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Final Letter from the Head of School
On a sunny morning at the ECC, family members crowd into the Live Oak classroom to watch the annual Cinco de Mayo celebration. On the rug, excited children take their places, and, as the music begins, they dance [...]
Author Archives: The Berkeley School
Mitch Bostian’s Letter, June 15, 2010
June 15, 2010 – 2:23 pm
June 11, 2010 Backpack Mail
June 11, 2010 – 11:38 am
1. Newsnotes for June 11, 2010
1a.Newsnotes en español para 11 de junio 2010
2. El./MS June Work Week Field Trip Camp Flyer
May 28, 2010 Backpack Mail
June 4, 2010 – 12:05 pm
1. Newsnotes for May 28, 2010
1a.Newsnotes en español para 28 de mayo 2010
June 4, 2010 Backpack Mail
June 4, 2010 – 12:04 pm
1. Newsnotes for June 4, 2010
1a.Newsnotes en español para 04 de junio 2010
2. Mitch Bostian’s Letter re: El./MS Staffing, 2010-2011
2a.La Carta de Mitch Bostian de 04 de junio 2010 en español
3. Board Chair Ann Fischer Hecht’s Letter re: Official HOS News
3a.La Carta de Ann Fischer Hecht de 03 de junio 2010 [...]
Mitch Bostian’s Letter, June 2, 2010
June 2, 2010 – 3:47 pm
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Walking Around in Another’s Shoes
Last week, along with much of the TBS community, I had the great pleasure of watching the middle-school production of To Kill A Mockingbird at the Live Oak Theater. The sets were evocative, the acting was riveting, and the interplay [...]
“To Kill a Mockingbird” Opens to Rave Reviews
May 27, 2010 – 8:13 am
Tuesday, May 25, was opening night for the hotly-awaited Middle School play, “To Kill a Mockingbird.” This year’s production featured several important “first’s”: It was the first time the play hasn’t featured music; the first time TBS used Live Oak Theater in Berkeley; and the first time that someone other than Associate Head [...]
Kindergarten Step-Up Day Introduces “Big School”
May 26, 2010 – 2:47 pm
On Monday, May 24, the pre-K students from the Early Childhood Campus visited our K-8 program at 1310 University Avenue. These tiny visitors were very popular, attracting teachers and administrators from all over the school who had the thinnest of excuses — or none at all — to ignore their own work and follow [...]
Mitch Bostian’s Letter, May 25, 2010
May 25, 2010 – 12:11 pm
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Wilding the Tame
Imagine two science classrooms, each comprised of similar groups of sixth-grade students and run by experienced teachers. One teacher begins the day’s class by writing the word “density” on the board, followed by a definition and and some examples. As he [...]
“Eat Smart” Blog Launches
May 25, 2010 – 8:11 am
A hot lunch program where our students could eat together in community and deeply learn the pleasures of eating nutritious and delicious food, and where they could be steeped in a seed-to-table ethos of eating local and organic food, was a long-time dream of Janet Stork, our late Head of School. After seeing the [...]
May 21, 2010 Backpack Mail
May 21, 2010 – 11:27 am
1. Newsnotes for May 21, 2010
1a.Newsnotes en español para 21 de mayo 2010
2. Ticket and Dinner Order Form for “To Kill a Mockingbird”
3. Student Recital Sign-Up Form
