Castilleja School,   http://www.castilleja.org, established in 1907, is dedicated to providing a rigorous college preparatory education for young women in grades six through twelve. It is the only non-sectarian all-girls middle and high school in the San Francisco Bay Area. Located in Palo Alto, the school benefits from the proximity of Stanford University and Silicon Valley, and its student body reflects the region's ethnic and economic diversity.

Crystal Springs Uplands School,   http://www.csus.com, is an independent, coeducational, college preparatory day school for grades 6-12 with a student body of 350. Founded in 1952, the school is located on a beautiful 10-acre suburban campus on the San Francisco peninsula in Hillsborough, California. CSU endeavors to equip students with a feeling of joy in lifelong learning by encouraging individual leadership, cooperative interaction, intellectual risk-taking, and a respect for one's self and for the view of others. The school believes that students learn best in an environment that promotes learning in diverse ways about a complex world and nurtures the individual within a community of mutual trust, caring and respect.

Menlo School,   http://www.menloschool.org/index.html, is dedicated to providing a challenging academic curriculum complemented by outstanding fine arts and athletic programs. The school helps students to develop positive values and nurtures character development in a supportive environment, which upholds the highest moral and ethical standards. Menlo's program encourages students to reach their fullest potential, developing the skills necessary to respond intelligently and humanely to the complexities of an increasingly diverse world.

Sacred Heart Prep,   http://www.shschools.org, is a co-educational, Catholic, independent high school of 455 students located in Atherton, California. Sacred Heart Preparatory is part of the over 200 school strong network of Sacred Heart schools throughout the world. The more than 100 courses in the Prep's eight academic departments have received University of California approval for credit. We develop a lifelong love of learning within the context of a solid set of values. Since 1898, Sacred Heart has been committed to each student's total development: spiritual, intellectual, emotional, and physical.

Woodside Priory School,   http://www.woodsidepriory.com, is an independent, Catholic, college preparatory school in the Benedictine tradition. Our mission is to assist students of promise in becoming lifelong learners who will productively serve a world in need of their gifts.