The Whitney Guide

The Archer School for Girls

The Archer School for Girls is located in the heart of Brentwood, a stone's throw from the village and the Brentwood School. You enter from Sunset Boulevard onto a graceful circular driveway which sweeps you up to the entrance of one of the most beautifully restored examples of an old colonial mission-style building that I have seen.

What was once a retirement home is now home to about 450 lucky girls. It is a fairly new school (celebrating its eighth year anniversary and the matriculation of the second graduating class), but their name is on the lips of many parents who are looking for a rigorous athletic and academic curriculum in an all-girl school setting. They moved here about three years ago from a much smaller campus in Pacific Palisades. Their new home is over six acres complete with basketball and tennis courts and a sports field. The seniors have built themselves their own 'secret garden.' In the future they have plans to enclose the outside courts with a dome, creating an indoor gymnasium.

I arrived at one of their several open houses on a beautiful Sunday afternoon in the fall. We were greeted by so many happy smiling faces that we immediately felt at home. The school went through a lot of trouble to make our visit a pleasant one - tables laden with hand-cooked goodies and children everywhere making sure that we had everything we needed.

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