February 2, 2012
Following the recent Alamo fire, which burned several homes and badly damaged the Creative Arts Charter school (destroying their library), three students at SFDS were determined to step in and help. In order to raise funds to support the school, fourth grade students Sophie, Lucinda and Catherine decided to hold a bake sale in their [...]
Posted in Neighborhood News, Student Voices
February 2, 2012
The SFDS technology department recently hosted two meetings to address parental concerns surrounding children and their consumption of technology. These meetings were designed to create an open forum for families to share anecdotes, ask questions, and debunk student-driven myths, such as “everyone else in my class has an iPhone!”
Posted in Faculty & Staff Voices, Featured Excerpts, PA News
January 6, 2012
What do the following people have in common?
Amalia Amaki
Chris Ofili
Cybele Lyle
Kiki Smith
Richard Tuttle
Swoon
…They were all artists-of-the-month in the 05/06 school year! (Check out samples below)
These are just a few examples from hundreds of artists that our students have studied over the past thirty years. In honor of that time, this year’s CultureFest is aptly [...]
Posted in PA News
January 6, 2012
San Francisco Day School alumni Katherine Evers (‘08) and Michellie McDonald-O’Brien (‘08) were both selected for the First Team, All-City Girls Volleyball. Click on the article header and read all about their awesome journey to an all-star team here.
Well done, ladies! Keep up the hard work!
Posted in Alumni, Sports, Uncategorized
January 6, 2012
“This book should find a place in the library of any aficionado of modern design.”—Modern magazine
Join us in congratulating SFDS alumnus John Stuart Gordon (Class of 1992), in the recent release of his book, A Modern World. This exploration of American modern design is now available from Yale University Press.
A Modern World draws upon the [...]
Posted in Alumni
January 6, 2012
Check out SFDS alum, Nora Singley (Class of 1995), as she mixes up her chicken liver mousse with Martha Stewart!
Posted in Alumni, Featured Excerpts
December 10, 2011
According to SFDS alumna, Lizzie Halper (Class of 2011) and her friend and fellow Belieber Ellie Wessinger, there are six phases of Bieber fever. And fortunately for those suffering from this affliction, they know just what to do.
Initially, Halper and Wessinger channeled their love for the Beebz by purchasing Bieber-branded products (toothbrushes, cereal and the [...]
Posted in Alumni, Student Voices
December 9, 2011
Some of you may recall a band called “The She’s,” formed by SFDS classmates (Class of 2009) during their final year here. Bassist Samantha Perez, vocalist Hannah Valente, guitarist Eva Treadway, and drummer Sinclair Riley are now juniors in high school, and continue to shoot up the charts. This talented band was recently featured in [...]
Posted in Alumni
