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Inspiration comes from many places. For U.S. History’s most recent unit, it came from one resource in particular: Bay’s home, the Presidio. Three years ago, the U.S. history faculty made a commitment to add local history to the curriculum by tapping into the Presidio’s myriad offerings, while encouraging their students to critically examine how history …
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Fresh off their trip to the de Young, the Advanced Drawing and Painting Studio classes have just finished their second life drawing session. Held each week for 2.5 hours, professional life drawing models come to Bay and pose for the class. Students have discovered that drawing is physical and intense, and are also recognizing how …
Last week, the Advanced Drawing and Painting Studio classes went to the de Young museum to see the exhibition “Modernism from the National Gallery of Art." Students were struck by the magnificent size of many of the works, and amazed by the layering of paint and materials. Three students shared their reflections with us. "This …
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What do trees, pies and lemonade stands have in common? In a recent Math 2 class, students used all three to communicate information about patterns during their “Carousel" activity. To begin the activity, groups of 9th- and 10th-graders in Bree Pickford-Murray’s class approached whiteboards around the classroom with markers in hand. Their first step was …
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Mindfulness Teacher Shahara Godfrey shares her thoughts on - and a meditation exercise about - noticing transitions in our everyday lives. Transitions By now, you have settled down in school. Summer is over and autumn has arrived. Perhaps the adjustment to a school routine has happened. And, maybe for some of you, it is still …
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