At The Learning Castle and La Cañada Preparatory, our focus is predicated on the individual success of every student and the promotion of the critical skills students will need in future academic pursuits.
Our summer school program is a six-week, academically based educational program that is divided into to two three-week sessions; wherein, we offer a comprehensive curriculum focusing on core subjects.
With the continuous support of our parent body, we are able to give our students the highest quality education and provide them with the opportunities to develop their individual skills and to achieve their personal best.
Our preschool, The Sand Castle, offers full-time schedules for children between the ages of two and four years old. The Sand Castle provides a loving, nurturing environment wherein children can blossom educationally, emotionally and socially.
We pride ourselves on creating a diverse student body and desire to share the unique TLC-LCP experience with students of different cultures, backgrounds and nationalities.
7:1
Student-teacher Ratio
Our transitional kindergarten and kindergarten classes have ratios as low as 5:1.
19
Average Class Size
Classes have a head teacher who specializes in the subject being taught and at least one teacher’s assistant.
12
Athletic Teams
LCP fields twelve teams in the following seven sports: Flag Football, Girls’ Volleyball, Coed Tennis, Girls’ and Boys’ Basketball, and Girls’ and Boys’ Soccer.
The La Cañada Preparatory Athletic Department hosted their Fourteenth-Annual Sports Awards Banquet on Friday, May 16, 2025, with over 140 student-athletes, family and friends attending. The event was held at the FIS gymnasium.
On Friday, May 2, 2025, The Learning Castle, La Canada Preparatory and The Sand Castle Preschool honored over 150 mothers from their parent body at the Oakmont Country Club in Glendale. This year’s luncheon paid tribute to the Kentucky Derby with attendees wearing their most stylish and elegant Derby wear.
On Saturday, March 22nd, The Learning Castle and La Canada Preparatory’s performing arts department presented their annual spring production, A Rabbit Hole Through Time, before near-capacity crowds at La Canada’s own Lanterman Auditorium.
On Monday and Tuesday, February 17th and 18th, TLC and LCP held their annual art show at the LCUSD Rotunda where over 400 student pieces were on display.
On Friday, January 31st, local La Cañada private schools, The Learning Castle and La Cañada Preparatory, held their 24th-Annual Science Fair. Over 95 entrants, ranging in age from eight to thirteen, proudly displayed their experiments which covered eight different scientific disciplines.
The Learning Castle and The Sand Castle Preschool presented their annual winter shows on Thursday, December 19, at the Lanterman Auditorium before enthusiastic audiences of parents, friends and family.
The LCP boys handily defeated Huntington Middle School today, 27-11, securing an overall match score of 37-22. The win gives LCP its' 13th league title.
On October 25, 2024, parents, faculty and friends of The Learning Castle, La Canada Preparatory and The Sand Castle gathered at The Landmark in Mission Hills for their annual parent gala.
During the annual spring Gala on Saturday, April 20, 2024, The Learning Castle and La Canada Preparatory presented the 2024 Diamond Service Award for outstanding volunteerism to Dr. Tina Ghotanian.
In lieu of open houses, The Learning Castle and La Canada Preparatory offer small group tours with our founder and director, Terry Villanueva. Parents tour the facilities, peek in on classes, and see the entire campus as it is on any given school day.