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Many of us find today's COVID-19 face masks a little uncomfortable and annoying, but not Bay Science Teacher Laura Diaz. She welcomes the protection. In fact, she wishes she'd been offered this kind of protection from an equally hazardous community health threat when she was a child. Growing up in Pittsburg, CA, Laura recalls what …
Continue reading "Inspiring a Commitment to Environmental Justice"
A half a century ago, a Senator, Representative, and an environmental activist collaborated on a plan to raise awareness about the negative impact industrial development was having on our environment and on human health. The first Earth Day inspired 20 million Americans to take to the streets, parks and auditoriums to demonstrate their concern. Today, …
Continue reading "Honoring Earth Day with a COVID-19 Victory Garden"
When COVID-19 emerged and upended our normal way of life, Bay's Educational Leadership Team quickly and thoughtfully developed and launched a Distance Learning program. In keeping with Bay's ongoing commitment to whole-person education, the goal was to provide both academic continuity and opportunities for community connection, engagement and mindfulness. The team set out to implement …
Continue reading "Bay Distance Learning: A view from the Zoom classroom"
As we are now going on about a month of shelter-in place, it's no secret that this has been a complete “180” for a lot of us. Even though some time has passed, it is still new territory to navigate, and we have been doing what we can to survive and to keep ourselves occupied. …
As we begin week four of home isolation and social distancing, I am feeling the urge to nurture and care for the people I love through food. I don’t think I’m alone in this; I’m noticing a bunch of recipes being shared by text, online ad-hoc cooking clubs springing up, and my Instagram feed is …
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