Education
A&J Cake and Candy Supplies
2254 E. Route 66, Los Angeles, CA, 91740
626-335-7747
Chances are the 25 pounds of candy eaten by the average American last year were manufactured in some distant factory. Handmade confections are a rare commodity…
Website: http://www.ajcake.com/
Neighborhood: Glendora, Los Angeles
Category: Education, Trade School
Armory Center for the Arts
1451 N. Raymond Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 91103
626-792-5101
Housed in a former National Guard facility in Old Pasadena, the Armory Center for the Arts has become one of the region’s great citadels for cultivating creative expression…
Website: http://armoryarts.org
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, Pasadena
Category: Education, Music Schools
Berlitz Language Center
600 S. Lake Ave., Ste. 101, Los Angeles, CA, 91106
626-795-5888
At Berlitz Language Center, a striped Muppet named Tingo helps kids ages four to seven learn a second (or third) language in private or group lessons…
Website: http://berlitz.com
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, Pasadena
Category: Education, Language Schools
Beverly Hills Lingual Institute
439 N Canon Dr., Los Angeles, CA, 90210
310-858-0717
Surprised that there was no language center in Los Angeles devoted just to Spanish, we did find a solid curriculum…
Website: http://www.bhlingual.com/
Neighborhood: Beverly Hills, Los Angeles
Category: Education, Language Schools
Cabaret Vocal Workshop
855 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90029
323-953-4000
American Idol runner-up Katharine McPhee didn’t develop her powerhouse pipes on her own. The perky finalist is the daughter of cabaret singer Peisha Mcphee, who teaches a long-running cabaret vocal workshop…
Website: http://revampvintage.com/
Neighborhood: Downtown, Los Angeles
Category: Education, Trade School
Children’s Book World
10580½ W. Pico Blvd, Cheviot Hills, CA, 90064
310-559-2665
Whether your kid is three or 13, into puppies or Greek mythology, the staff at Children’s Book World can make a recommendation, or several
Website: http://www.childrensbookworld.com/
Neighborhood: Pico-Union
Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2014: Kids, Best of LA 2014: Shop, Best of LA: 2014, Best of LA: Kids, Best of LA: Shop, Books and Magazines, Education, Shopping
Department of Special Collections at UCLA’s Charles E. Young Research Library
53442 Charles Young Rsrch Lbry, Los Angeles, CA, 90095
310-825-4988
Inside the hushed, elegant reading room—all wood and soft lighting…
Neighborhood: Westwood
Category: Education, University
Glendale Central Library
222 E. Harvard St., Los Angeles, CA, 91204
818-548-2030
Canine and avian enthusiasts might never browse the cat collection at the Glendale Central Library, but they’d be missing out…
Category: Education, Educational Services
Great Mind Robotics
18801 Ventura Blvd., Ste. 110, Tarzana, CA, 91356
818-292-8008
If you want your child to assemble the next WALL-E, Great Mind Robotics is the place to be
Website: http://www.buildcoolrobots.com
Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2015: Do, Best of LA: 2015, Best of LA: Do, Education
Hollywood Dog Obedience Club
P. O. Box 426, Glendale, CA, 91209
818-240-6746
Best School For Dogs, August 2014 Puppies are adorable, but not when they’re chewing on your shoes or furniture. Teach them some real-world manners at Hollywood Dog Obedience Club, a nonprofit that’s been around since 1949. On Saturday mornings and Tuesday nights, hour-long outdoor classes are held at the Griffith Park Recreation Center; a six-week […]
Website: http://hdoc.us/
Neighborhood: Glendale
Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2014: Do, Best of LA: 2014, Best of LA: Do, Education, Pet Services, Pets & Animals
IDEAS Studio
16650 Marquez Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90272
310-573-7190
Future mad scientists and space explorers hot-wire potatoes and build their own rockets at the IDEAS Studio, a learning center founded by a former NASA physicist and a movie production designer…
Website: http://theideastudio.com
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, Pacific Palisades
Category: Baby, Education, Educational Services, Shopping
LA84 Foundation Sports Library
2141 W. Adams Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90018
323-730-4646
To revisit Jesse Owens’s victory over the Nazis or Peggy Fleming’s golden spins across the ice, check out the Olympic Games collection at the LA84 Foundation Sports Library…
Neighborhood: Jefferson Park
Category: Education, Educational Services
Ladybug Music
36 Church of Christ, Studio City, CA, 91604
310-359-5391
When you toil from 9 to 5, the hours spent with your little ones become especially precious–use them wisely at Ladybug Music
Website: http://www.ladybugmusic.com/
Neighborhood: Studio City
Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2014: Kids, Best of LA: 2014, Best of LA: Kids, Education, Educational Programs
Lycée Français
3261 Overland Ave., Los Angeles, CA, 90034
310-836-3464
Lycée International de Los Angeles, with a six-and-a-half-acre campus in Los Feliz and a couple of satellites for early grades, adheres to the pedagogy of French schools…
Website: http://lyceela.org
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, West Los Angeles
Category: Education, Language Schools
Maja’s Magic School
2560 N. Beachwood Dr., Los Angeles, CA, 90068
Even if becoming an occultist isn’t on your bucket list, a lecture by Maja D’Aoust can be spellbinding.
Website: http://www.godismyboyfriend.com
Neighborhood: Hollywood
Category: Best of LA, Best of LA 2012: Do, Best of LA: 2012, Best of LA: Do, Education, Educational Programs
Neighborhood Rock School
2602 N. Glenoaks Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 91504
818-557-7723
They talk to kids in their language, and newbies are welcome at the three-year-old school, which also holds a summer camp.
Website: http://www.neighborhoodrockschool.com
Neighborhood: Burbank
Category: Best of LA: 2012, Best of LA: Do, Best of LA: Kids, Best of LA 2012: Kids, Best of LA, Best of LA 2012: Do, Music Schools, Education
NYFA
3801 Barham Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90068
818-733-2600
“I can’t watch a movie the same way anymore,” says Breeana Kovelman. “I think, ‘That’s a good shot.’ ‘Look at that angle!’…
Website: http://www.nyfa.edu
Neighborhood: Los Angeles, Universal City
Category: Education, Media, Motion Picture Industry, Professional Schools
ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives
909 W. Adams Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 90007
213-741-0094
In a former fraternity house just north of USC, the ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives is named for the oldest-operating LGBT organization in the United States…
Neighborhood: Downtown
Category: Education, Educational Services