East Bay School for Boys believes that there are ways to engage boys that are not being offered in other schools. Boys have particular needs, and recent studies have shown that the majority of boys’ brains process and access information in ways our current school system fails to address. East Bay School for Boys is designed for middle school boys to learn more about the world, more about themselves, and more about what it means to be a man.

To accomplish this, East Bay School for Boys:

• Creates an atmosphere of engagement, mentoring and ownership so that boys will learn to do, act, affect and lead.
• Gives boys activities to engage and focus: music, industrial and studio arts, sports, debates, service, and food production and preparation; in these activities boys will see their impact in something larger than themselves giving them a sense of ownership and value.
• Fosters a boy's confidence and solid sense of self through appropriate risk-taking, challenging tasks and a supportive environment, which in turn becomes the basis for healthy competition and empathy.
• Provides boys with powerful and thoughtful role models—who are themselves engaged and congruent—so boys will learn to understand themselves and their interconnectedness with other people and the world.
• Addresses and embraces a variety of learning styles and provide an environment in which each boy will reach his potential.
• Uses project-based learning to create a community where learning is joyful.
• Gives boys space and encouragement to express themselves.
• Provides clear, thoughtful and consistent boundaries--boundaries boys themselves help to create.