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- EIN 47-1480453
- (650) 210-5000
- 48491 State Highway 4 Brownsville TX 78521-0000 USA
- adastraschool.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Education, Special Education
Mission: Ad astra is a school dedicated to the learning of high-achieving students in the greater los angeles area. The school serves students between the ages of 7 and 14, providing a singularly exceptional education experience. The main objective is to exceed traditional school metrics on all relevant subject matter through unique project-based learning experiences.
Programs: The school operates ad astra school in los angeles, california, an independent elementary and middle school committed to educating highly gifted elementary and middle school students. The school serves qualified students by creating a world-class critical thinking curriculum, with a heavy emphasis on science, math, engineering, and ethics. The school's innovative approach emphasizes ability over age. Mixed-age student groups work together to deeply understand difficult questions and challenges to develop their potential. Educational content is project based, with the intent to create meaningful work for all students. The goal of the school is to develop remarkable people inbued with a strong sense of justice, who are equipped with the critical thinking skills necessary to make a difference. The content that enlivens each course is created anew each year for each group of students. The size of the student body is expected to grow slowly and, because of the intense staff to student ratio, will probably not exceed 50 students. The school is open to all high-performing students. The majority of the current student base is composed of children of spacex employees, but the school is open to all applicants, and the student base is expected to broaden after the school's website is more fully developed and its marketing and outreach efforts have fully ramped up.