Alternative Education Schools
Loudon Nelson Community School
Louden Nelson Community School
serves students with both
Classroom and Independent Studies
programs located in Downtown
Santa Cruz.
Focused on life skills as well as
academics, the program is also
an opportunity to get involved
in the community.
Louden Nelson was a Santa Cruz
resident in the 1850’s. A former slave,
Nelson donated his land to the
school district upon his death in
1860. The community center was
built as an elementary school in
1932, but is now named after Nelson
for his support of local schools.
Expected Schoolwide Learning Results
SCCOE Alternative Education will prepare its graduates to be:
- Academic Achievers
- Problem Solvers
- Effective Communicators
- Collaborative Workers
- Responsible Community Members
- Productive, Self-Directed Adults
Directions
From the Santa Cruz County Office
of Education:
- Turn right at River Street
- Cross Highway 1
- Turn Right on Water Street
- Turn Left on Center Street
The school is located
inside the Loudon Nelson Center, in
Room 6.
Also visit the Alternative Education Programs Career Center.
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