Student Life
Be prepared for a schedule brimming with activity. From morning roll call to parents'
arrival, students are busy in the classroom, on field trips, on the sports field,
or involved in a variety of practical activities.
Students will find it an atmosphere of both fun and challenge and will be invited
to help create that atmosphere.
Student Services
All students age nine and older participate in "Student Services," a program of
contribution to the operation and maintenance of the school. This not only helps
the school run smoothly, but also helps the students gain a greater appreciation
and responsibility for the work involved and gives them experience in producing
and exchanging as part of an organization. Students spend 20 to 40 minutes each
day helping out in a variety of areas––cleaning the classrooms, caring
for school pets, groundskeeping and teacher assistance (making copies, running messages,
cleaning or reorganizing areas of the class room, reading aloud to younger children,
etc.).
Activities
Middle School students participate in a broad range of activities designed to get
them applying their education to and experiencing their environment. A few examples
of some of last year's activities that accomplished this are:
- A fundraising project was held to benefits schools in the country of Zimbabwe. Books
and materials were purchased and donated to be shipped to needy schools in this
third-world country.
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Sailing on an eighteenth century merchant ship replica was a highlight trip in the
spring. Students were taught sailing basics and participated with the crew in sailing
The Chieftan on the San Francisco Bay. This trip is done yearly and teaches
the students a real lesson in working together as well as giving them a taste of
history first-hand.
- Other school activities included preparation of the school's yearbook, gardening
projects, field trips to plays and symphonies as well as trips to local tide pools
and technology museums.