There are core elements of education that are timeless, and yet the tools and strategies we use to deliver on that education must emulate the world our children occupy.
We take pride in upholding traditions that bridge the many generations of JTD graduates together, but we also know that we have a responsibility to prepare our children to be contributing members of their community, and as such, we emphasize 21st century skills, character education, and service learning.
Our Community
The hallmark of a JTD education is our community's commitment to character education that stems from our core values, affectionately known as The 5C's: caring, common sense, consideration, cooperation, and courtesy.
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In the Spotlight
List of 3 news stories.
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Charting New Waters: Courage, Curiosity, and Community on Grade 6's Retreat to Catalina Island
Every journey begins with a single step, but sometimes that step leads you onto a rocky ferry ride across the Pacific with 44 Grade 6 peers and a handful of adventurous teachers, into an experience that changes the way you see yourself and the people around you.Continue reading ›
This year’s Grade 6 trip to the Catalina Island Marine Institute (CIMI) was a chance for our students to dive headfirst into “the splendor of beauty,” and to experience “the glory of action” as we state during each morning’s Salutation of the Dawn. It was an opportunity for our students to discover courage and curiosity in ways that only happen when we step outside the familiar. -
Lessons from the Canyon: One Alumnus’s Journey Into Climate Journalism
Continue reading ›When Ben Weissenbach ‘09 graduated from The John Thomas Dye School, he couldn't have imagined that his childhood fascination with the wild canyon below campus would lead him to Alaska's Arctic wilderness, tracking the world's fastest-migrating forest and documenting climate change on the front lines. His recently published book, North to the Future, chronicles what happens when a Los Angeles digital native—someone who came of age with smartphones and social media—is thrust into some of Earth's most remote terrain. -
Shining Together: How JTD Is Rising into a New School Year
On the first Tuesday of the school year, the entire School community gathered in John Dye Hall, to welcome our new students, faculty, and staff, and to unveil the theme for the 2025-26 school year. Having seen some clues on the bulletin boards in their classrooms—images of sunrises, coffee cups, alarm clocks—they had a pretty good idea of what our theme for this year might be. Cheers abounded when I finally unveiled our theme for the school year: “Rise & Shine!”Continue reading ›
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The John Thomas Dye School admits students of any race, color, religion, sexual orientation, or national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the School. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, or national and ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic or other school-administered programs.
Located In Los Angeles, CA, John Thomas Dye is an independent school for grades K-6. Students benefit from a challenging academic program, fine arts, competitive athletics, and a wide selection of extracurricular activities.
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