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The Bay School Blog sat down with Humanities Instructor Robin Workman and Science Instructor Jonna Smyth in the midst of their preparations for an all-new, project-based class of their own design. Combining science and social science with an emphasis on politics and ethics, the pilot class will be co-taught and fully interdisciplinary, making it the …
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The Pasta Bridge project is a chance for students in the Engineering Design 1 class to learn about structural systems. Students design and build a truss bridge made out of only pasta and hot glue. A truss is a structural system made of elements arranged into interconnected triangles. Each finished bridge must weigh less than 250 …
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Arts instructor Ascha Drake shares about her students' experiences on a recent field trip. On Sept. 27 the Painting 1A class headed over to the de Young Museum to view the Richard Diebenkorn exhibit. Diebenkorn was struck by the beauty and landscape of the Bay Area, and he developed his own style of Abstract Expressionist …
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We are thrilled that The Bay School is celebrating its 10th Anniversary – a significant milestone in the school’s short history. Bay has never been stronger with our largest-ever student body of 321 students including a 9th grade of 90 who have enrolled from 38 middle schools. Because of The Bay School’s steady growth, we …
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We asked Meg Millhouse ’08 a few questions about a recent accomplishment: getting her undergraduate thesis published in the American Journal of Physics. As Senior Signature Projects instructor Dave Wang put it, “This is a Pretty Big Deal.” Check out the abstract or rent the article to read online here. In simple terms, what is …
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