The Principal's office is directly through the front doors with big windows, when she is there the door is open and you are welcome inside. The students and teachers are enthusiastic and happy. This is a boutique school, from the beautifully maintained 1927 architecture to the state of the art STEAM lab, this school is full of surprises. In the STEAM classroom they have Glow Forges for prototyping and production with a credentialed teacher whose only focus is STEAM. Harding has been running the IB curriculum for over a decade and it shows. The University of California at Santa Barbara Gevirtz Graduate School of Education has a partnership with Harding which allows for lots of resources and people pushing into the classrooms. Students don't get lost in the mix, teachers are given the power to make their learning environments (classrooms) fit their teaching style. We have been here since TK and love it. The principal is unlike any admin I have ever seen, she writes grants for fun and is vested in her kids success. She gave us a tour three years ago and we feel very lucky to be a Harding Hawk family. read more