Areté Preparatory Academy
- AOverall Grade
- Private
- 6-12
- Los Angeles, CA
- 19 reviews
COVID-19 Update for Prospective Students and Families:
Areté is dedicated to keeping the learning deep, relevant, and engaging during the COVID-19 crisis. Our virtual seminars put students’ ideas first and provide the same interactive, inquiry-driven experience as our live classes. Through The Areté Institute, we are making our expertise and model available to other schools as they navigate this challenging time.
- AcademicsA
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Areté Preparatory Academy is an independent school for grades 6-12. At the cutting edge of 21st century education, our inquiry-driven, seminar-style classes challenge students to analyze, question, debate, reimagine and synthesize – all in the context of a rigorous, comprehensive college preparatory program. Guided by a passionate faculty, our students deepen their intellectual identities, upend existing paradigms, and forge inspirational solutions.
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Academics
Philosophy and Critical Thinking at Areté
Philosophical questions and methods underlie our teaching. Our students learn to do philosophy: challenging widely-held beliefs, exposing hidden assumptions and synthesizing disparate claims and propositions. Having escaped the chains of conventional thinking, a philosophically-trained mind is equipped to innovate, disrupt, and inspire – a toolkit for a challenging world.
Culture & Safety
- 80%
- of students agree that they feel safe at their school.5 responses
- 80%
- of students agree that they like their school and feel happy there.5 responses
Students
- 40%
- of students and parents agree that students at this school are competitive.5 responses
- 100%
- of students and parents agree that students at this school are creative and artsy.5 responses
- 0%
- of students and parents agree that students at this school are athletic.5 responses
Teachers
- 83%
- of students and parents agree that the teachers genuinely care about the students.6 responses
- 83%
- of students and parents agree that the teachers adequately lead and control the classroom.6 responses
Clubs & Activities
- 40%
- of students and parents agree that there are plenty of clubs and organizations for students to get involved in.5 responses
- 40%
- of students and parents agree that clubs and organizations get the funding they need.5 responses
- 40%
- of students and parents agree that lots of students participate in clubs and organizations.5 responses
- Cost of LivingD
- Good for FamiliesB
- HousingD
Areté Preparatory Academy Reviews
Arete uses Socratic seminar format. Students question, observe, discuss, use information in real-world ways, each accepted and encouraged for unique ideas. They discover and develop their voices and talents. They complete college requirements but go much further to discover whom they are as individuals! Students can jump ahead. My kid rediscovered his love of science. He can go deeper at Arete. Same with history.
The community is wonderful (read: great parent community!) Arete continues to amaze in giving my son a superior education!