Pacific Ridge School Opens Wednesday

by The Editors on September 3, 2007

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Carlsbad’s new $12.5 million Pacific Ridge School in the Bressi Ranch development opens Wednesday with a seventh and ninth grade class and 108 students.

Built on 7.3 acres in Carlsbad’s Bressi Ranch development, the secular, nonreligious school took two years to plan and build, said Ellen Mullady, the head of the school. The idea for the school came from two local families who wanted a better education for their children. They attracted other families, eventually raising $7.4 million in donated seed money to build the school.

According to the North County Times the classes at Pacific Ridge will be limited to 15 students. The classes will be taught around a large oval oak table so all the teachers and students can see each other during class and “create conversations among students on any topic.”

One look at the school’s staff showed us that Pacific Ridge is not messing around when it comes to educational horsepower. This school is serious.

[Links: North County TImes and Pacific Ridge School]

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