Student Life

Our climate and culture function as a metaphysical container for the integration of our academic, co-curricular, and human development programs. This is also the integrative domain in which we affirm our commitment to DEIJB (diversity, equity, inclusion, justice, and belonging), PWI (peace, wellness, and inclusion), calling in versus calling out as the primary method of relational engagement in our community, and the Way of the Jag, which is essentially a shorthand synthesis of all of these human development driven measures. Our focus on climate and culture derives from years of cultivating the best practices for the realization of the optimal conditions for teaching, learning, transformation, and personal liberation, an ongoing iterative effort that is an essential aspect of who we are as an educational institution. The purpose of this approach is to ensure that every student feels authentically seen, heard, valued, and affirmed by a variety of educators within our village. It goes without saying that in a radically diverse environment such as ours this can appear to be a tall order to fill. Remember that you are not alone. We’re all going to walk through this often messy process together. 
New Roads three pillars of DEIJB & Wellness:
  1. Radical Inclusion
  2. Relational Orientation
  3. Holistic Integration

Student Clubs

New Roads’ Student Clubs give students opportunities to explore new interests, develop new passions and have fun. Our clubs are suggested and driven by students and managed collaboratively by student leaders and faculty mentors.

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  • Middle School Clubs

    Anime Club
    X-Wing Club
    Car Club
    HERO Club (LGBTQ Youth)
    Democalypse Club

  • Upper School Clubs and Affinity Groups

    Anime/Animation Club
    Art Club
    Asian Student Union (ASU)
    Black Girls Unite (BGU)
    Black Student Union (BSU)
    Civil Discourse Club
    Comedy Club
    Dungeons & Dragons Club
    Feministas
    Gender and Sexuality Union (GSU) Human Rights Watch: Student Task Force
    “Humans” Robotics Team
    The Jaguardian (Journalism)
    Latinos Unidos
    Multiracial Student Union (MRSU) Political Action Club
    Progressive Video Game Club
    Roots and Shoots
    Speech & Debate
    Student Leadership Congress
    Trans Non-Binary Student Union (TNBSU) Women of Color Alliance
New Roads School is a college preparatory K-12 private independent school in Santa Monica, CA, serving over 514 school age children from the greater Los Angeles area. New Roads School provides an inspired educational program from which an authentically diverse student population, mirroring the rich diversity of Los Angeles, develops a personal dedication to learning, a respect for independent thinking, and an expanding curiosity about the world and its people.