Welcome to Langley!
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Our History
In 1941, founding parents sketched a plan for one of the nation’s first nursery schools.
Our Philosophy
To us, childhood and early adolescence is a period of steep, complex, joyful learning.
Our Strategic Plan
This road map will further define our future as a leader in preschool through grade 8 education.
We invite you to Live Langley with us...
At The Langley School, we teach our students so much more than how to read, solve a math problem, speak Spanish, or use a microscope. We give them the academic and social-emotional foundation to become inquisitive, confident, kind, and self-aware learners who are prepared to thrive in the nation’s top high schools and beyond.
Made up of three divisions – Primary, Lower, and Middle – Langley is an independent, coed day school for students in preschool through eighth grade. We are an exceptional community of dedicated, caring faculty, staff, and parents with a clear sense of shared purpose, coupled with a child-centered mission focused on each child’s potential as an individual and as a member of the community.
Since our founding in 1942, Langley has had a deep and abiding commitment to early childhood education. We believe that a balance of academic rigor and a strong social-emotional learning (SEL) program is critical for student success. Langley’s powerful combination of inquiry-based and social-emotional learning is evident in every classroom and brought to life by our expert educators.
While this website will give you a glimpse of what Langley is all about, it cannot fully capture the dynamic, joy-filled atmosphere in each classroom as students explore, debate, experiment, problem solve, and think in creative ways. I invite you to come see this magical place for yourself and Live Langley with us!
Michele Claeys
Head of School