Born Learners School

Specialties

Small children are Born Learners. It is the goal of our school to give them the Right Start. The Born Learners School achieves this objective by providing a warm, caring environment in which your child’s natural zest for learning is nurtured and developed. Our philosophy of child development responds to the whole child that walks through our doors.

As educators, we enthusiastically accept each child’s uniqueness and individualize our teaching methods to suit their learning styles. We strive to provide each child with the right start toward a lifetime of learning success. Our approach focuses on four key points.

1. Positive Sel-​Concept

2. Independent Thinking and Life Skills

3. Creative Thinking

4. Academic Achievement

History

Established in 1979.

Born Learners is a privately owned pre-​elementary school serving Agoura and Calabasas with outreach into Westlake Village, Thousand Oaks and even Moorpark. It is owned by Beatrice Elliott, B.A., M.S. who co-​founded the unique school in 1979. A speech and language specialist, Ms. Bea believed that all young minds were natural «born learners» and hence, the school name. Born Learners School opened its doors with three students that first year, implementing Ms Bea’s unheard of notion of teaching to the youngsters with a «whole child» approach.

Today, Born Learners accommodates approximately 80 preschool through transitional kindergarten and kindergarten aged children and continues to operate with its «whole child,» approach that has been adopted by LVUSD’s elementary educational system in recent years. The whole child approach broadens the learning curve to include a child’s emotional growth and development, transforming him or her into a much more developed, well-​rounded individual.

Meet the Business Owner

Beatrice E.

Business Owner

Over these 33 years, Ms. Bea has implemented «whole child» based programs including her «right start» to develop positive self-​concept, independent thinking & life skills, creative thinking, and subsequently academic achievement. Her «Aunt Latty» TAKING PART classroom system teaches children the importance of courtesy, communication, and character values plus understanding and discussing their feelings/​concerns as well as how to successfully problem-​solve with their peers, make good choices, and have positive self-​esteem – all through the use of puppetry. Ms. Bea combines unique classroom techniques with effective school-​to-​parent communication dynamics, parenting workshops, and parent involvement activities to nurture the «whole family.»