A Reggio-inspired preschool and elementary school located in beautiful Los Altos, California. They are given clear voice through presentation.
Ventana School takes its inspiration from the education centers in Reggio Emilia, Italy. We seek to foster a learning community of children, families, and teachers who place listening and relationships at the heart of their work. Consistent with Vygotsky's social-cultural philosophy, learning at Ventana is a joint venture between students and teachers who come together in an active process of inqu
06/12/2026
The 2025/26 school year has come to a close, and we want to thank all of our students and families for an incredible year! 💙 Best wishes to all for a fun summer!
For those joining us over the summer, our Preschool 12-Month Summer Session and Elementary Summer Camp start this Monday!
06/09/2026
☀️Enrollment for Ventana's Summer Camp is open!☀️ Sign up at:
https://www.ventanaschool.org/summercamp2026
06/08/2026
Look who came back to visit us! 🎉
Congratulations to these Ventana alums as they head off to Yale University, Stanford University, Purdue University, and Middlebury College! We can't wait to see all the amazing things you'll accomplish next.💙
06/05/2026
To wrap up the school year, each class at Ventana hosts a "Celebration of Learning" for their parents. One of the most important components of Reggio-inspired education is “making learning visible,” and it is a pleasure to witness the remarkable care and thoughtful reflection that goes into sharing the learning that has happened each year. Seeing the children proudly show their work and revisit their learning journeys is a wonderful reminder of how much they have grown over the course of the year.🥰
Hear from our 5th graders as they reflect on their journey at Ventana School — the friendships, discoveries, challenges, and joyful moments that shaped their elementary years.
We are incredibly proud of the Class of 2026 and excited to send them off to their next educational adventure. 🌟
05/24/2026
We are hosting a 3-day professional development workshop, July 8–10, "storytelling through art" exploring new ways to bring art into the classroom through a Reggio Emilia-inspired approach. 🫶
If you know an educator (Elementary or Preschool) who may be interested, please help us spread the word—we’d love to welcome more teachers to join our community this summer! Register on our website!
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05/23/2026
We are hosting a 3-day professional development workshop, July 7–10, "storytelling through art" exploring new ways to bring art into the classroom through a Reggio Emilia-inspired approach. 🫶
If you know an educator (Elementary or Preschool) who may be interested, please help us spread the word—we’d love to welcome more teachers to join our community this summer! Register on our website!
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05/19/2026
Enrollment for Ventana's Summer Camp is open! Sign up at: https://www.ventanaschool.org/summercamp2026
We are so proud of our First Graders! For their recent service-learning project, the class designed and built a chicken coop cover for the flock at Hidden Villa. They were so excited to present their hard work to the staff (and the chickens, of course!). This new cover will keep the birds safe and dry. It is such a joy to see their empathy and dedication to caring for these animals.
05/12/2026
Second Grade learned fractional notation! They learned how to recognize, name, and write fractions according to the amount of equally divided parts of the whole...pizza? 🍕