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Northern Light School is an independent nonprofit school in Oakland serving preschool through eighth grade on a hillside campus. The school emphasizes whole-child education, small class sizes, hands-on learning, and a commitment to inclusion, equity, and community engagement.
Northern Light School serves children from preschool through eighth grade on an eleven-acre campus in the Oakland Hills. The school reports small average class sizes and awards financial aid to support economic accessibility.
The curriculum emphasizes whole-child development and a mastery-based, hands-on approach. Academic instruction is paired with arts, Spanish, science and STEAM experiences, project-based learning, advisory and wellness work, and programs that address social-emotional skills and civic engagement.
The campus contains multiple outdoor learning and play areas and is used for outdoor exploration, service projects, and athletics. Student life programming includes music and performing arts, physical education, leadership and advisory structures, and community service opportunities.
A High School Prep program is described as preparing eighth graders for the transition to secondary education and for the high school application process.
Lower School programming is presented as a balanced curriculum in math, language arts, science and social studies supplemented by Spanish, athletics, music, performing arts, and STEM experiences designed to foster curiosity, creativity, and problem solving.
Middle School programming emphasizes leadership, advisory, wellness supports, civic engagement and advanced academic preparation to help students develop critical thinking, voice, and responsibility.
The preschool classroom is described as a nurturing, inclusive environment that supports practical life, sensorial, language, mathematics, and cultural studies with hands-on materials designed to build independence, concentration, coordination, and confidence.
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