Address
2101 Livingston St.
Oakland, CA 94606

Admissions
510.437.2311

 

Mission Statement
Developmentally-Responsive Approach to Education
Emphasis on Visual & Performing Arts
Diversity as an Integral Part of the Learning Experience
Student Population
Year Round / Extended Year Schooling
Successful Approach

Welcome to one of the most innovative and nationally acclaimed schools in the United States. Beacon is a private, non-profit, non-sectarian, independent day school, dedicated to educating the whole child through a developmentally responsive, arts enriched curriculum.

Founded in 1982 by two women committed to creating an education environment that meets the needs of today's families, Beacon's educational program serves students from Early Childhood through eighth grade.

In the best-selling book Winning the Brain Race, Xerox CEO David Kearns, and Hudson Institute Senior Research Fellow Denis Doyle, cite Beacon as a shining example of an educational program that works describing Beacon as the most public of private schools and "a harbinger of things to come."

Located on the Oakland waterfront in the Arts District just south of Jack London Square and near the Alameda border, Beacon is easily accessible from Interstate 880 and city streets.

Admission is open to all students and their families regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national or ethnic origin.

Be sure to tune in and listen to Thelma Farley, Founder of Beacon Day School, as she is interviewed by Dr. Beth Halbert, Host of Bridging the Parent/Teen Communication Gap.