OVERVIEW
21st Century LEARNING was founded 30 years ago as a creative summer enrichment program for middle school and high school students in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Palo Alto to Marin
Palo Alto to Marin
We serve families from Palo Alto to San Jose, SF to Berkeley, Oakland, Piedmont, Contra Costa, Marin, and other regions throughout California.
Top Bay Area Schools & Beyond
Top Bay Area Schools
Current community members and alumni represent distinguished Bay Area private schools--Harker, The Nueva School, Athenian, Head-Royce, College Prep--along with top universities and local public schools.
U.S. & International Students
US & International Students
Since expanding our course menu with live interactive Zoom classes, our reach now extends throughout the United States--New York, Los Angeles, Seattle, Austin, Boston--and to elementary school and international students as well.
Summer, Tutoring & Afterschool Programs
Summer Classes & Tutoring
21st Century LEARNING's dynamic multimedia curriculum for small class sizes and 1:1 tutoring comes to life in popular summer programs, afterschool and homeschool courses, and select in-person workshops.
Custom-Designed Academic, Arts & Writing Programs
Custom Writing Programs
Our robust arts curriculum includes a full range of creative writing classes--fiction, poetry, CNF, memoir, songwriting, screenwriting--all responsively customized to meet the creative, academic, and social-emotional needs of our students. Our courses in music and visual arts are also personalized and powerful.
Challenging, fun, SEL-rich academic courses cover literary analysis, essay mastery, private school application essay prep, media literacy, executive function, and study skills.
All classes are a collaborative venture guided by student-centered teachers, curriculum specialists, and practicing artists.
Challenging, fun, SEL-rich academic courses cover literary analysis, essay mastery, private school application essay prep, media literacy, executive function, and study skills.
All classes are a collaborative venture guided by student-centered teachers, curriculum specialists, and practicing artists.
Humanities Education
Humanities Education
21st Century LEARNING understands that what makes us human is the foundation of meaningful education.
Our Humanities-forward discovery space welcomes families seeking personal growth for kids beyond the limits of conventional classrooms.
As Dr. Fei-Fei Li, co-director of the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI has said: "We should raise our new generations to be fully human, not machines."
We look forward to partnering with you in this deeply human work.
Our Humanities-forward discovery space welcomes families seeking personal growth for kids beyond the limits of conventional classrooms.
As Dr. Fei-Fei Li, co-director of the Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI has said: "We should raise our new generations to be fully human, not machines."
We look forward to partnering with you in this deeply human work.
"To really live a rich life, you need a better understanding of yourself, of the world, than most people get in their current education." - Stuart Russell, Director of the Center for Human-Compatible AI at UC Berkeley
"To live a rich life, you need a better understanding of yourself, of the world..."
