Redwood High School is the continuation high school that works in conjunction with the other four high schools in…More Redwood City. It offers classes for students behind in their credits to ensure that they graduate on time. At the school, teachers provide a more tailored education with the understanding that not all students learn the same way.</p> <p>Enrollment is limited and students must be enrolled in work experience or another education or vocational program like ROP or OICW. Students age 16 to 18 can apply upon recommendation from a counselor and an administrator from one of the other four high schools. Parents can also initiate an enrollment request for their student. They can earn credits from any community college as well. Every month students are evaluated and must earn a certain number of points from academic performance, attendance and work experience.</p> <p>From 2000 to 2005, it was a State of California Model Continuation High School awardee.</p>

Sequoia Union School District schools was founded in 1895 and serves 8,200 students through the district. The…More district schools located in Redwood City are: Adult School, Sequoia High School, Middle College (a collaboration with Cañada College), Redwood City High School, and Everest Public High School and Summit Prepatory High School, which operate independently of the district but lie within the boundaries.</p> <p>In 2009-10, all of the district's comprehensive high schools made Newsweek's list of top high schools and ranked in the top tier of the state's similar-school rankings.</p> <p>The District emphasizes the California High School Exit Exam and UC college requirements to students. They also provide a Teen Wellness Center, which provides physical exams, pregnancy prevention and reproductive health care, crisis management, and other services. The Center is staffed by physicians, nurse practitioners, a psychologist, an eligibility worker, a social worker and other health care professionals.  </p>

Sequoia High School opened on September 15, 1895, and is the oldest high school in the Bay Area. It originated as a…More preparatory high school for Stanford University and earned the name "Sequoia" for the majestic redwood trees.  One of the most notable features of the school is the tower, which was modeled after Stanford University's tower.</p> <p>Housing grades 9-12, Sequoia High is one of the few high schools in the Bay Area to offer International Baccalaureate (IB) classes in addition to Advanced Placement (AP) classes.</p> <p>The school provides "Personalized Learning Communities," a house program implemented in 2002 that bases placement on areas of interest. The houses include Quartz, Amethyst, Jade, Pre-Academy (Turquoise) and Emerald, each with certain emphases. The high school also offers several unique programs, such as the business/information technology program, which focuses on providing courses for careers in business and information technology. The electronic arts academy is a separate program where students can earn college credit through Canada College.</p>

The Boys & Girls Club of the Peninsula offers numerous after-school programs for children ages six to 18. The…More activities fall into five core program areas: Academics, Physical Education, Science & Technology, Social Education and Visual & Performing Arts. The club also offers two specialty programs: Triple Play, and the Center for a New Generation, which provide targeted support to select members. At the club in Redwood City, they offer classes to those struggling with high school classes in addition to several sports, music and arts programs. There is a complete recording studio complete with several musical instruments. There is film equipment with editing software for those with a passion for film. A photo shoot backdrop with cameras is also available for those interested in photography.  </p> <p>The Redwood City location is just one of seven sites located in the most challenged areas of Menlo Park, East Palo Alto and Redwood City.</p>