At The Learning Castle and La Cañada Preparatory, our focus is predicated on the individual success of every student and the promotion of the critical skills students will need in future academic pursuits.
Our summer school program is a six-week, academically based educational program that is divided into to two three-week sessions; wherein, we offer a comprehensive curriculum focusing on core subjects.
With the continuous support of our parent body, we are able to give our students the highest quality education and provide them with the opportunities to develop their individual skills and to achieve their personal best.
Our preschool, The Sand Castle, offers two, three or five-day schedules for children between the ages of two and four years old. The Sand Castle provides a loving, nurturing environment wherein children can blossom educationally, emotionally and socially.
We pride ourselves on creating a diverse student body and desire to share the unique TLC-LCP experience with students of different cultures, backgrounds and nationalities.
9:1
Student-teacher Ratio
Our transitional kindergarten and kindergarten classes have ratios as low as 5:1.
19
Average Class Size
Classes have a head teacher who specializes in the subject being taught and at least one teacher’s assistant.
12
Athletic Teams
LCP fields twelve teams in the following seven sports: Flag Football, Girls’ Volleyball, Coed Tennis, Girls’ and Boys’ Basketball, and Girls’ and Boys’ Soccer.
Students, staff, families and friends gathered at the Americana Barnes and Noble for the TLC/LCP Book Fair and Art Show. There were trolley rides and Frozen princesses, cookies and milk, and artwork from every TLC and LCP student.
On Friday, January 31st, local La Cañada private schools, The Learning Castle and La Cañada Preparatory, held their 21st-Annual Science Fair. Over 95 entrants, ranging in age from eight to thirteen, proudly displayed their experiments which covered eight different scientific disciplines.
The Learning Castle presented their annual winter show, Santa’s Hip Hop Workshop, on December 19th, before a supportive house of family and friends at Lanterman Auditorium.
On November 9, 2019, parents, staff and friends of The Learning Castle and La Canada Preparatory gathered at the Oakmont Country Club for their annual parent social.
On Tuesday, May 21, 2019, twenty-four graduating eighth-grade students from La Cañada Preparatory, adorned in blue baccalaureate caps and gowns, processed down the aisles of Lanterman Auditorium to “Pomp and Circumstance” before administration, faculty, family and friends.
The Learning Castle and La Canada Preparatory are pleased to announce that it has received a six-year accreditation , the highest level of accreditation possible, from the Accreditation Commision for Schools of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (ACS WASC).
In lieu of open houses, The Learning Castle and La Canada Preparatory offer small group tours with our founder and director, Terry Villanueva. Parents tour the facilities, peek in on classes, and see the entire campus as it is on any given school day.