Who we are

Sea Crest School is an accredited, non-sectarian independent school in Half Moon Bay, California. We enroll 230+ students in grades K–8, with a student-teacher ratio of approximately 10:1. Sea Crest offers:

  • Strong academics
  • Small class sizes
  • A welcoming, nurturing environment
  • Caring, committed and credentialed teachers
  • Art, music, drama, Spanish and technology programs
  • Daily physical education
  • Separate Lower and Middle School programs
  • A beautiful campus
  • After-school enrichment programs
  • High School placement assistance
  • Moderate tuition
  • CAIS and WASC accreditation
  • Proud member of NAIS

It is our vision to provide an exceptional and affordable environment for academic achievement, intellectual growth, artistic fulfillment, athletic development and civic responsibility.

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summer programs

Looking for something fun and educational for your child to do this summer? With options ranging from Science Adventures to Sea Crest exclusives, our week-long sessions allow students to customize their summer school experience. Click on the links to read about the wide variety of classes or download a registration form. Hurry, classes are filling up!

middle school required summer reading lists

In order to ensure a successful start for all middle school students, we require they complete some summer reading requirements. Please click on the links below to download the lists and associated worksheets.

Incoming Grade 6

Summer reading requirements

Suggested summer reading

Reading log

Character web

Incoming Grade 7

Summer reading requirements

Suggested summer reading

Reading log

Character web

Incoming Grade 8

Summer reading requirements

Suggested summer reading

Reading log

Character web

Head of school blog

May/june 2010

At the end of my second year on the job—through the annual survey about our families’ satisfaction with the Sea Crest experience—a parent implored me throughout his answers to stop referring to Sea Crest as a "community," saying that we were a school and should refer to ourselves only as such.  Because the survey is completed anonymously, I could not communicate with him about his feelings. His sentiments still puzzle me.

To me, the important experiences our students have here are all about community.  From collaborating within the classroom to doing service for others, students not only see beyond themselves but learn just how crucial their participation is.  I witness the power of community on the playground, in our lower school morning meetings, weekly assemblies in each division, middle school advisories, class projects, athletic endeavors, K–8 carnivals, learning buddies, the list goes on.  It is certainly a community that puts on our music concerts and all-school musical, one that enjoys each other's company on Halloween and during our family barbecues.  We build community in almost all we do, and we firmly believe it important to do so.

It goes beyond the work we do with the children.  I marvel at the extended community that comes out in support Sea Crest and its program through volunteerism and involvement in our fundraising initiatives such as the Auction, Ginger Girvin Scholarship Run, Williamson Annual Giving Fund, and Pumpkin Festival.  We could not do what we do without a supportive community that opens its arms and embraces us.

We are much more than a school.  We are a community that inspires students to think critically, express their creativity, make a difference, and act with personal integrity.  Graduating students who do just that will bring benefit to the greater community.  It is our intention that Sea Crest will be an asset to the coastside community for generations to come.

I hope you join me as enthusiastic members of the Sea Crest community.

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