiosity, compassion, and the desire to engage change to every interaction that takes place on our campuses and in our community.
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Programs That Grow With Your Child
From our nurturing early childhood classrooms to our thoughtfully designed middle school, we support and tailor your child’s academic, social, and emotional growth every step of the way.
Early Childhood Program
A warm, play-based environment where young learners build confidence, curiosity, and social-emotional skills.
Elementary Program
A personalized, hands-on learning experience that fosters academic growth, independence, and a love of discovery.
Middle School Program
A supportive community where students sharpen their thinking, explore their individual interests and identities, and lay the foundation for high school success.
Extended Day Program
Flexible before and after school care and enrichment activities to support student interests and working families.
Academics: The TBS Approach
Authentic, developmentally appropriate academics at the core of our educational program
Neurodiversity
Teachers identify the specific strengths, challenges, preferences and interests of students that help them personalize instructional approaches
Tinker Coop
A community makerspace dedicated to providing after-school and summer STEM and robotics programs for grades 4-8.
Explore Admissions
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Proven. Trusted. Connected.
The Berkeley School is recognized by professional organizations respected for their work in education and child development.
