The Bay School of San Francisco is an independent high school where innovative teaching and learning is grounded in mindfulness, equity, and community.
As COVID-19 surfaced and upended our regular way of life, the Bay School sprung into action to ensure the health, safety, and well-being of our whole community. Campus closed, and like schools the world over, Bay forged a new path forward into the unknown territory of Distance Learning. It’s been a challenging and magnificent experience. …
At a time of historic economic growth in America, why is it that income inequality is at its highest level since the Census Bureau started tracking it 50 years ago? How is our healthy economy and low jobless rate masking deep inequalities in income and health that are harmful to everyone in society? Most importantly, …
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Though often overlooked in the pursuit of new recipes, cooking is chemistry! There’s no way around it. Knowing a little about the chemical reactions that transform basic ingredients into haute cuisine can help make your meals divine. In Chemistry of the Kitchen, students step into a kitchen laboratory to gain hands-on experience of the science …
For some people, writing is a calling, a voice in the soul that demands to sing out. Careful, conscious words have the power to inspire, inform, persuade, entertain, and comfort. Whether you plan to immerse yourself in writing poetry, tease out the novel hiding inside, or simply want to tackle a school essay or a …
And so it begins - a new year, a new decade, and The Bay School’s Winter Immersive term! Over the next three weeks, Bay students will undertake ambitious projects while exploring a range of topics from the math of democracy to the chemistry of cooking to the life of a writer. Immersives allow students to …
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