Eldorado Emerson Private School

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Eldorado Emerson Private School
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Eldorado Emerson Private School
4100 East Walnut Avenue, El Modena

Orange
,
California
92869

United States
Coordinates 33°47′40″N117°48′34″W / 33.79455561854973°N 117.80953077066467°W / 33.79455561854973; -117.80953077066467 Coordinates: 33°47′40″N117°48′34″W / 33.79455561854973°N 117.80953077066467°W / 33.79455561854973; -117.80953077066467
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Other names
  • Eldorado School
  • Emerson Choice Academy
Type Private school
Established1959 (1959)
FounderGlory Ludwick
NCES School ID 00078656 [1]
HeadmasterSean Kelley [2]
Teaching staff11.8 (on a FTE basis) [1]
Grades6–12
Gender Co-educational
Enrollment99 (2017–2018) [1]
Student to teacher ratio8.4 [1]
Website www.eldoradoemerson.org

Eldorado Emerson Private School (also known as Eldorado School and Emerson Choice Academy) is a co-educational private school in El Modena, Orange, California, United States. It was established in 1959 as a school for the gifted by Glory Ludwick.

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History

Eldorado Emerson Private School was established in 1959, originally in Fullerton, California, as a school for the gifted by Dr. Glory Ludwick, M.D. (University of California Medical School), a psychiatrist who, according to the Orange County Register , surrounds herself with fantastical objects including a unicorn, giving off the aura of "a magician". [3] It moved to Orange, California in 1963. [4]

The school began with a student body of 40 children at its launch, each with IQs of 120 or higher, a student–teacher ratio of 15:1, and music classes taught by Freida Bolinfante, then-conductor of the Orange County Philharmonic Orchestra. [5] She founded the school as an answer to the frustrations about how "students with school problems were being allowed to progress all the time within the school system" with "nothing being done about it". The educator also created her own series of books to teach children reading, the Pigglepug and Mopinset series, due to her frustration with the materials then available. Ludwick tried to prevent students from writing while learning to read, believing it caused confusion. The school has always taught French, Spanish and other languages. [6] Over the years, the school has had around 180–200 students across all grades.

By 2010, classes consisted of 10 to 15 students, with 33 teachers and staff and one class per grade level. Unique aspects included classes taking trips overseas, students required to take one of four offered foreign languages and either to play an instrument or to take choir. 70% of students were from other countries, including China and Taiwan. The school was home to a "Monet Garden". [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for EL DORADO EMERSON PRIVATE SCHOOL". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Welcome". Eldorado Emerson Private School. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "EAST ORANGE: Private school grows over 50 years". Orange County Register. October 27, 2010. Retrieved October 12, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Eldorado Ad 1963". Los Angeles Times. August 22, 1963. p. 100. Retrieved October 20, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Gifted Pupil Plan to Start in Fall". Los Angeles Times. July 19, 1959. p. 171. Retrieved October 13, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Lilliston, Lynn (October 22, 1969). "Two Private Schools Doing Job for Gifted". Los Angeles Times. p. 70. Retrieved October 13, 2020– via Newspapers.com.
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