The Bay School of San Francisco is an independent high school where innovative teaching and learning is grounded in mindfulness, equity, and community.
Allowing students to take responsibility for and voice their opinions on the day-to-day operations of the school has been and always will be the Bay way. Â It's an important part of creating an authentic experience for each student, allowing them to take ownership in the school community and make a difference where they see fit. …
In this intersession course, students are learning the art of filmmaking through live action and animation. They get to develop the story and choose which style of film they wish to create. Yesterday, they shot the scenes from the script they created on location in Bolinas. During the shoot, actors got firsthand experience with acting …
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It's Intersession week here at The Bay School of San Francisco and our students are out of the classroom for five full days of experiential learning, developing new skills and passions that they will be able to take with them for the rest of their lives! We will keep you up to date with …
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At Bay, we ask students to use their voices to make positive changes within their communities. Many of our academic courses—such as Research in the Community, Climate Change, Artist as Activist to name a few—and projects within classes explicitly ask students to use what they have learned to develop awareness, change behaviors, or even change …
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Arts instructor Ascha Drake recaps a recent music workshop. On Wednesday, Jan. 22, visual artist and songwriter, Sophia Knapp, visited The Bay School to lead a songwriting workshop titled "Sound Sushi." Sophia lives in Los Angeles, and is a practicing musician, having released several albums and she has toured all over the world. Students, teachers …
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