Outside of the Box Academics

At Cal Coast Academy, we recognize the vital role that manageable class sizes play in promoting student success. With an average class size of just six students, our learning environment is intimate, supportive, and highly engaging. This setting fosters meaningful participation and enhances our interactive, collegiate-style approach to instruction.

Our student-centered methodology moves beyond traditional, lecture-based, textbook-driven learning. Instead, we embrace a dynamic hybrid model that emphasizes personalization, collaboration, innovation, real-world application, observation, and exploration. Through this hands-on and responsive approach, students are encouraged to actively engage with their peers, stimulating critical thinking and co-active learning.

Cal Coast Academy proudly offers both one-on-one and two-on-one class formats for any student, in any course. These personalized classes can be scheduled during the regular school day or after school hours, providing maximum flexibility to meet each student’s unique needs and commitments.

Designed to support individualized learning paths, these options allow students to earn high school credits outside of the traditional bell schedule. They are especially beneficial for students pursuing early graduation, those competing at national or international levels, participants in intensive extracurricular activities, and students needing to recover academic credits. This flexible approach ensures that every student can thrive while balancing their academic and personal goals.

To enhance the effectiveness of our exceptional and well-rounded curriculum, Cal Coast Academy employs a wide variety of instructional techniques. Our educators deliver course content through a strategic blend of teaching methods designed to support all learning styles—visual, auditory, and kinesthetic.

This flexible and adaptive approach ensures that each student can fully engage with the material in a way that suits their individual learning preferences. By meeting students where they learn best, we empower them to master concepts more effectively and achieve academic success with confidence.

Our Monday through Friday, teacher-directed, two-hour, After School Study & Instruction that Supports Teaching program is available to all Cal Coast Academy students. Organizational and study skills are integrated into the after school study time as teachers answer questions and expose students to a review of any concept(s) needing clarification. Students also receive assistance with time-management skills and test preparation.

Cal Coast Academy provides before and/or after school tutoring for all students, in all academic subjects. Tutoring sessions are setup entirely around the student's availability and can either be met on our campus, at an alternative location suitable for learning, or within the student's home. Cal Coast Academy recommends a minimum of two, one-hour sessions per week. All of our tutoring lessons are conducted on a one-to-one basis and students meet with the same instructor every time.