Wednesday Messages

Preschool and TK mom Renata Michalani offers a guest a sweet treat from Brazil at Saturday’s Culture Fair. Brazilian was one of about 20 cultures represented at the event, which included displays, performances, music, and delectable samples of cuisines from around the world. No one went away hungry! From South Korea there were drumming and taekwondo demonstrations and a K-pop singing group. Check out more photos below!

This summer brought a number of exciting improvements to our campus. From new energy-efficient roofs and upgraded drainage systems to...

Parents often ask me questions about sending their children on playdates. Understandably, they wonder about allowing their children to go...

A student tries to catch her flying canister, visible as a white spot in front of the sign over the door Fifth graders on Monday took...

Our younger elementary students had what for most of them was their first taste of opera recently. Andy Truett, a tenor with the San...

Ollie (in the red sweatshirt) fields questions from transitional kindergartners in the library Monday. His mother, Mari, is seated next...

How the search for a school for a very special girl led to the founding of the school whose 50th anniversary we celebrate this year. On...

Fourth and fifth graders are building models of the school as they imagine it in 2075, which will be on display during our 50th...

Our first grade raised $1,754 at their bake sale Friday for first responders and victims of the LA fires—and they had lots of help. They...

November is Native American Heritage Month. Room 8 kindergarten teacher Caryl Morton has been interested in Native American culture for...

Our library reopened last week after being closed for three months for remodeling. Students missed the library and happily accepted...

Teacher’s New Book Celebrates Each Child’s Unique Contribution Most children feel at least a little nervous as a new school year...

Thirty grandmothers and grandfathers gathered Monday in our first-ever event for grandparents. Titled “The Gift of Being a Grandparent,”...

Vince d’Assis’s first memory as a White Pony student was riding in this cart around the campus where he would one day be elementary...

Check out the series of renderings of our reimagined library provided by our designer, Amy Pasek, who is also a parent of an alumna. This...

Last Tuesday a swarm of 4,000–5,000 bees descended on the climbing structure behind Room 4 in their search for a new home. While swarming...

Art teacher Lara Cannon recently completed this acrylic painting, which now graces the wall of our staff room. It’s called Toward...

Sunday was Founders Day, when we observe the founding of the school and the shared birthday of its founders, Ivy O. Duce and Meher Baba....

The fifth grade recently had a virtual visit with animator and Funko Pop designer Jeff Victor, who answered questions about the business...

Room 7 kindergartners helped gather items when a truck came to pick up our e-waste donations yesterday morning. Our third annual e-waste...