An Engineering and Design Update from Director of the Project Center Brad Niven Engineering Design 1 classes have started their first project: to design and build a truss bridge spanning 18 inches using dried spaghetti and hot glue. The bridge must weigh less than 250 grams and be at least 2 inches wide. Trusses are …
Professional Development in Action: Colin Williams
“Sometimes a fresh approach or technique is all a teacher needs to be more effective in the classroom. For Colin Williams, a music and humanities teacher at The Bay School in San Francisco, part of that approach is making his band students sing." Read more about the creative strategies Colin gleaned from his professional development …
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Conversations: Tibetan Lamas Visit
Anne Dickerson Lind, mother of freshman Oskar, introduced Lama Thogmed and Lama Lhundrop of the oldest Tibetan lineage tradition, the Buddhist tradition called “Nyingma,” which means “ancient.” She explained that they would be reciting in Tibetan the Guru Rinpoche blessing, also called “Padmasambhava,” which means “lotus born.” As Tim Johnson put it, our visitors were …
Active Endeavors: XC’s Coach Bob on Lowell Invite
The boys and girls cross country teams competed in the Lowell Invitational in Golden Gate Park on Saturday. The meet featured over 45 teams, 2,400 runners from all over Northern California and 13 races over the 2.93-mile course. Transfer senior Emmet led the boys. He ran 16:45 and averaged a quick 5:43 per mile for …
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Alumni Perspectives: Alyssa Muck, Class of 2009
Memories, lessons and advice from four years out When she switched from public middle school to join Bay’s second early adopter class, Alyssa Muck made connections left and right. Finding herself “in the same boat” with all of her classmates, she soon knew each and every student; discovering how easy it was to click with …
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