The Bay School Blog sat down with Ari, a recent alumna of The Bay School, to talk about then, now and how far she’s come since high school. “I didn’t think I was going to be a screenwriter when I entered The Bay School,” Ari says. “I thought I was going to be a biomedical …
Occasions: Ninth Annual Holiday Potluck
Every year in early December, The Bay School’s families descend upon the school for a casual potluck dinner. Armed with seasonal beverages, festive dishes and good cheer, families with students from all grade levels come to relax, share their holiday traditions and connect with each other. While some menu items come from cookbooks that have …
Reflections: Marine Bio’s Overnight Study in Monterey
Written by Alena, Jake and Sam Our San Francisco Bay Marine Biology class went on a weekend-long field trip to the Monterey area. The trip allowed us to explore several different habitats that form where the ocean meets the land. We spent Friday afternoon collecting data on two trips coordinated by Long-term Monitoring Program and …
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Conversations: Justice on Guitar
Justice, a junior at The Bay School, played a few songs on guitar at Morning Meeting. With guitar experience that stretches back to his youngest years, Justice said his selections weren’t typical of what he regularly plays. In performance or competition, he tends toward longer classical or jazz pieces because they require “harder technique and …
Experiences: Ascha Drake on “Chuck Close Face Book”
Update - Tuesday, Nov. 6: "Chuck Close Face Book” made Publishers Weekly's Best Books of 2012 for Children's Nonfiction! Ascha Drake, a teacher of art at The Bay School, talks about the process of co-authoring "Chuck Close Face Book," a vivid peek into the work and world of the enormously popular contemporary painter, printmaker and photographer. Who …
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