Specialties
Our teaching is based on a deep understanding of the needs of maturing adolescents. Through our engaging and innovative methods and dedication to creative arts and high technology, our teachers address the whole individual, working to develop clarity in thought and balance in feeling with initiative in action.
At a time when secondary programs are suffering from overcrowding and politicizing of the curriculum, our days are filled with an unheard of level of engagement in college preparatory learning: creative arts, computer enrichments, personalized skill development, and lab and field work locally and globally.
The world is truly our classroom. Students are given the time, the educational background, the creative latitude and the technology to develop their work to its most complete level.
History
Established in 1991.
The Grauer School was founded in 1991 with the purpose of providing students with a truly Enriched, college preparatory environment. Since then, our students have gone on to success at UC Berkeley, University of San Diego, University of Southern California, University of California at San Diego, and many fine colleges, small and large, west coast and east, public and private.
We aim to provide a "whole" education, balancing the physical, intellectual, emotional, and aesthetic sides of college preparation. At the Grauer School, mentoring relationships are paramount. Students learn in a high-trust, low-threat environment where they can take intellectual risks and face challenges of many kinds.
Our school is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, the preeminent accreditation organization in the western states, and our courses comply with the "A-G" entry requirements set annually by the prestigious University of California system
Meet the Business Owner: Stuart G.
Founder, The Grauer School, 1991. Dr. Grauer has been awarded one of San Diego Magazine's 50 people to watch. 2008 Encinitas Rotary Peacemaker of the Year. Doctorate, University of San Diego, 1989: Think Globally, Act Locally.
Photo shows Grauer with Nanwalek Tribe Chief, Nanwalek, Kenai, Alaska, 2009 student exchange mission.