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With the Fall Play approaching, The Bay School Blog sat down with Theater and World Languages Instructor Mary Ann Rodgers for an inside look at our theater program in-class and out. Mary Ann earned her bachelor’s in dramatic arts from UC Santa Barbara and a secondary school teaching credential in English and Spanish from SFSU. …
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This trimester marks the start of three Engineering Design 2 classes; one is focused on mechanisms, while the other two are focused on design, but all three have sights set on conquering a unique and daunting challenge. The two design-focused classes have begun the process of creating different types of flat-folding furniture. One class’ challenge …
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You may remember San Francisco Bay Marine Biology’s overnight field trip to Monterey from our previous post, but now that the other class section has made its way there and back, there are a few more details worth sharing. Here’s what senior Brendan, whose photography-oriented Senior Signature Project led him to document the excursion, had …
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Shawn and Tristan have created a blog called You Sie Politics Differently, which “aims to be a bipartisan source, in which people can see both sides of an issue.” Shawn explains: “As I’ve learned throughout [Power and Participation], we are all fortunate to live in a country where we have a chance to influence the …
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Lori Cohen – teacher of humanities, literature, writing, religion and philosophy – discusses how professional development has informed and continues to enhance her classes past, present and future. In particular, she speaks to her recent, NEH grant-funded course and the role it has played in shaping her upcoming new class at The Bay School. This …
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