South Bay Prep is a tax-exempt, non-profit, free public school to which any student in California may apply. South Bay Prep is a small, student-centered, 6th - 12th grade school with individualized learning plans and a focus on mastery and project-based learning. The founders of South Bay Prep have worked long and hard to bring a school to Santa Clara County where students of all cultural, socioeconomic, and academic backgrounds can reap the rewards of a state of the art, hands-on, project based, relevant, college preparatory education in a public school setting.

Students at South Bay Prep have an opportunity to prepare for college with personalized learning and support, graduation requirements meeting or exceeding UC requirements, authentic assessments, and a small school environment with low student-to-teacher ratios. We are committed to preparing students to live in a rapidly evolving, high-tech, global society. Students will engage in authentic, relevant, real-world projects in a collaborative environment and will graduate as self-reliant, life-long learners, having mastered the essential skills and knowledge to be prepared for college and for life in the 21 st century. South Bay Prep will open in Fall of 2009 with grades 6 through 9.

South Bay Prep has partnered with EdVisions to implement a project-based learning model. See videos from EdVisions network schools showing project-based learning in action.