Westland School
EducationCalifornia, United States51-200 Employees
Westland School is a private independent elementary school in Los Angeles, California, serving students from kindergarten through sixth grade since 1949. The institution emphasizes a progressive approach to education, prioritizing hands-on, project-based learning, student-centered collaboration, and a democratic, collaborative classroom culture that often features multi-age groupings and child-centered curricula with a social studies focus. The school targets families seeking an alternative elementary education within the broader private education sector, aiming to address early learning needs through an experiential and collaborative pedagogy. Westland operates within the education industry, positioning itself as part of a network of independent schools in the Los Angeles area that prioritize progressive methodologies and democratic classroom dynamics. The organization is based in the city and region of Los Angeles, describing itself as a long-standing private school with a focus on hands-on, student-driven learning and social studies-based curriculum.