We’ve created this welcome page for admitted students to explore the many opportunities that Bay has to offer. Enjoy! Discover your unique passions. For his Senior Signature Project, Jason '14 set out to learn what motivates some of his peers to pursue their varied interests in the face of life's complexities. Each shared personal tips …
Bay’s First Ever Jazz Fest
It don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing! Last Thursday, The Bay School was certainly a-swing as students from three local middle school bands attended Bay’s first ever Jazz Fest. Students spent the afternoon participating in workshops with Tunnel Six, an international jazz group with members hailing from Canada and across the …
Chairs!
On February 13, Tim Wall, a product designer with Amazon’s Lab 126 http://www.lab126.com/index.htm , visited the 3-D Foundations 1A class. Tim witnessed the “cardboard chair challenge,” at Morning Meeting, and was impressed with the durability and designs of the chair outcomes. Students in the class had 10 days to research, brainstorm, build maquettes and models, …
Cookie Mandalas: Impermanence in Comparative Religions
Arts and humanities instructor Katherine Riley recaps a recent (delicious!) lesson. Students in Comparative Religion class have been studying, in turn, six major religious traditions (Indigenous, Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism and Islam). As we studied Buddhism, we investigated the concept of anitya (impermanence), which informs all Buddhist understanding of reality. The making of mandalas can …
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“It Must Take an Army!” 3D Foundations Visits the Mark di Suvero Sculptures in Crissy Field
Arts instructor Ascha Drake shares about a recent field trip. Recently, the 3D Foundations 1A students left The Bay School studio and ventured to Crissy Field to look at the Mark di Suvero installation. "The pieces connect with the Golden Gate Bridge." Observed one student. "How did they get here?" Asked another student. The pieces …
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