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At Flintridge Prep you have the space to push to new heights and the support to navigate life’s challenges. Because when we truly connect with ourselves and others, we learn to lead with sensitivity and integrity, which is the best prep possible for the road ahead.  

 

Our Values

Stories About Living Our Values

Here are stories that demonstrate how we live out our values—in and out of the classroom—as a community of learners.

Flintridge Prep History

Flintridge Prep History

Flintridge Prep campus in the 1930s
News clipping: Flintridge Prep Expands in 1950s
Flintridge Prep becomes coed
Head of School Vanessa Walker Oakes teaches class

1933

FOUNDED

Flintridge Preparatory School for Boys opened with 7 teachers and 22 students.

1950s

EXPANSION

Adjacent land was purchased to build new classrooms, a chemistry lab, and a gym.

1979

SCHOOL BECOMES COED

and reached gender balance in 2000.

2021

FIRST FEMALE HEAD OF SCHOOL

Vanessa Walker-Oakes joined the school in 2004 and has served in a variety of leadership positions.


 

The is one of the most inclusive, vibrant, and fun communities to be a part of.

—Asa Subramanian ’29

2024-2025 Board of Trustees

Richard Chino, Board Chair
Rob Tolleson, Vice-Chair 
Robert O'Leary, Treasurer
Katherine Thompson ’05, Secretary

Chanel Boutakidis
Tim Brunold
Andy Carpiac
Greg Chapman
Jennet Chow
Patrick Chraghchian
Mika Khan ‘09
Sonny Lulla
Pamela King, PhD
Paula Verrette, MD
Chris Waldheim ’85
Karen Dongyun Zhang

Ex-Officio

Vanessa Walker-Oakes, Head of School
Lakshmi Dastur-Johnson, Director of External Affairs
Megan Hutaff, EdD, Chief of Staff

Whistleblower Policy

Read our whistleblower policy

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About Flintridge Prep

About Flintridge Prep

At Flintridge Preparatory School we believe middle and high school should be a time of healthy, joyful growth. 

That’s why we approach every experience and relationship with curiosity and wonder.