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Humanities teacher, counselor and writer Ayize Jama-Everett has strong feelings about giving students room to grow and learn. “I like seeing kids in their natural habitat, hearing them say, ‘Oh, I’m kind of curious about this. I want to learn more about it.’” Helping to open two group homes for teens and working at a …
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The Bay School Blog sat down with Ari, a recent alumna of The Bay School, to talk about then, now and how far she’s come since high school. “I didn’t think I was going to be a screenwriter when I entered The Bay School,” Ari says. “I thought I was going to be a biomedical …
A short story written by Morgan Tanaka for Lori Cohen's Advanced Composition class. Enjoy! The machine sprung open as Maggie placed the crisp ten dollar bill in the cash register. “Here you go, ma’am, $1.75 is your change. Enjoy the ice cream!” she smiled, and handed the woman a receipt. Maggie let out a huge …
A short story by Marisa Wong for Lori Cohen's Advanced Composition class. “Ready Brian? If you win, I’ll buy you an ice cream. We will race to the end of the track,” Marie lovingly pats her son on the head. “Okay mommy.” Brian looks up at his mom, memorizing her face. Watching every smile, every …
Lori Cohen's Advanced Composition class is undergoing a bit of a flip. This week, students have become the teachers. In small groups, students were asked to take on writing basics such as thesis statements, introductions, body paragraphs, and conclusions. Their objective was as follows: You and your group members will be responsible for designing a …
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