NorthCreek Academy & Preschool is a Christian classical school in Walnut Creek that includes an early childhood program and TK–8 instruction. The school follows a classical Christian curriculum with an emphasis on memory work, small class sizes, and core academic disciplines.
NorthCreek Academy & Preschool is a Christian classical school serving early childhood through junior high students in Walnut Creek. The program emphasizes a classical approach to education and integrates Biblical instruction across its curriculum.
The school uses a classical three-stage model (Grammar, Dialectic, Rhetoric) and emphasizes mastery of fundamentals through chants, poems, songs, and other memory tools. The academic program highlights core disciplines including language arts, math, science, history, Bible, and Latin, and emphasizes critical thinking and written and oral expression.
Cleaning and disinfection routines, cohorting, face-covering guidance, and virtual learning options have been documented as part of the school's health and safety planning. Protocols include daily cleaning of frequently touched surfaces, limiting shared items, assigned stable cohorts, and procedures for staggered arrivals and dismissal.
Campus plans include a multi-use Family Ministries Center with a chapel, school library, gymnasium, and additional meeting and multipurpose rooms to support school activities and student services. The school also lists external accreditation from the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC).
A Christian early childhood program offered Monday, Wednesday, Friday, with an emphasis on age-appropriate activities that foster growth and development; children must be 4 years old by October 31, 2022 and fully potty trained. Annual tuition for the Pre-K program is listed as $4,510 for the 2022–2023 school year.
A once-weekly program for young children that does not require potty training; children must be 2 years old by July 1, 2022. Annual tuition for MMO is listed as $1,360 for the 2022–2023 school year.
An optional extension to the Pre-K day offered to extend children’s learning and care; two daily options are listed with per-day rates. The program is offered Monday and Wednesday with shorter and longer daily options at different daily rates.
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