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INQUIRE VISIT US ADMISSION

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At Chadwick

We Believe Great People Who Are Good Can Change the World

A Nonsectarian Independent K-12 Day School

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The world doesn’t just need great doers, thinkers, makers and leaders — it needs those people to be really good people, too.

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We Develop Thoughtfulness and the Ability to Think Big

That’s the kind of person we want to grow at Chadwick. The good and the great. Students with hearts and minds.

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We Create Space for Silliness and Science

We put as much emphasis on the great outdoors as learning about the greats — forging curious thinkers who are flexible, creative, nimble and collaborative.

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How Can You Change the World?

We have so much to tell you. Our combination of hands-on academics, athletics, outdoor education, arts programming and passionate educators all align to help students discover their strengths and see the value of using those strengths to be a positive force in their communities and the world at large.

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Welcome to
Chadwick School

Chadwick is fertile ground for cultivating the skills, confidence and character to become a powerful changemaker in your own life and out in the world.

Here, you’ll experience a rigorous and challenging academic and co-curricular program, while being supported by a close-knit community where you’re known and cared for.

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ASK OUR COMMUNITY

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What is the best part about attending a K-12 School?

Malik

Malik

Upper School

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Which teacher at Chadwick has influenced you the most?

Campbell

Campbell

Middle School

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What at Chadwick has made the biggest impact on your life? 

Michael

Michael

Upper School

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Why join the Performing Arts at Chadwick?

Scarlett

Scarlett

Upper School

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What has been your most challenging class?

Eli

Eli

Upper School

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What is something you wish you knew before attending Chadwick?

Ariah

Ariah

Upper School

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What is your favorite food to eat in the dining hall? 

Noah

Noah

Middle School

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What is an AP Capstone course? 

Laylah

Laylah

Upper School

Cecelia - Middle School

What are you most looking forward to in Outdoor Education?

Cecelia - Middle School

“What I am most looking forward to in Outdoor Ed at Chadwick is experiencing things I haven't done before, such as camping, which is something I had never tried before. I learned I really enjoy it!”

Peyton - Upper School

What is one way you have changed since coming to Chadwick?

Peyton - Upper School

“I've become a more confident person because Chadwick offers such a wide range of experiences while you're at the school. The different sports, performing arts and clubs have allowed me to find myself in different ways I never thought were possible and to grow and truly develop as a person.”

Where Will Your Chadwick Adventure Begin?

We have so much to tell you. Our combination of hands-on academics, athletics, outdoor education, arts programming and passionate educators all align to help students discover their strengths and see the value of using those strengths to be a positive force in their communities and the world at large.

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Village School Academics / Curriculum

Leaving on a hike or road trip without a map is probably not a good idea — you can get lost pretty easily. That’s why we’ve put so much effort into planning our Village School academics. Every single subject, lesson and activity is part of a cohesive, researched plan that’s been intentionally designed to help students learn, grow and head in the right direction.

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Village students learning to write.

Village School Physical Education

Healthy habits — it’s never too early to start building them. Physical education plays a large role in our Village School experience because it teaches students the importance of physical wellbeing, mobility, resilience and teamwork. These are all skills that will serve them well throughout their education and into life. As students journey through Village School, they receive an appropriate progression in their physical education.

HERE’S WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE

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Expert Instruction and Top-Tier Athletic Facilities

Physical education is offered four days a week and is led by the same invested coaches who guide our Middle and Upper School teams, which means students receive expert instruction. It’s also held at the same top-tier athletic facilities as our older students  — including the gymnasium, football field, climbing wall and swimming pool  — offering early exposure to a wide range of physical experiences.

 

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Fifth-graders hike during their Outdoor Education trip to Pali Mountain.

Village School Outdoor Education

A classroom doesn’t have to be a room at all — it can be any place where curious minds and passionate teachers come together to learn and grow. Outdoor Education, a cornerstone of the Chadwick experience, exists for this very reason.

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Village School Character

The values each of us holds define who we are as people. But where did they come from? Where did we first learn them? How are they somehow so engrained in us?

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At Chadwick’s Village School, Character Isn’t Just Taught — It’s Lived.

Our Village School K-5 educational experience is delivered through the lens of our Core Values of compassion, fairness, honesty, respect and responsibility. From the very first day of kindergarten, the Core Values are modeled and supported on a daily basis — informing every lesson, interaction and activity.

 

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Village School Art and Music

Every student has a unique voice that’s all their own. We help them find it. Students in kindergarten all the way through fifth grade get a broad, beneficial introduction to different kinds of visual arts and music. We see this as an essential part of a young child’s education. It shows them how to communicate and interact with the world around them. It also inspires curiosity, creativity and teaches them valuable technical skills they can use moving forward.
 

HERE’S HOW IT WORKS

 

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Chadwick second-graders learned about artists Jackson Pollock and Franz Kline before painting an abstract expressionist inspired project in the Lower Village.

Chadwick second-graders learned about artists Jackson Pollock and Franz Kline before painting an abstract expressionist inspired project.

Village School STEM

“Why?” It’s a question that children love to ask, and it’s a question we love to hear in our Village School STEM program. Twice a week, students are given time to wonder, discover and create through hands-on class and lab work. They study ideas and concepts that bring together different elements of Earth, space, life and physical sciences as well as technology, robotics, coding and more. And by “study” we mean get very hands-on.

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Discover, Create and Reflect

Village School STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) includes lots of lab work and exploration. Our students are encouraged to ask questions, and are shown how to research, investigate, collaborate to solve problems and communicate productively with each other. And they learn that this way of  design thinking can help them in real-world settings.

 


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Village School Spanish

The world is a remarkably big place, but at the same time, it’s also wonderfully small. Right from the start, we show students the importance of different cultures, backgrounds and customs. This exposure helps them to become empathetic, caring global citizens. Our Village School Spanish is a perfect example of this mission at work.

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Village School Faculty

Our Village teachers create a welcoming, safe and supportive learning environment. Classes are small in size and feature multiple teachers as well as specific reading and math specialists. Students get plenty of individual attention and one-on-one guidance. 

MEET OUR TEACHERS

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Guiding Each Learner With Care and Intention

At Chadwick, our 8:1 student-to-teacher ratio means every student is known, supported and challenged in meaningful ways. Our educators take the time to build strong, lasting relationships that go far beyond the classroom. They see the whole child, nurture curiosity, and guide each learner with care and intention.

 

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Chadwick sixth-graders interview each other about their life story to write and share with their classmates.

Sixth-Grade Academics / Curriculum

What’s the first thing you do when you walk to the water’s edge for a swim? You dip a toe, test the water and then dive in. Sixth grade at Chadwick is the educational equivalent: it prepares students to dive headfirst into Middle School! It’s an approach unique to Chadwick and one that has proven highly effective.

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Sixth-Grade Athletics

The formula for a well-rounded, lifelong learner definitely includes at least a few drops of sweat. By connecting students’ intellectual and physical selves, we’re able to enhance their overall development — the two sides balance and support each other. That’s why athletics in sixth grade, much like our academics and arts programming, are a gentle introduction to what lies ahead in the Middle and Upper Schools.

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Team Sports

For the first time, students in sixth grade are able to choose to enter a competitive environment and represent Chadwick in games against other local middle school teams. Individual and team sports offer Sixers an opportunity to accelerate their growth and find new ways to rely on themselves. There are many options to choose from, including basketball, baseball, flag football, track and field, yoga, soccer, softball, volleyball and water polo.

 

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Students in helmets and life jackets prepare to launch their kayaks at Catalina Island.

Sixth-Grade Outdoor Education

The lessons that nature provides are powerful and durable. This belief has been a part of Chadwick since its very inception, which is why our Outdoor Education program is offered at every grade level — including a customized sixth-grade experience.

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Sixth Graders pose for a group photograph during a hike at the Catalina Island Marine Institute (CIMI) in Toyon Bay on Catalina Island.

The annual weeklong trip to CIMI is the sixth-grade outdoor education experience where students get to kayak, rock climb, hike and attend various labs.

Sixth-Grade Global Education

When we’re young, our world is relatively small. We know our home, our immediate neighborhood, our school — but as we get older, we realize the world is a big, beautiful, fascinating place filled with different people, cultures, places and perspectives. Chadwick Sixers don’t have to wait until high school to open their eyes to the larger world around them. because we provide an early and immmersive introduction to global education.

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Collaboration with Chadwick International

From the very beginning of the sixth grade, students begin to understand that the world is both vast and deeply connected — and that learning can cross oceans. In English and social studies, for example, select units are co-designed and co-taught with teachers from Chadwick International, our sister school in South Korea. This collaboration gives students a firsthand look at both the shared traits and the cultural differences between peers who live across the Pacific.

 

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Sixth-grade Chinese language students celebrated Lunar New Year with the traditional dragon dance in the Laverty Center.

 

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Sixth-Grade Leadership and Character

At Chadwick, our sixth graders start the school year feeling like students in Village School — and end the year feeling like full fledged Middle Schoolers. It’s remarkable how much growth and change can take place in such a short period of time. This is because at every step of their journey, Sixers are challenged, supported and inspired to be their best selves academically and socially.

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Sixth-Grade Arts

Art is magic. We make sure that magic stays alive and well in students’ hearts as they grow up! It’s for that important reason that Sixers receive dedicated time in the visual and performing arts, making sure their ability to appreciate and create art leads into a desire to express themselves creatively. They work with expert, passionate artistic educators who open the door for students to express their personal experiences and cultural perspectives and to begin to critically interpret, evaluate and respond to art. All within an environment where exploring your creative side is not only safe but encouraged.

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Performing Arts

Creative expression really comes to life here in a variety of shapes and forms. Sixers are given the opportunity to choose and pursue one of the instruments found in our symphonic orchestra, and they can even join the ensemble to perform concerts throughout the year. There is also a vocal chorus, where students with a passion for singing can learn and perform music in different genres, languages and arrangements. Then there’s musical theater — this engaging co-curricular builds skills in music, acting, dance and includes a final musical project!

 

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Sixth-Grade STEM

The ability to look at a situation, challenge or opportunity from multiple different points of view is such an advantage. That’s why our STEM program teaches Sixers how to think like scientists, designers and engineers.

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Chadwick sixth-graders test the strength of rubber bands in Science class

Sixth-Grade Faculty

Our sixth-grade teachers and advisors have a deep understanding of life in the sixth grade, and our program helps each Sixer develop their independence and explore their sense of self and personal values.

MEET OUR TEACHERS AND ADVISORS

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Guiding Each Learner With Care and Intention

At Chadwick, our 8:1 student-to-teacher ratio means every student is known, supported and challenged in meaningful ways. Our educators take the time to build strong, lasting relationships that go far beyond the classroom. They see the whole child, nurture curiosity, and guide each learner with care and intention.

 

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Middle School students work together on a math problem on the whiteboard outside in the Outdoor Living and Learning Space.

Middle School Academics / Curriculum

It’s good to be challenged. It’s even better to tackle challenges with a safety net. Chadwick’s Middle School offers both. Rigorous academics are matched with a caring, relational community to give students the chance to push themselves intellectually, knowing that they are cared for and supported along the way.

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ASK OUR COMMUNITY!

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What is your favorite place to be on campus?

Alina

Alina

On Vanderlip Lawn

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Why should I join Middle School Athletics?

Campbell

Campbell

Middle School Athletics

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Which of your teachers makes you laugh the most?

Marlow

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Middle School Teachers

Middle School Athletics

Courage, resilience, teamwork, character, perseverance — these skills can be applied to all areas of a student's life. They’re also all firmly developed within Chadwick’s Middle School athletics program.

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Fitness For Life

The human body is a wonderful thing, which is why we show Middle School students the importance of caring for it. Occurring four times a week, this block of time alternates between Team Sports and Fitness For Life courses which focus on building skills, providing exposure to new athletic opportunities and promoting physical fitness and wellness.

 

The Middle School Track & Field Team competing in an internal track meet on Commander Field. 

Middle School student wearing a lit headlamp smiles and looks up while scrambling in a rock cave in Joshua Tree National Park.

Middle School Outdoor Education

Within Chadwick Middle School, exploration can be both figurative and literal. Our Outdoor Education program does both! It shows students how to see the world — and their education — through a broad, vibrant lens, and cultivates skills and strengths that will be useful to them in the classroom, in their personal lives and in all their future endeavors. And Middle School is where the excitement really begins to ramp up.

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Shyla Shares About Outdoor Education

 

Chadwick seventh-graders during the Outdoor Education trip to Montaña De Pro Course in September 2023.

Chadwick seventh-graders during the Outdoor Education trip to the Montaña De Oro Course.

Middle School Global Education

Connection is key to succeeding in an interconnected world. In order to thrive, students need to truly understand, appreciate and be able to navigate the interwoven nature of our constantly changing, nuanced and ever-more-complex global landscape. Global Education in Middle School does just that.

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Building Community and Cultural Competence

In the Middle School, students have their first opportunities to travel domestically and internationally, applying lessons from the classroom to real-world experiences. A group of middle schoolers head to Chadwick International in South Korea each fall for the annual Songdo 7s Soccer Tournament. This trip brings students from around the globe together, building community and cultural competence.

 

Middle school students on a Global Education trip to South Korea. 

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Middle School Leadership and Character

Seventh grade and eighth grade are a time of perpetual change and relentless self-discovery. Every day, students are learning who they are — and how to be the person they want to be. And every day, they are presented with new challenges.

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Musashi Shares About Collaboration

 

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Middle School Arts

Art in the Middle School gives students the opportunity to explore exciting and nuanced parts of themselves. They deepen their relationship with different artistic disciplines and are allowed to express themselves in a safe environment surrounded by supportive teachers and peers. They begin to experiment and learn in increasingly more structured and goal-oriented classes and project-based experiences. This helps focus their efforts and shows them how their passion can result in truly great outcomes. It’s a unique and valuable chance for adolescents to explore their identity and start a journey through the arts.

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Middle School students perform in the musical, “Madagascar Jr.”

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Developing New Perspectives

Being able to connect with the people around you brings true developmental benefits. Students in seventh and eighth grade are given multiple outlets for their creative energy that also bring them closer to their community, help them develop new perspectives and build their ability to empathize.

 

The Middle School Fall Theater Production, "Chadwick Center Stage," is a collection of student-written plays, monologues and scenes presented as a single celebration of Chadwick creativity. 

Middle School student tests their robot during Robotics class in the Innovation and Design Building.

Middle School Innovation, Design and Entrepreneurship

Our Innovation, Design and Entrepreneurship program empowers students to tackle real world challenges by integrating science, technology, engineering and math with design thinking in order to creatively solve problems. In this hands-on, year-round curriculum, robotics, coding, engineering and design converge in field research and entrepreneurial projects.

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Eli Shares His Love for Robotics

 

Chadwick seventh-graders program robots to clean up a debris field after a “tsunami” during Science class.

Chadwick seventh-graders program robots to clean up a debris field after a “tsunami” during Science class in the Middle School.

Middle School Faculty

Chadwick’s expert teachers, advisors, coaches and mentors get to know all our Middle School students — caring for and supporting our students, as they step out of their comfort zones and take on new experiences and perspectives.

MEET OUR TEACHERS, ADVISORS AND COACHES

Middle School teacher Samantha Wallace teaches students in her science class.

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Guiding Each Learner With Care and Intention

At Chadwick, our 8:1 student-to-teacher ratio means every student is known, supported and challenged in meaningful ways. Our educators take the time to build strong, lasting relationships that go far beyond the classroom. They see the whole child, nurture curiosity, and guide each learner with care and intention.

 

Students work on a periodic table puzzle with their teacher in an eighth-grade science class. 

Student in a squatting position works on a math problem on a white board at the Outdoor Living and Learning Space.

Upper School Academics / Curriculum

Because we teach through experiences, it’s natural for our Upper School students to take a hands-on approach to their academics and co-curriculars. Instead of sitting at their desk and taking notes while their teacher delivers a lecture, they’re up at the front of the room working things out on the board or in the lab. They’re chatting with teachers before and after class. They’re tossing out ideas with peers, getting feedback and mastering concepts as a whole. Our curriculum lends itself to student agency and ownership of their learning.

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Upper School Athletics

How do you define a champion? At Chadwick, our athletic programming is an exceptional way to teach our Core Values of respect, responsibility, honesty, fairness and compassion. 

These are all qualities that champions possess and display. The success of Chadwick’s Athletics Program stems from student-athletes who live and breathe our Core Values. From practice to game day, our athletes are coached to compete with character. They learn to both lead and support teammates, to respect their opponents and to persevere through challenges on and off the field.

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Teamwork, Discipline, Integrity and Perseverance

In Upper School students really get the chance to push themselves to another level. A host of individual and team sports are available to students in our Upper School. Within each choice, students work with experienced, proven coaches to push their own athletic passions and develop teamwork, discipline, integrity and perseverance — life skills that will serve them in college and beyond.

 

Chadwick Lacrosse beat Sederstrom 12-4 on Commander Field on March 11, 2025.

Two students listen to a representation while at a college fair on Vanderlip Lawn.

Upper School College Counseling

At Chadwick, we prepare students not only to get into college, but to thrive once they’re there — and long after. Our college counseling program is deeply personal and future-focused, helping students discover who they are, where they want to go, and how to get there with purpose.

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Chadwick Seniors and their families gathered on Vanderlip Lawn for the Senior Sweatshirt Photo on May 3, 2024.

Chadwick Seniors and their families gather on the Vanderlip Lawn for the Senior Sweatshirt Photo.

Upper School Outdoor Education

The ability to succeed, lead and affect change all require one very important trait: confidence. And earned confidence is not something that just appears suddenly one day. It’s the result of years of hard work, self-discovery, personal growth and the overcoming of challenges — all outcomes of our powerful and enlightening Outdoor Education program.

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Developing Resilience and Independence

Each adventure over the Upper School years builds upon the last, culminating in the renowned "Senior Course," a rite of passage for Chadwick students since 1976. These Outdoor Education experiences also help students develop resilience and independence as they spend time away from home, while making meaningful connections with each other through shared adventures.

 

Chadwick 10th-Grade students ford a river on their Outdoor Education trip to Zion National Park in Utah in November, 2023. 

Students ride camels on the sand dunes in Morocco.

Upper School Global Education

Why just be a global tourist when you can become a global citizen? Global Education in our Upper School teaches students how to thoughtfully engage with the world around them — then to help shape it. It’s a program that forever transforms perspectives, not just expands them.

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Upper School Community Engagement

Whose responsibility is it to improve our world? It’s all of ours. If school schedules are a reflection of values, then Chadwick’s schedule speaks volumes by embedding on- and off-campus service as an option for students to select from every day of the week in our “co-curricular” block.

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An Empathetic Mindset

Chadwick Upper School students choose from a variety of service events and programs that include staffing local soup kitchens, traveling on international service trips, teaching in underserved schools, reading to our own kindergarten students, or supporting families and organizations all around our local and global community. We find that once students understand their role in changing the world, they build lifelong habits and an empathetic mindset that carries them into their adult lives.

 

Chadwick students, faculty and staff donate blood during the Red Cross Blood Drive in the Leavenworth Library at Chadwick School on April 18, 2024. Volunteers had a choice to donate “Whole Blood” or “Power Red” during the annual blood drive was hosted by the Community Service Advisory Board. 

Two students stand behind a posterboard with information about their sustainable clothing club.

Upper School Leadership and Character

Good people are capable of doing great things. This isn't just a sentiment; it's a truth we see demonstrated daily, and it forms the bedrock of our commitment to fostering global citizens who will shape a better world.

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Chadwick students participating in a workshop led by Peter van Reesema, the Associate Music Director of the Broadway musical “Hamilton,” and his wife Rosie van Reesema, in the chorus room at Chadwick School..

 

Upper School Visual Arts

It’s one thing to express yourself, but it’s another to do it with intent. This is at the foundation of our visual arts programming in Upper School, which refines a student’s artistic voice and shows them how to wield it in a tangible, powerful way.

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Upper School Performing Arts

At Chadwick, all the world’s a stage — and an award-winning one, at that. Art is emphasized at every stage of our school, and this comes to full fruition in our Upper School, where students are given the opportunity to spread their creative wings in one of our award-winning offerings.

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Upper School students performing in a theater production of Dracula.

Two students crouch while working on their robot on Vanderlip Lawn at the STEM Fair.

Upper School Innovation, Design and Entrepreneurship

The future belongs to the innovators, disruptors, and problem-solvers. Whether students are building robots, writing code, conducting research or pitching their first product, we equip students not just to adapt to change, but to lead it.

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Upper School Faculty

Our Upper School teachers emphasize depth of learning, critical and creative thinking, real-world learning experiences and independence — giving students agency and ownership over their learning in an environment that promotes self-discovery.

MEET OUR TEACHERS, ADVISORS AND COACHES

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Guiding Each Learner With Care and Intention

At Chadwick, our 8:1 student-to-teacher ratio means every student is known, supported and challenged in meaningful ways. Our educators take the time to build strong, lasting relationships that go far beyond the classroom. They see the whole child, nurture curiosity, and guide each learner with care and intention.

 

Students in the AP Into the Wilderness class practicing their outdoor cooking in a Great British Bake Off-style competition while their teacher advises. 

Griot and Master Drummer Drama Koné, from Burkina Faso, West Africa, and his troupe perform for sixth-grade and Middle School students in the Rosenwald Amphitheater during Social Justice Day.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Building a truly inclusive community takes consistent work, honest reflection and a willingness to grow together. While we’re proud of our efforts to date, we know our work is not done. Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) are part of how we show up every day in every part of school life — just as our founder, Margaret Chadwick, intended.

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First-graders collaborate to make an African American History Quilt made with pictures of famous African-Americans in the Village School at Chadwick School.

First-grader Zayn Sethi, left, decorates a diya with classmates  during a Diwali presentation in the Lower Village.

Wellness

Wellness is not only a strategic priority at Chadwick, it’s also part of daily life. Day to day, year over year, students are surrounded by nature and supported by a tight-knit, compassionate, attentive community. Students learn early on that living within the challenges of life is exactly how they grow through them.

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Chadwick Upper School students participate in a Wellness Workshop Sound Bath in the Leavenworth Library at Chadwick School on Oct. 14, 2023.

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Wellness At Every Level

Across all grade levels, students are provided the tools, space and encouragement to take ownership of their well-being through learning how to develop healthy habits, emotional awareness and the confidence to ask for support when they need it. That foundation helps them navigate school, relationships and life with resilience.

 

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      • SG - Faculty
      • SG - Programs
      • SG - Village
      • SG - Sixers
      • SG - Upper

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Chadwick School
26800 South Academy Drive
Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA, 90274

Contact us

310.377.1543

admission@chadwickschool.org

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Chadwick School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or national or ethnic origin or ancestry in the administration of its educational policies, employment policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletics and other after-school programs. To view Chadwick's complete Diversity Statement, click here.

Village School (Grades K-5)

Sixth Grade

Middle School (Grades 7-8)

Upper School (Grades 9-12)