Explore Music-Integrated Curriculum for Boys Grades 2-8

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Oakland Private Education for Boys | Elementary & Middle School

Excel through the harmony of music and academics.

PBA students grow aptitudes that extend far beyond the basics of elementary and middle school!

Music with academics inspires engaged and whole-brain learning for boys — building creativity, engagement and confidence that prepares them for future success.

  • Small Cohort Learning
  • Innovative Curriculum
  • Individual Academic Attention
  • Hands-On Education

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Instruction Compliments
What Boys Learn in the Music Room

This Spring, our boys study the monomyth, progressive stages through the "Hero's Journey" and read J. R. R. Tolkien.

PBA performs "Fellowship of the Ring" with the San Francisco Symphony in April 2024.

Instruction Compliments
What Boys Learn in the Music Room

This Spring, our boys study the monomyth, progressive stages through the "Hero's Journey" and read J. R. R. Tolkien.

PBA performs "Fellowship of the Ring" with the San Francisco Symphony in April 2024.

Move, explore and directly interact with academic subjects.

Small cohorts and lively education encourage boys’ enthusiasm and curiosity!

PBA celebrates our students’ drive to move, explore and question the world around them. Our instructors channel boy-energy into the inspiration to learn and achieve.

Attend Open House Wednesday, January 29, 2025!  RSVP Here

PBA Academic Open House 2024

Watch Day School boys introduce their academic work at PBA to families.

Freedom to Be Who You Are Here.

Hear parents describe how PBA’s social-emotional climate embraces each boy’s unique self.

Empower every boy through personalized learning.

Individual academic attention allows PBA to adapt lessons to each boy’s pace and curiosity — deepening comprehension and making every subject more tangible and relevant.

  • Student-Teacher Ratio 5:1
  • Adapt to Each Boy’s Pace & Curiosity
  • Tangible & Relevant Lessons
  • Confidence to Tackle New Challenges

Why Pacific Boychoir Academy for Boys Grades 2-8?

  • Small Class Sizes. Student-Teacher ratio is 5:1 per cohort.
  • Individual Support for Strengths, Challenges & Interests
  • English, Math, Science, Humanities & History, Spanish, Art
  • Active & Hands-On Learning
  • Boy-Energy & Curiosity

The Director of Education has played a pivotal role in fostering strong connections with each family and ensuring that every student is appropriately challenged.

Catharine D.
Day School Parent

Financial Aid & Scholarships Available for 2025-26.  Learn More

Instruction Compliments
What Boys Learn in the Music Room

This Spring, our boys study Ancient Civilizations and Spanish. They sing Alma Llanera ("Soul of the Plains") — a traditional South American zarzuela with a combination of 3/4 and 6/8 meters.

PBA travels to Peru for Summer International Tour 2024 — and visits Machu Picchu.

Instruction Compliments
What Boys Learn in the Music Room

This Spring, our boys study Ancient Civilizations and Spanish. They sing Alma Llanera ("Soul of the Plains") — a traditional South American zarzuela with a combination of 3/4 and 6/8 meters.

PBA visits Machu Picchu on Summer International Tour 2024 to Peru.

Now Accepting Applications for 2025-26.  Four Ways to Explore PBA

Why PBA for Music Education for Boys Grades 2-8?

  • Daily Musical Study (2 hours)
  • Music Theory Education
  • Whole-Brain Learning & Development
  • Teamwork & Social Skills
  • Small Ensemble Instruction
  • Elite Performance Opportunities for Day School Boys

Diversity

We value diversity and difference. PBA seeks out boys of all ethnic, socioeconomic and geographic backgrounds. We strive to create a welcoming environment for all students in which our boys learn from each other and prepare for lives in an increasingly diverse and global society. Pacific Boychoir Academy is not affiliated with any church, religious faith, ethnic group or specific geographic area.

Faculty

Our faculty members offer boys the encouragement, creativity, inspiration and one-on-one attention they need. In addition to a learning environment that values the specific needs of boys, our staff at PBA provides guidance and mentoring at crucial junctures in boys’ development and education.

Is Pacific Boychoir Academy Right for Your Boy?

Schedule 20 minutes online with Principal Solorio to learn how Day School at PBA brings out the best in your boy.