A PRIVATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN SANTA CRUZ, CELEBRATED 20 SUCCESSFUL YEARS OF OPERATION ON SATURDAY. THE SMALL SCHOOL, LOCATED IN AN OLD FARM HOUSE ON GAULT STREET , HAS BEEN SERVING KINDERGARTEN TO SIXTH GRADE AGE CHILDREN SINCE 1993. DAN HOPPERFELD AND ADELE GARDNER, TWO FORMER U-C-S-C STUDENTS AND TEACHERS FROM LOCAL PUBLIC SCHOOLS, WERE LOOKING FOR A DIFFERENT KIND OF LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR THEIR SON, TYLER. THEIR PHILOSOPHY OF INSTILLING SELF CONFIDENCE IN THE YOUNG AND TEACHING THEM THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR HELPING THEM LAST FOR SO LONG. THE SCHOOL CONDUCTS FOUR BLENDED CLASSES AND HAS ABOUT 48 STUDENTS. TUITION IS ABOUT NINE THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR.
