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Open House: January 22, 2026

Kirby School (425 Encinal Street)
Thursday, January 22, 2026 | 6:30-8:30 pm

What you’ll experience:

• A guided tour through campus life — classrooms, common spaces, and where students actually spend their days
• Real conversations with teachers who know students as individuals and push them to think deeply
• Insights from student ambassadors about academics, friendships, and Kirby culture
• Hands-on micro-lessons across disciplines

The evening begins with a welcome from Head of School Christy Hutton, followed by small-group sessions where you’ll rotate through sample classes in humanities, STEM, the arts, and world languages — seeing firsthand how curiosity, connection, and intellectual challenge come to life at Kirby.

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Why Kirby?

Intentionally small. Courageously different.
Kirby is a 6–12 independent school in Santa Cruz for students who don’t fit easily into boxes, and who wouldn’t want to.

Here, rigor doesn’t mean pressure. It means depth, originality, and substance. Belonging isn’t just a tagline. It’s a felt reality. And education isn’t about performing—it’s about becoming.

We’re a place where students are known not just by name, but by heart.
Where they’re challenged and cherished. Where intellect and individuality grow side by side.

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