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THE MEHER SCHOOLS
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Wednesday Messages
Weekly messages with school news, upcoming events, and fun stories.


Growth Mindset: Reframing Negative Beliefs To Create “Space for Growth”
“I’m not good at spelling.” We all have things we’re “not good at,” whether it’s spelling or math or playing piano or swimming...
Meher School Community
Aug 31, 20233 min read


Encouraging Positive Behavior
Nurtured Heart Workshop For Parents and Caregivers September 12 The Nurtured Heart Approach encourages positive behavior in all children...
Meher School Community
Aug 31, 20231 min read


Clothing, Toy & Book Swap Returns September 18–22
Preparations are underway for our third annual fall Clothing, Toy & Book Swap. A project of Sustainable Meher Schools, the swap is a way...
Meher School Community
Aug 31, 20231 min read


Baby Backpack Drive: Family Volunteer Day
Some two dozen Meher Schools students and parents spent Saturday morning at the White Pony Express distribution center in Pleasant Hill...
Meher School Community
Jun 1, 20231 min read


Mental Health Panel Answers Parents' Questions
Panel members, seated, from left to right: Maggie Stagg, PsyD; John Osborne, LCSW; Wendy Ritchey, PhD; Susie Kohl, a child development...
Meher School Community
May 25, 20231 min read


Support for New Moms in Need
BABY BACKPACK DONATION DRIVE and VOLUNTEER DAY The Meher Schools is teaming up with White Pony Express to provide diapers and other...
Meher School Community
May 5, 20231 min read


Room 2’s Exhibit of “Process” Art
Room 2 had an art show recently. It was curated by teacher Khaila Mixon, who began organizing the event in January, “inspired by how...
Meher School Community
Apr 12, 20232 min read


Book Fair Sales a "Happy Surprise"
Last week’s Book Fair was a huge success. We sold more than $9,000 worth of books. The four-day event was a fundraiser for the library....
Meher School Community
Mar 16, 20231 min read


Founders Day 2023: Looking Back
Founders Day 2023 Founders Day, February 25, marks the shared birthdays of our school and its founders, Ivy O. Duce and the Indian...
Meher School Community
Feb 22, 20233 min read


Remembering Bob Royeton
October 11, 1943–February 9, 2023 His Empathy Touched Everyone’s Heart Beloved Room 1 teacher Bob Royeton passed away Thursday evening....
Meher School Community
Feb 15, 20232 min read


End of An Era
Monika Kochowiec Is a Link to Our School’s Earliest Days Before her retirement at the end of last school year, Monika Kochowiec was the...
Meher School Community
Feb 1, 20232 min read
Alum’s Moment of Fame: The Story Behind the Photo
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2023/01/01/san-francisco-flooding-rainfall-record/ Have you seen the photo in the article linked...
Meher School Community
Jan 5, 20231 min read


‘Like Receiving a Third Michelin Star’
Meher Schools Mom Represents White Pony Express at Prestigious Event Honoring Top Nonprofits Charity Navigator’s Laura Andres, left, and...
Meher School Community
Jan 3, 20232 min read


Season of Sharing: Nourishment and Warmth For Those Less Fortunate
Holidays Without Hunger Our 15th annual Holidays Without Hunger food drive for the Food Bank of Contra Costa and Solano began Monday and...
Meher School Community
Dec 2, 20221 min read


Native American Heritage Month: Indigenous Restaurants
Did you know there are two Native American restaurants in the East Bay? The Equity & Inclusion Committee recommends both Cafe Ohlone, in...
Meher School Community
Dec 2, 20221 min read


Nari Souleiman’s 6,000-Mile JourneyTo the White Pony
Some White Pony teachers begin working here directly out of college. Some have worked at other schools, or even in other fields, before...
Meher School Community
Nov 9, 20222 min read


Fine Dining at Chez Principal
Every year second through fifth graders look forward to receiving a formal invitation in the mail to attend a lunch with one of our...
Meher School Community
Nov 2, 20222 min read


Kindergarten: Curriculum and Schedule
We recently shared some insight into what makes our kindergarten program special. This week we’re exploring our academic curricula and...
Meher School Community
Oct 27, 20221 min read


A New Halloween Tradition: The Switch Witch
Wondering what to do with all the excess trick-or-treat candy your child will be amassing on Halloween? Several Meher School families...
Meher School Community
Oct 25, 20221 min read


Preschool to Kindergarten: One Family’s Experience
Soon we’ll be inviting the parents of our older preschoolers to apply for kindergarten. They’ll need to let us know by February whether...
Meher School Community
Oct 7, 20222 min read
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