Mirman School
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Los Angeles, CA USA |
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| Coordinates | 34°07′46″N 118°29′04″W / 34.12937°N 118.48433°WCoordinates: 34°07′46″N 118°29′04″W / 34.12937°N 118.48433°W |
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| Type | Independent |
| Established | 1962 |
| Head of school | Dan Vorenberg |
| Enrollment | Lower School: 210 Upper School: 110 |
| Campus | Urban |
| Color(s) | Blue, White, Gray, and Maroon |
| Athletics | Basketball, Baseball, Volleyball, Soccer, Flag Football, Track & Field |
| Mascot | The Mustang |
| Website | www |
Mirman School for Highly Gifted Children is an independent, co-educational school for gifted children located at 16180 Mulholland Drive in Bel-Air, Los Angeles, California, United States, with 330 pupils aged 5 to 14. Mirman School is accredited by the California Association of Independent Schools (CAIS) and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges WASC for grades K-8.
Mirman School was founded in 1962 by Norman and Beverly Mirman, who started the school in their home. A year later, the school expanded to a facility on Pico Boulevard, and classes were held there until the current Mulholland campus was opened in 1971. Soon after, at its new location, the school expanded to contain a middle school located on the same campus.
"We cultivate the boundless potential of highly gifted children, nurture their passions and talents, and develop a diverse community of creative and constructive lifelong learners."
Mirman is one of a handful of schools for the highly gifted (IQ of 138 or above) in the United States. Instead of having traditional grade levels, Mirman School consists of a Lower School and an Upper School; the lower containing Kindergarten, first grade, room 3, room 4, and room 5 and the upper consisting of four years. Each lower school classroom contains approximately 18 students in Rooms 1 to 25 students in Rooms 5. Some of these students leave after the second year of Upper School and matriculate to a conventional seventh grade class. However, the administration of the school encourages students to stay through Fourth Year Upper School when they can matriculate to either 9th or 10th grade, or in some instances seek early admission to various colleges.
At the Lower School, there are two classes for each academic level (or grade). Each class has a primary teacher and assistant teacher who instruct the students in reading, mathematics, English, history, social studies and other miscellaneous subjects. In addition, there are additional teacher/specialists who teach separate classes covering science, drama, music, computer skills, and Spanish. There is a strong emphasis on community service, good citizenship and diversity. For example, each Room 1 student is paired with a Room 4 "buddy." Throughout the year, the "buddies" share classroom activities and special events together. Similarly, upper school four students may work one period a week in a lower school classroom acting as both a mentor and aide.
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