Many organizations come together every year to celebrate Disability Awareness Day to empower children, families, and educators. On October 16, the Sunnyvale School District celebrated its 1st Annual Disability Awareness Day held on the Vargas Elementary School campus. This was…
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The Half Moon Bay’s 41st Annual Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off was held on October 13th where about 25 (down this year due to the drought) accomplished, veteran mega-gourd growers from California brought their biggest and best pumpkins to be…
The results are in: After a year-long, independent evaluation of Reading Partners efficacy, a new report shows the impact that the robust literacy program has on improving the reading skills of elementary school students. Reading Partners is a one-on-one tutoring…
In response to a proposal by local parents, the Sunnyvale School District started Fairwood Explorer in the 2010-11 academic year as a pilot program. Housed in Fairwood Elementary School under the administration of Principal Sarah Tellez, this parent-participation, hands-on, project-based…
Sunnyvale School District Superintendent Ben Picard has announced the appointment of Nabil Shahin as Sunnyvale Middle School Principal for the 2014-2015 school year. Mr. Shahin replaces Dorothy Abreu-Coito who was recently promoted to Director of Instructional Services for the coming…
Inspired by a desire to support inquiry and hands-on learning, Vargas Elementary School Principal Annette Grasty and her 4-member Science Committee are leading the way to a science-focused school. A Science Committee comprised of teachers representing lower and upper grades…
Sunnyvale School District welcomes students from several dozen countries around the world, speaking over 45 different languages, at the district’s two middle schools and eight elementary schools. While this diversity is embraced in all our schools, a few schools set…
Cumberland parents organize what they call “Cluster Classes.” This year all 218 students in grades 4 and 5 had 26 different classes from which to choose, covering topics from chickens to circuit designs. “Everything in between” included dry ice experiments,…
In the mid- to late-1990’s, Sunnyvale’s Department of Public Safety hosted a Bike Rodeo event. Columbia Neighborhood Center was doing its own mini health resource fair and at some point around FY 2000 to 2002, the city combined these two…
Local Motion (http://www.localmotionca.com) runs the Bay Area BikeMobile (http://www.bayareabikemobile.org) program that brings bike mechanics and equipment to schools, community centers, parks, etc., across the San Francisco Bay Area. BikeMobile mechanics provide FREE repairs and maintenance service for bikes at these…
BAWSI (pronounced bossy) stands for Bay Area Women’s Sports Initiative. BAWSI is a nonprofit organization that creates programs through which women athletes bring health, hope and wholeness to our community. BAWSI was founded by Olympic and World Cup soccer stars…
Type 2 diabetes is a long term disease that is caused by high blood sugar levels and high blood sugar over time causes lasting damage to many body systems. Until a few years ago, Type 2 diabetes was rare in…
SUNNYVALE – At a special board meeting, April 29, 2014, the Board of Education voted to rescind its conditional approval of the Spark Charter School petition. In October 2013, the Board received a petition from a group of parents proposing…
Almost 200 school board members, administrators, teachers and parents gathered on April 30th to honor the three winners of the coveted Glenn W. Hoffmann award for exemplary programs. Entries are scored based on their impact on students, innovation, creativity, and…
May 6, 2014 Dear Friends, It is somewhat startling that another school year is drawing to a close. It has been a good year for our schools and for Sunnyvale School District. We have made great progress with our work…