Los Angeles Relocation Guide - Antevia

Visual artsA number of artists of national repute, such as Alson S. Clark, Marion Wachtel andErnest A. Batchelder, made Pasadena their home in the early twentieth century. Theformation of the Pasadena Arts Institute and the Pasadena Society of Artists heralded thecity's emergence as a regional center for the visual arts.The Norton Simon Museum contains over 2000 years of art from the Western world andAsia. The Pacific Asia Museum, with its tranquil garden in the center, features art fromthe many countries of Asia. The nearby Pasadena Museum of California Art hosts manytemporary exhibits from Californian artists. The Gamble House, a National HistoricLandmark, is a masterpiece of the Arts and Crafts Movement open for tours. TheHuntington Library and its botanical garden are adjacent to Pasadena in the city of SanMarino.EducationThe world-famous California Institute of Technology is located in the southern-centralarea of Pasadena, with Pasadena City College located just to the northeast. FullerTheological Seminary , one of the largest multidenominational seminaries in the world, islocated just east of downtown Pasadena. Pacific Oaks College is located right next to thePasadena's National Historic Landmark - The Gamble House. The famous Art CenterCollege of Design is on the hills overlooking the Rose Bowl, and the Jet PropulsionLaboratory (operated by Caltech) is located in nearby La Canada Flintridge.The Pasadena Unified School District is in charge of the city's 5 high-schools, 3 middleschools, and 24 elementary schools.[3] The school district has been plagued by decliningenrollment in recent years, resulting in decreased funding. However, promise for thedistrict has been shown because the AP, Honors, and GATE programs have been metwith great success. More and more students have been enrolling at prestigious andacredited colleges over the years, including Caltech, Occidental, USC, The ClaremontColleges, the UC and Cal State systems of universities, as well as many out-of-stateprivate and public institutions.Several private college preparatory schools are located in Pasadena, including:• Polytechnic School,first private nonprofitelementaryschool in California,founded 1907• Westridge School forGirls• Maranatha HighSchool• La Salle High School