Strong academic foundations are only the beginning. At LJ Campus, students build essential skills, then apply what they learn to real-world problems that challenge them to think critically, make decisions, and develop solutions of their own.

Designed with Purpose.

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• mission

To reimagine learning by building strong academic foundations and giving students opportunities to apply their knowledge to solve real-world problems.

• vision

To develop students who lead with confidence, join others with purpose, and create solutions to the problems around them.

Our Learning Progression.

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foundation

build the skills

Students build skills in reading, writing, and math through instruction and practice.

Children participating in a creative workshop in an indoor space with shelves labeled such as build, engineer, invent, create, explore, and a wooden floor and ceiling lights.

application

use the skills

Students apply those skills within a real-world project to make decisions, think critically, and solve problems.

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creation

showcase the skills

Students use their learning and ideas to create a final solution and share it with an authentic audience.

It started with a post.

I shared what learning looked like at home: my 3 and 4 year olds building projects, solving real problems, and turning their ideas into something of their own. Parents saw what was possible and wanted it for their kids, too.

Behind that experience were years of research. My doctoral work in Educational Leadership at UC San Diego centered on a question that continues to shape my work: What should school look like if we designed it around how kids learn, think, and grow?

Homeschooling my own kids gave me a chance to put that thinking into practice. It led to a model that pairs core academics with project-based learning that asks kids to make decisions, solve problems, and create.

So I built it. A different kind of learning environment where academic foundations and hands-on learning exist side by side.

LJ Campus is that dissertation brought to life. Born at the intersection of research and practice, it reimagines what school can be.

Welcome to LJC.
Cristina Choi, Ed.D.

The Founder.

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