Anneliese Journal

Students Return for Back-to-School Learning Fun at All 3 Campuses

Students returned for back-to-school learning fun at all three Anneliese Schools campuses this week, and what an eventful week it was! Across grades, from Willowbrook to Aliso to Manzanita, students met their teachers for the 2023-24 school year and settled into class rhythms and routines. Here’s a peek at scenes from all three campuses this week. Ms. Patti’s K2 class enjoyed both recess and class time together.   Willowbrook Campus Our Nursery to 6th campus in Laguna Beach’s Wilderness Canyon

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Nature Connection, Art, Beach Trips & More: Looking Back at Summer Camps 2023

From nature connection, to art, to beach trips and more, our nine weeks of summer camps at Anneliese were a blast. Here are some snapshots from the summer and all of the unplugged fun that was had by our campers at our Willowbrook Campus. Our Nourishment Program Director and chef, Andrew Johnson, kept our summer campers cool by offering fruit-based shaved ice. Our parkour structure provided endless play and nature connection on our grounds at Willowbrook. The Fashion Camp children

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Anneliese Schools field trip to Fiji

Sixth Graders Visit Fiji for Cultural Immersion

The 6th Grade trip to Fiji is an Anneliese Schools tradition, and the culminating cultural immersion for our sixth graders before they leave us. The trip is focused on experiencing the Fijian culture by becoming immersed in it, in one of the most beautiful examples of unspoiled nature one can find in the world. It is easy to be initially enticed by the picturesque landscapes, crystal clear water, and colorful reefs. But everyone who has been lucky enough to experience

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Animal Connection and Its Effect on Student Learning and Growth

  A quick YouTube search will turn up countless adorable videos of dogs, cats, and other animals of all shapes and sizes having interactions with children that are equal parts interesting, funny, and adorable. However, in recent years there has been an increase in interest regarding the child and animal relationship among the science and education communities.    More and more educators and researchers are beginning to examine this wonderful phenomenon with the view of how this connection could benefit

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Farm Fresh Education: Anneliese Alive!

For over four decades, Anneliese Schools have made it our mission to provide children the opportunity to realize their full potential. Our goal has always been to use alternative approaches to education and lifestyle in order to impress upon the next generation that the process of learning and maturing is so much more holistic than letter grades on a report card. With that ultimate goal in mind, we have some exciting news to share with you all as we continue

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Redefining Education Through the Arts

In recent years, new programs regarding arts education have begun surfacing in an effort to create a more holistic education approach for students. While standard education teaches children the necessary foundation in subjects like math and science, many schools believe incorporating arts education programs to work in tandem with standard education practices is essential for shaping well-rounded students. Private schools are leading the charge in adopting innovative arts programs to deliver a much more holistic and robust education experience to

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Developing the Whole Child

Every child is wonderfully unique, filled with wants, needs, dreams, challenges, and talents. Daily life is overflowing with elements that can be detrimental to the developmental growth of a child. From shortening attention spans due to an overabundance of screen time, to social media and the potentially disastrous effects it can have on one’s self-image and mental health, today’s children face many hurdles. Children are growing up in a world that threatens to limit who they are and prevent them

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A Year of Resilience – Anneliese Learning in a Pandemic

It’s a powerful feeling to look back on the year we all just survived in this pandemic. Routines that were once strange or odd to adopt are now second-nature, as we’ve all adapted to this new way of coping through something most of us hadn’t yet lived to see. If you’re a parent coming to campus, your daily visits resemble something like, “grab a mask before you get out of the car, no setting foot in the classroom, keep a

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