The Center for Integral Education is creating a new paradigm in education for children! We started with a preschool we opened in 2002 (Rainbow Kids Integral Preschool, in San Diego), and now an elementary school, which we opened in 2006 (Integral Elementary School in the La Jolla/UTC area). Our Integral approach is innovative, holistic and individualized. Our mission is to inspire a true joy in learning, and to create lifelong learners. Our curriculum includes academics, arts, PE, values, communication skills, yoga, meditation, and more!

Integral Education is a philosophy and practice of education for the whole child - mind, body, heart and soul. The modern practice of education for utility or for productivity is not enough for the children of the 21st century. It ignores the highest and truest parts of their being. Too often it ignores the physical and emotional development of the child as well.

At the Integral schools, our goal is to meet the individual needs of each and every student. Our focus is on helping the children find joy and significance in the learning and discovery process. Rather than concentrating simply on exams and grades, we place the emphasis on how each student learns and develops as whole, and on making the journey a meaningful process. This student-centered learning environment is the Integral approach.

In addition to a solid program in standard academics, the curriculum also focuses on the arts (including music, drama, dance, and visual arts), values and character development, self-reflection, communication skills, leadership, and physical education, including yoga for children and our cutting edge"Awareness Through the Body"program. The end result of such a program that educates the whole person is a student who also has wisdom to support his or her knowledge.

Our ultimate vision is to create pre-K through grade 12 curriculums that are replicable, so that schools can
open across the nation with the Integral philosophy. Additionally, our plan is to create a teacher training
program to support these school openings.