Synapse School in Menlo Park, CA is an innovative K-8 independent, private school with a TK (transitional kindergarten) located in the heart of Silicon Valley. Dedicated to rethinking and reimagining education and the whole child, our lower school and middle school focus on educating change makers by combining social-emotional learning, leading-edge academics, and the practice of innovation to prepare students to make a positive and authentic impact in the world.

Synapse draws students from around the San Francisco Bay Area. Because of Synapse’s unique and exciting location, our school is influenced by the dynamic cultural, intellectual and ethnic diversity that permeates the region. Stanford University is minutes away, and provides an unparalleled intellectual community in neighboring Palo Alto. Synapse is a close neighbor to several high-tech and high profile companies such as Tesla, Facebook, Meta, Google, and Apple. We are conveniently located between freeways 101 and 280 and along Caltrain, a commuter railway system that services thousands of people each day from San Jose to San Francisco.