The Bay School of San Francisco is an independent high school where innovative teaching and learning is grounded in mindfulness, equity, and community.
Speaking about her passion of equity in the workplace, employment lawyer Therese M. Lawless shared with us how she uses the law to overcome gender bias in last Tuesday’s Morning Meeting. In addition to her role as an employment lawyer, Therese is also a Bay parent and member of Bay’s Board of Trustees. Therese was …
On Monday, the Bay community came together for the first Morning Meeting of the 2015-16 school year! Morning Meetings connect us--whether new to Bay or returning, student, staffulty or parent. Head of School Luke Felker welcomed us with three inspiring messages to take us into the new school year: You will never be alone at Bay …
Luke officially joined The Bay School community July 1, 2015. In Luke's own words: “I feel very privileged to have been asked to be a part of the community. It’s very clear to me that Bay is a distinctive, special place. What is happening educationally is a cut-above, innovative, and different. The inquiry- and project-based approach …
Before the end of the school year, students in the Painting 1a class completed a monochromatic self-portrait project. Generating a self-portrait is hard work, as the experience connects deeply to one’s identity and how the artists see themselves in the world. To begin, the artists in both sections looked at self-portraits from Andy Warhol, Lucien …
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Jazz is alive and well at Bay! Over the last few weeks, Bay has hosted multiple on-campus events showcasing the art form and featuring musicians from across the West Coast. In mid-May, Bay hosted its second annual Jazz Fest, featuring the San Francisco Repertory Jazz Quartet (SFRJQ) and local middle school bands. To start the …
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