Online homeschool in Long Beach, California
Live Cambridge IGCSE & A-Level for Long Beach and South Bay families. Built for Cal State Long Beach, UC Irvine, USC, and shipping-industry family schedule flexibility.
Long Beach's port-shipping families combine global business culture with Smartious flexibility. Cambridge A-Level rigour particularly strengthens CSULB Honors College and UC Irvine engineering applications. PSA filing is straightforward through LA County.
Long Beach's Port of Los Angeles + Port of Long Beach (busiest container port complex in America) shipping families, plus Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, plus Cal State Long Beach (one of the largest CSU campuses) create a logistics-and-aviation homeschool community distinct from broader LA culture.
460K city · Port of Los Angeles metro
University pathways
- Cal State Long Beach (CSULB)
- Long Beach City College
- UC Irvine (30min south)
- USC (30min north)
- UCLA (45min northwest)
- Cal Poly Pomona (45min east)
Long Beach neighbourhoods we serve
Belmont Shore · Belmont Heights · Bluff Park · Naples Island · Park Estates · Bixby Knolls · Los Altos · Wrigley Heights · California Heights · Lakewood · Cypress · Los Alamitos · Seal Beach · Huntington Beach · Westminster · Garden Grove
Fees
From USD 423/month for Primary, payable termly; varies by curriculum and level. One-to-one tuition: USD 15/hour.
Frequently asked questions
Can Long Beach shipping/port families homeschool around international business travel?
Yes. Long Beach port (and Los Angeles port) shipping families often travel internationally for business. Live classes run 5 AM – 2 PM PT with recorded sessions for catch-up during travel. California's PSA filing remains active during business travel as long as California residency is maintained.
Does Smartious help Long Beach families apply to Cal State Long Beach and UC Irvine?
Yes. CSULB (Bob and Barbara Engle Honors College, College of Business Administration, College of Engineering) and UC Irvine (Henry Samueli School of Engineering, Donald Bren School of ICS) both accept Cambridge IGCSE and A-Level. Cambridge A-Level rigour strengthens CSULB Honors and UCI Campuswide Honors Collegium admissions.
Which Long Beach and South Bay areas do you serve?
All of Long Beach including Belmont Shore, Belmont Heights, Bluff Park, Naples Island, Park Estates, Bixby Knolls, Los Altos, Wrigley Heights, California Heights, plus surrounding (Lakewood, Cypress, Los Alamitos, Seal Beach). Plus Orange County border (Huntington Beach, Westminster, Garden Grove). LA County and OC families all access identical service.
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What parents say
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