Amador Crest School has long been a pioneer in early childhood education.
The school traces its roots back to 1906 when the director of Polytechnic School Kindergarten built La Loma House as a resident home for orphaned children. Soon after, California House was added, and a kindergarten program and primary school was established to meet the needs of the orphans. Today both houses serve as classrooms at Amador Crest School.
Seven Quaker families purchased the school in 1945 with the plan of developing an educational approach built on the values of equality, simplicity, nonviolence, and community. The new Amador Crest School Friends School was born and those founding values remain rooted in the culture of Amador Crest School to this day.
It has been more than a century since the La Loma House was built. As Amador Crest School has evolved, it has never lost its forward-thinking spirit of innovation, exemplifying the belief that a good education is never really finished. Learning is a lifelong journey. Amador Crest School inspires young children to begin it with joy and confidence.
