East Bay Private Schools Open Houses and Tours

Aurora's mission is to nurture children's love of learning by cultivating academic excellence, emotional intelligence, and social engagement. Located in Upper Rockridge, this K-8 school employs social-emotional learning throughout the curriculum to cultivate self-awareness, problem-solving abilities, and responsible decision-making.

• Elementary (K-5)
• Middle School (6-8)

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Founded in 1920, Bentley School is a vibrant K–12 private school located in the culturally rich San Francisco Bay Area. Across two campuses, Bentley students are inspired by the school's motto, "Scire Desidero — I Desire to Know," through an academically challenging curriculum that values creativity, curiosity, and collaboration.

• Elementary (K-5)
• Middle School (6-8)
• High School (9-12)

Berkeley Rose nurtures children to full health with rigorous academics balanced with fine arts, music, movement, imagination and play. Grades are tech free and full of farming, field trips, capacity building and problem solving. Both community and individuality are honored.

• Preschool
• Transitional Kindergarten (tk)
• Elementary (K-5)
• Middle School (6-8)

The oldest independent school in Berkeley, the lower school (K-4) downtown and upper school (5-8) in historic northside. Berkwood Hedge School is a leader in social and environmental justice issues with a hands-on curriculum that promotes deep and intuitive learning.

• Elementary (K-5)
• Middle School (6-8)

Since 1973, Black Pine Circle School’s dedicated and passionate teachers have nurtured lifelong learners through a Socratic inquiry-based education that emphasizes both rigorous academics and the arts. BPC inspires and fosters students' intellectual curiosity, critical thinking, kindness, and integrity.

• Elementary (K-5)
• Middle School (6-8)

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Nestled in the hills of Richmond since 1969, Crestmont School is not just a small, modern K-8 co-op; it is a vibrant community focused on whole-child growth, project-based learning and anti-bias education where every student can truly thrive.

• Elementary (K-5)
• Middle School (6-8)

Imagine beginning every day with music! At the Crowden School, they transform its students into confident, curious, and empathetic young leaders. Every student is heard, seen, and needed--by design. The Crowden School, music changes everything. Grades 3-8 & announcing kindergarten starting Fall 2025!

• Elementary (K-5)
• Middle School (6-8)

EBGIS is a dual-language immersion IB World School offering preschool through high school programs. Their integrated curriculum combines bilingual instruction with project-based learning and a cross-cultural experience. They offer exceptional academics, a diverse international perspective, and a vibrant community.

• Preschool
• Elementary (K-5)
• Middle School (6-8)
• High School (9-12)

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East Bay Montessori celebrates 44 years of authentic Montessori education for TK - 8th grade. Students gain an independent drive to learn, socialize with grace and courtesy, and learn under a highly trained and certified Montessori teaching team. 100% of their graduates have been accepted to their first choice high school.

• Transitional Kindergarten (tk)
• Elementary (K-5)
• Middle School (6-8)

For nearly 50 years, Ecole Bilingue de Berkeley has been an innovator in bilingual education, cultivating confident, creative and adaptable learners with its immersive dual-curriculum in French and English. Students in Preschool through 8th grade learn to speak, write, and think in 2 languages. No prior French needed.

• Preschool
• Transitional Kindergarten (tk)
• Elementary (K-5)
• Middle School (6-8)

Escuela Bilingüe Internacional (EBI) believes that inspiration and engagement are at the heart of student transformation. An excellent bilingual, international (IB) PK to Grade 8 education in the heart of the East Bay prepares EBI’s students to thrive in a diverse, changing world with character and empathy.

• Preschool
• Transitional Kindergarten (tk)
• Elementary (K-5)
• Middle School (6-8)

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Golestan partners with children, families, and educators to create joyful, collaborative, and nature-connected learning environments. Their work fosters a community of kind, thoughtful, and courageous learners who embrace diversity and nurture a deep connection to the earth for future generations.

• Preschool
• Transitional Kindergarten (tk)
• Elementary (K-5)

Head-Royce—a nationally recognized K-12 independent school located on a single campus in Oakland—offers a challenging program that promotes a lifelong love of learning with a mission to develop students of character, intellect, and creativity.

• Elementary (K-5)
• Middle School (6-8)
• High School (9-12)

Julia Morgan School for Girls is a collaborative and immersive learning environment that supports, challenges, and inspires middle schoolers to be their authentic selves, amplify their voices, and establish confidence and competence for life. Visit campus and learn more.

• Middle School (6-8)

MCCS is a special place where relationship-based, social learning and constructivism are core. Diversity is valued across race, language, religion, and cultures. Children develop their voices and learn they make a difference— from Toddler through Fifth Grade.

• Preschool
• Transitional Kindergarten (tk)
• Elementary (K-5)

NLS offers an empowering education within a diverse PS-8th grade community. With a deep commitment to social justice, students engage in problem-solving, collaboration, and inquiry-based learning in an environment that promotes critical thinking, curiosity, and empathy.

• Preschool
• Transitional Kindergarten (tk)
• Elementary (K-5)
• Middle School (6-8)

Park Day School prepares students to be informed, courageous, and compassionate people who shape a more equitable and sustainable world. Through hands-on, experiential learning, the school emphasizes critical and moral reasoning, academic risk-taking, and adaptability in facing new situations.

• Elementary (K-5)
• Middle School (6-8)

Prospect Sierra students are passionate about learning. The exceptional teachers inspire students to seek deep, meaningful understanding; develop strong academic skills; and become creative and independent thinkers. Elementary (TK-4) and Middle School (5-8).

• Transitional Kindergarten (tk)
• Elementary (K-5)
• Middle School (6-8)

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The School of the Madeleine is a vibrant, inclusive, K-8 Catholic school in Berkeley. They believe that every student is exceptional and their mission is to help them become lifelong learners and compassionate citizens who care for one another.

• Elementary (K-5)
• Middle School (6-8)

Shu Ren International School offers a Mandarin immersion program with an inquiry-based International Baccalaureate (IB) curriculum for PK2-5th grade. They nurture language skills, creativity, and global awareness, preparing students for future success in a multicultural world.

• Preschool
• Transitional Kindergarten (tk)
• Elementary (K-5)

K-8 independent private school in Oakland, CA supports a diverse academic community and people from all faiths.

• Elementary (K-5)
• Middle School (6-8)

Sterne's small class sizes and integrated supports are designed to amplify each student’s strengths. Sterne is an inclusive community where neurodiverse learners thrive. They offer hands-on, project-based learning; a college preparatory curriculum; and a full complement of enriching student life opportunities for grades 4-12.

• Elementary (K-5)
• Middle School (6-8)
• High School (9-12)

The Berkeley School (preschool-8th grade) nurtures students to become passionate, inquisitive scholars and healthy, ethical, and compassionate people. Through a curriculum that is rooted in identity, justice, diversity, and action, students deepen their understanding of real world problems as they build the academic skills to tackle them.

• Preschool
• Transitional Kindergarten (tk)
• Elementary (K-5)
• Middle School (6-8)

TRIS is a multicultural Montessori school offering a high-quality education designed to create compassionate, capable, confident, and creative individuals. The curriculum includes practical life, sensorial, language, literature, art, music, mathematics, and French/English/ Spanish trilingual immersion.

• Preschool
• Elementary (K-5)