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  • Be Brilliant

    Anacapa’s Academic Program centers on direct experience, exploration, and collaboration, offering a diverse and engaging curriculum that prepares students for college success and maximizes their intellectual and emotional potential.

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  • Chase Adventure

    At Anacapa School, our ever-evolving elective classes, shaped by student interests and faculty collaboration, challenge students creatively, physically, and intellectually.

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  • Transform Your World

    Anacapa’s bi-annual all-school adventures foster exploration, collaboration, and personal growth through exciting experiential learning trips.

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  • Learning Starts With Community

    At Anacapa, we believe that learning starts with community, and our recent community service project in Costa Rica this past Spring 2024 exemplified this commitment.

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 Fast Facts

  • Our student-to-faculty ratio is the best of any secondary school in Santa Barbara County and best in class nationally.

  • Our average financial aid award is $22,000.

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Anacapa School Gears Up for Synthesis 2025: An Immersive Experiential Learning Opportunity
Anacapa School Gears Up for Synthesis 2025: An Immersive Experiential Learning Opportunity

This January, Anacapa School launches Synthesis 2025, a hands-on program where students explore topics like environmental science, arts, and cultural studies through immersive, real-world activities. After three days off-campus, students will prepare presentations linking their experiences to personal insights, culminating in a Friday showcase.

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Santa Barbara MAGAZINE: Great Schools!
Santa Barbara MAGAZINE: Great Schools!

At ANACAPA SCHOOL learning starts with community. Our inclusive, tight-knit community fosters close relationships, community involvement, and diverse opportunities for personal growth.

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Anacapa School Students Experience Costa Rican Culture of ‘Pura Vida’
Anacapa School Students Experience Costa Rican Culture of ‘Pura Vida’

This year, however, dean of students Jacob Pepper thought out-of-the-country.

“Anacapa is known for its school trips, but to put together something that has multiple modes of travel, including international flights, and with all the unknowns of being in another country, making the commitment to take our students to Costa Rica was an out-of-the-box approach to experiential learning,” he said.

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Anacapa School Participates in Inspiring Blind Fitness Waterfront Surrey Bike Ride
Anacapa School Participates in Inspiring Blind Fitness Waterfront Surrey Bike Ride

In a heartwarming and educational activity, Anacapa School students partnered with blind and low-vision participants for an surrey bike ride along the Santa Barbara waterfront.

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THE NEXT WAVE FOR ANACAPA SCHOOL: PRO SURFER SHAUN TOMSON RETURNS TO INSPIRE AND EMPOWER STUDENTS
THE NEXT WAVE FOR ANACAPA SCHOOL: PRO SURFER SHAUN TOMSON RETURNS TO INSPIRE AND EMPOWER STUDENTS

Anacapa School was delighted to welcome back renowned professional surfer Shaun Tomson last Thursday for an inspiring and motivating presentation. Tomson, celebrated for his achievements in the world of professional surfing, returned to his roots to share his passion for life and self-discovery through his empowering program, The Code Method.

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Upcoming Events

Parent-Advisor Conferences

Mar 30

- Apr 4

Cafe Anacapa - Parent Coffee - 8:30 am

Apr

3

No School - Teacher Workdays

Apr 18 & Apr 21

Anacapa Gala & Auction

Apr

26

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