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Written by Alena, Jake and Sam Our San Francisco Bay Marine Biology class went on a weekend-long field trip to the Monterey area. Â The trip allowed us to explore several different habitats that form where the ocean meets the land. We spent Friday afternoon collecting data on two trips coordinated by Long-term Monitoring Program and …
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A quiet revolution is taking place in the way physics is being taught in colleges and universities across the US. Increasing numbers of professors are moving away from the traditional lectures to a format that puts the student, rather than themselves, at the center of what's going on in the classroom. These new forms of …
"Drawing is not an exercise. Exercise is sitting on a stationary bicycle and going nowhere. Drawing is being on a bicycle and taking a journey."  — Jim Dine In the studio, students are exploring the different ways a drawing can be made. Does a drawing always have to be pencil on paper? Can you work on the …
"The essence of drawing is the line exploring space." — Andy Goldsworthy The school year has begun, and the art studio is active with light, inspiration, material, and movement. Welcome to the art studio. This term students have the option of taking Drawing 1a or Drawing 1b. In both courses, the young artists are exploring what is …
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