February 8, 2010
Active involvement with the city is part of the mission of San Francisco Day School. One of the ways we endeavor to do this is by being involved with NOPNA, North of Panhandle Neighborhood Association.
Posted in Faculty & Staff Voices | Tagged NOPNA
February 8, 2010
On the Friday of upper-school conferences, the halls were oddly quiet and mostly empty. For two days, important conversations took place between students, advisors, and parents behind the closed doors of classrooms and offices. Preceding these meetings, teachers spent hours assessing each student’s progress, determining their letters grade, analyzing their capacity as effective learners, and composing useful and insightful summary comments. However, their evaluation would not be complete without the parent-teacher conference.
Posted in Administrative Team
February 8, 2010
For the past two weeks, the student congress has been debating, researching, and planning how to lead the student community’s response to the disaster in Haiti. Dr. Jackson visited the congress and implored members to be student leaders in creating a plan to keep our students informed and to create ways of giving that would be both immediate and ongoing. This initial plan for the student congress is detailed below.
Posted in Faculty & Staff Voices
February 8, 2010
It is practically a given that most children in our school community will, at some point in the coming years, have an online identity and develop the so-called “digital footprint.” As adults, we should be looking for ways to help our kids develop healthy relationships with these tools, and begin the conversations about staying in control of the information shared online.
Posted in Faculty & Staff Voices
February 8, 2010
My car keys have legs. As soon as I turn my back, they get up from where I’ve placed them and scamper off. They don’t hide very well though. But well enough to make me late for appointments and prevent me from getting the kids to school on time. Eventually I find them.
Posted in PA News
February 8, 2010
Are you looking for new and exciting experiences to share with your children over the upcoming mid-winter break or on any given Sunday for that matter? If so, please check out the following recommendations submitted by members of the San Francisco Day School community.
Posted in PA News
February 8, 2010
Every Day School family represents one piece of the Annual Fund puzzle in the Golden Gate Lobby. Help us complete the puzzle and reach 100% participation in this year’s Annual Fund!
Don’t forget, David and Phyllis Jackson will throw a party in honor of the first class to reach 100% participation.
Posted in Faculty & Staff Voices
February 8, 2010
While never really unexpected, there is always a little sticker shock that comes along with the annual re-enrollment letter and its accompanying note about tuition. This article covers are some of the most frequently asked questions, and some answers.
Posted in Board of Trustees
February 8, 2010
It is now both a truism and a cliché that we are immersed in an incessant stream of information provided by rapidly evolving technology. As we begin a strategic thinking process to answer the question, “What should a 21st Century Education be for SFDS?” this change in the availability of information is a key parameter.
Consider the following: When I first addressed the upper school students about the earthquake in Haiti, I posed the question, “What are the causes of poverty in Haiti?”
Posted in Head of School
February 8, 2010
On behalf of the Board of Trustees, we are pleased to invite you to participate in Strategic Plan 2010. Our objectives are twofold: (1) to envision the intellectual and practical elements of a 21st century education, and (2) to prepare a simple and clear plan that is true to our vision and to our SFDS mission.
Posted in Strategic Plan
