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The Shinnyo-en Foundation selected and sponsored nine teens from interfaith organizations, Ayluonne among them, to participate in a program revolving around the Lantern Floating Hawaii ceremony. This reflection was first published in Shinnyo-en USA’s monthly publication, “The Nirvana.” I have not lost a loved one. Yet, as I stood upon Ala Moana beach, peering …
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Colin Williams took his junior history class to Presidio Chapel on Monday. To complement their discussion about The New Deal among other topics, students took time to “read” Victor Arnautoff’s 1935 fresco depicting the Presidio’s founding. Between notes and questions, students delved into historical topics both national and local. Take a look! To view all …
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From Eric Krieger, Lacrosse Coach: The Bay Lacrosse Program started in the Spring of 2011 with 15 players , most of whom had never picked up a lacrosse stick before. We practiced 3 days/week, knowing that we weren't going to have any opponents, but preparing like we were going to play a full season. Enter …
Between the 25th and 29th of January, 12 delegates from Bay’s Model United Nations club flew to Boston for a Harvard-sponsored conference. This was our third conference this year, and Bay School’s first ever out-of- state conference. Over 3,000 people attended the conference from 37 countries worldwide—coming together to simulate United Nations committee sessions. For …
On November 4-6 Bay's Model U.N. Club attended Stanford's Model United Nations Conference. Here are some of their reflections on that weekend. Julia Nierenberg – Junior At Stanford, I represented Mexico within the committee of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The two topics we discussed were 1) Secondary Education in Developing Countries …
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