March 12, 2011
Have you heard? A little bird mentioned that 68% of SFDS families have participated in the 2010-2011 Annual Fund, raising over $870,000 to date. We want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to eveyone who has donated to this important fundraising campaign.
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January 7, 2011
This year I had the fortune of being able to travel to San Diego for the NAIS’ 23rd annual People of Color Conference (PoCC). In all, 2900 teachers, administrators and high school students from around the country attended the conference. The PoCC is the NAIS’ flagship of equity and justice initiatives to address two important needs: the need for people of color in independent schools to come together for support and the need for schools to find ways to build and sustain inclusive independent school communities.
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December 3, 2010
Suppose there are 4 people in a room. How many handshakes would there be if everyone in the room shook each other’s hand once? How about 100 people in a room?
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December 3, 2010
On Thanksgiving morning, parents, teachers, students, alums, grandparents, roommates, and friends all came together to participate in our first ever Thanksgiving meal preparation and distribution.
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November 5, 2010
We are excited to kick off what we know will be another great year for the San Francisco Day School’s 2010-2011 Annual Fund. We hope you will help us reach our goal of $1.1 million and 100% parent participation.
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October 8, 2010
Last month, the Parent Group on Diversity hosted the Asian Affinity Family Dinner in the SFDS Library. Over 20 families, board members, faculty, and staff joined Dr. Jackson for a warm, fun and insightful evening. Led by first grade parent, Gail Chang, attendees asked questions, shared experiences and advice on what it’s like being an Asian family at the Day School.
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October 8, 2010
If you’ve strolled through the SFDS halls recently, you may have noticed the various works of art lining the walls near the Masonic Lobby. Several parents, teachers and other faculty members volunteered to share their works of art with the school community and it was exciting to see the range of creative talent within our SFDS family. Our resident creative geniuses showcased their abilities across a number of different mediums ranging from watercolors to photography, sculpture and music. Some of the artists also shared their work and inspiration with the school during assembly this week.
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October 8, 2010
Over the past thirty years, the Responsive Classroom approach has evolved to become a proven technique that can increase social skills among students, result in higher test scores in reading and math and foster more teacher collaboration in schools.
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September 4, 2010
The school is quiet and cold in the summer, but we’re all getting fired up as we sit in the computer lab with the third grade team and talk about ideas for our ITL (Institute on Teaching and Learning) project. Together, Randy Bowman, Karen Dauer, Andrew Brennan and I are taking advantage of ITL, which is an opportunity for teachers to get together in teams to spend focused and dedicated time on school work.
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