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Bring Your Own Laptop Program
BYOL Program
Bring Your Own Laptop (BYOL) Program
A Bring Your Own Laptop (BYOL) program is considered best practice among independent schools in Los Angeles and across the country. All sixth through twelfth grade students are required to bring their own fully charged laptops to school each day.
DEVICE REQUIREMENTS
Apple Laptop
Processor: Apple Silicon M2 chip or higher
OS: macOS (15.0 or later)
Memory (RAM): A minimum of 8GB is recommended for general use, while 16GB is preferable for more intensive tasks or to future-proof your device
Hard Drive (Storage): at least 256GB solid state drive (SSD)
Camera and Microphone: Built-in
Wireless: Yes
Bluetooth: Yes
Anti-Virus Software: Yes
Extras: Wired or wireless headsets (which include a microphone) should also be purchased. We highly recommend students carry their laptop chargers at all times or purchase an external laptop battery
OR
Windows Laptop
Processor: Intel Core i5 (13th generation or newer)
OS: Windows 11 or newer
Memory (RAM): A minimum of 8GB is recommended for general use, while 16GB is preferable for more intensive tasks or to future-proof your device
Hard Drive (Storage): at least 256GB solid state drive (SSD)
Camera and Microphone: Built-in
Wireless: Yes
Bluetooth: Yes
Anti-Virus Software: Yes
Extras: Wired or wireless headsets (which include a microphone) should also be purchased. We highly recommend students carry their laptop chargers at all times or purchase an external laptop battery
NOTE:
Chromebooks, iPads or other devices are not supported under this program.