The Bay School of San Francisco is an independent high school where innovative teaching and learning is grounded in mindfulness, equity, and community.
Update - Tuesday, Nov. 6: "Chuck Close Face Book” made Publishers Weekly's Best Books of 2012 for Children's Nonfiction! Ascha Drake, a teacher of art at The Bay School, talks about the process of co-authoring "Chuck Close Face Book," a vivid peek into the work and world of the enormously popular contemporary painter, printmaker and photographer. Who …
Continue reading "Experiences: Ascha Drake on “Chuck Close Face Book”"
The Bay School cross country team headed back to Golden Gate Park for an early-season meet against most of the Bay Area Conference schools. Cool and overcast weather provided ideal conditions for the team to run fast. The boys team placed third in a surprise finish. Emmet placed fourth overall with a time of 18:07 …
Continue reading "Active Endeavors: An Update from XC’s Coach Bob"
Members of the School Life Committee spoke at Morning Meeting about their newly formed group, last year’s accomplishments and this year’s goals. Among their recent endeavors: restructuring the announcement system and creating apt mission statements for each sub-committee. Hear it all here!
I had a chance to watch JV soccer play against Lick-Wilmerding on Oct. 1. The boys did exceptionally well despite the fact that they were facing a 20+ member team; it was like facing a new team at every substitution! In the last five minutes of the game, our boys came back from a deficit …
Continue reading "Active Endeavors: A Parent on JV Soccer’s Recent Tie"
When you talk to the MARMOTs you get the answers you seek – and fast – but you’ll come away wondering how you got them. The group answers casual questions the same way they would answer a support desk ticket – eagerly and in unison. You get the feeling they’re the quirky, tech-inclined cells of …
#SchoolStories 