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“What does sustainability mean? Does it mean that we recycle? Does it mean that all we need to do is drive a Prius? Does it mean that we eat only organically fed, free-range chickens that have been read a bedtime story before they go to sleep?” Director of The Project Center Brad Niven spoke at …
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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. 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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At a recent morning meeting, College Counseling Associate Mio Berk delved deeper into the precept “We value kind speech; we don’t slander or gossip.” She shared her experience discovering old notebooks shared with middle school friends, comparing her childhood note-passing to today’s texts or direct messaging. One particular entry focusing on “Amy’s hair” caused Mio …
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 …
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Why doesn’t plastic biodegrade? What makes ice cubes float and the plates of the earth move? What's so concerning about the acidification of the ocean? Reasons abound for loving science, whether for its ability to answer these questions or for how it reveals the wondrous size and scope of the universe. What we call matter, …
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