Swap a Big Success—Thank You!
Thank you to all the families who helped make our fall Toy, Book & Clothing Swap a huge hit! And a special thanks to the five moms who...
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Good-Bye, Miss Nancy—and Thank You!
Nancy Burgess, who was a teacher at our school when we first opened our doors in 1975, has retired. In 1981 she left to teach in the...
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...
Encouraging Positive Behavior
Nurtured Heart Workshop For Parents and Caregivers September 12 The Nurtured Heart Approach encourages positive behavior in all children...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Kindergarten Teacher's New Book on an Unlikely Topic
Room 8 kindergarten teacher Nesrin Eltawil’s first book, published in November, focuses on what seems an unlikely topic for a...
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...
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....
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...
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....
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...
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...
‘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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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