Each year the Santa Cruz Education Foundation helps to coordinate and raise funds to send 5th & 6th graders from Bay View Elementary, Westlake Elementary and Branciforte Middle School to Outdoor Science School. Through Outdoor Science School, students are introduced to various forest habitats in the Santa Cruz Mountains and receive daily instruction in a [...]
Archive for April, 2008
Supporting Science: Outdoor Science School
Posted in Elementary Schools, Middle Schools, News Flash, SC Education Foundation on April 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Santa Cruz City Schools Releases First Annual Green Schools Report
Posted in News Flash on April 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Santa Cruz City Schools (SCCS) Green Schools Committee (GSC) today released its first annual Green Schools Report outlining the district’s progress over the last year in reducing its carbon footprint and increasing green curriculum. In the year that has passed since the GSC was created, and based on strong momentum and a spirit of [...]
Mission Hill Students’ work accepted for Juried Art Show
Posted in Events, Middle Schools on April 17, 2008 | Comments Off
The Louise Nevelson Box Project, completed by 106 Mission Hill Middle School students has been selected to be part of the “Collision” show, a juried art exhibition sponsored by the University of California Institute for Research in the Arts (UCIRA). The students, enrolled in art classes led by teacher Kathleen Crocetti, transformed material rescued from [...]
Gault Elementary Hosts Spring Auction
Posted in Elementary Schools, Events, News Flash on April 11, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This year the Gault school theme, and the theme for this auction is “One World, Many Voices.” It’s simple for children to see their differences – their language, their culture, even their food. More important, though, is helping them to appreciate what they share – curiosity, imagination and dreams. The art and language programs supported [...]
Santa Cruz City Schools Rolls Out New Website
Posted in Elementary Schools, High Schools, Middle Schools, News Flash, School Websites on April 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Launch Signals Renewed Commitment to Community Involvement & Academic Excellence Santa Cruz City Schools has launched a completely revamped district Website designed to “increase access to key information for parents, students, staff and community members.” From Superintendent Alan Pagano: “This new Website goes far beyond a standard design change. With this new site, we’re throwing [...]
Bay View Elementary Hosts Open House
Posted in Elementary Schools, Events, News Flash on April 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
For current and prospective families, Open House is a wonderful opportunity to get better acquainted with your neighborhood school. Bay View Elementary will host its annual Open House on Thursday April 10th at 6:00 p.m. Other Elementary school Open Houses coming soon: Delaveaga: April 24 Gault: May 15 Westlake: May 20
Fiesta de las Artes at Bay View
Posted in Elementary Schools, Events on April 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Join the Bay View community at their 5th annual Fiesta de las Artes on Saturday, April 12th 11:30-3:00. The day begins with student musical performances in the auditorium. Art projects for the whole family run from 12:30-2:30. Try your hand at sculpting with aluminum foil, making a corn husk doll, creating your own monotype print, [...]

