Vistamar School
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| Vistamar School | |
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| Established | 2005 |
| Enrollment | 255 (2021-2022) |
| Accreditation | Western Association of Schools and Colleges |
Vistamar School is a private, co-educational college-preparatory high school in El Segundo in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.[1]
Vistamar School provides a "focus on global studies... courses in Web design and... seminars on ethics", as well as, "critical thinking, the nature of truth, comparative religion and psychology".[2]
The school has a 76,000-square-foot (7,100 m2) building[2] at 737 Hawaii Street in El Segundo[3] and has remodeled a warehouse space (formerly used by DirectTV)[4] for student use.[5] It was reported, "Vistamar, the South Bay's newest private high school, has come a long way. In just a few short months, a giant industrial box... has been carved out, retrofitted, built up, wired and painted to create a 21st-century campus,"[5] with "striking shades of orange, green and blue... A cluster of classrooms and offices wraps around a commons area where teachers and students will be encouraged to discuss academics amid banks of computers."[5]
In addition, the site needed, "major upgrades to bring the structure in line with seismic and fire codes. But beyond engineering upgrades, there was also the challenge to create a kid-friendly atmosphere with lively colors in rooms and corridors that promoted the philosophies of Vistamar's creators".[6]
Annual tuition for 2023-2024 was $47,514, with 33% of students receiving financial aid.[7] Enrollment in 2021-22 was 255 students.[3]
Christopher Bright is Vistamar School's third Head of School.[8]
Curriculum
The Los Angeles Times reported the curriculum is based on "Experiential education... to create more well-rounded students by translating 'nonacademic skills, habits and perspectives into academic achievement' -- in other words, learning from everyday experience."[9] At Vistamar, it includes "just about any extracurricular activity."[9]
Vistamar offers two foreign languages: Spanish and Mandarin Chinese.[10]