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The Broadoaks School was founded in 1906 as an open-air kindergarten and primary school. Today, the nationally recognized laboratory/demonstration school serves two interrelated purposes: to provide outstanding educational and childcare services to children and their families; and to provide Whittier College students and faculty with a rich variety of opportunities for studying children, family relationships, and developmentally appropriate approaches to education.

The preschool and elementary-grade curriculum emphasizes active, self-initiated learning, critical thinking, problem solving, intercultural understanding, and shared responsibility.

Both undergraduate and graduate students work directly with children under clinical supervision by mentor teachers. College students also participate actively in instructional planning and evaluation, as well as in interdisciplinary case conferences, child assessment, and a variety of related professional organizations and activities.

Broadoaks offers professional development programs for teachers and administrators throughout California. Through special funding, The Broadoaks School provides a few highly selective graduate and undergraduate teaching fellowships each year. Undergraduate Broadoaks Teaching Fellows usually work as a member of the school’s instructional team a few hours each week. Graduate Teaching Fellows may teach from a few hours each week to full time. Additional information is available through the Broadoaks office.