AS A GRADE 7-12 INDEPENDENT COLLEGE-PREPARATORY INSTITUTION SERVICING 717 STUDENTS, MILKEN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS IS A PLACE OF RIGOROUS ACADEMIC PREPARATION AND INTELLECTUAL INQUIRY AND A PLACE OF PROFOUND AND TRANSFORMATIVE EXPERIENCES WITH LEARNING, SPIRITUAL PRACTICE, AND ETHICAL PRACTICE AT THE FOUNDATION OF THOSE EXPERIENCES. MILKEN'S CORE PROGRAMS DRIVE A DEMANDING AND FULFILLING ACADEMIC CURRICULUM. OUR SPECIALIZED INSTITUTES AND CENTERS, RANGING FROM ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN TO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND ADVANCED JEWISH STUDIES, IN CONCERT WITH ADVANCED PLACEMENT COURSES AND A FULL ARRAY OF PERFORMING ARTS, VISUAL ARTS, AND LANGUAGE ELECTIVES, PROVIDE OUR STUDENTS WITH THE FINEST PRIVATE, INDEPENDENT SCHOOL EXPERIENCES INFUSED WITH THE BEST OF JEWISH EDUCATION.