# Children's Community School

> Private school · Van Nuys. A progressive, nonsectarian independent school in Van Nuys for Transitional Kindergarten through sixth grade.
- Ages: 4–12
- Price: ask the provider
- Address: 14702 Sylvan St, Van Nuys, CA 91411
- Website: https://ccsteaches.org
- Phone: (818) 780-6226
- Email: info@ccsteaches.org
- On Summerground: https://summerground.com/van-nuys/childrens-community-school

## Children's Community School (TK-6)

Ages 4–12

Children's Community School is a progressive independent school at 14702 Sylvan Street in Van Nuys, serving Transitional Kindergarten through sixth grade. Its approach is project-based, with subjects woven together around each topic and hands-on work throughout. In the early years (TK to second grade) children study STEM, arts, music and physical education through activities like marble experiments and drumming. Third and fourth grade move through multiplication, division and fractions alongside projects, field trips and micro-habitat investigations. Fifth and sixth grade take on physics through gravity, world cultures through music, data analysis and overnight experiences. It is nonsectarian. The 2023-24 federal private school survey counted 103 students and 17.1 teachers, a ratio of about 6 to 1.

## About Children's Community School

Children's Community School (CCS) is a progressive independent school in Van Nuys. It carries forward John Dewey's vision of progressive education and describes its aim as preparing children to be active citizens in a democracy.

Details from https://ccsteaches.org, checked October 9, 2026. Confirm prices and dates with the provider before signing up.