Common Core curriculum will be in full implementation this year, and students will be taking a new set of standardized tests, developed by the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, and aligned to the Common Core State Standards in English/Language Arts and…
All youths in Sunnyvale and their families will have reinforcement from a huge collaborative effort whose mission is to make active living and healthy eating available and accessible in Sunnyvale. Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF) and El Camino Hospital support…
Dear Friends, You may have noticed, but summertime is almost over! We all eagerly awaited the return of teachers and students to launch the 2014-2015 school year. Learning did not take a summer break in Sunnyvale School District. I have…
October is Cyber Safety Month. Youth face many challenges in this fast paced, always connected digital world. As the popularity of the internet and social media grows in our kids’ lives, so do the risks they face. This FREE workshop…
The Student Cabinet from Columbia Middle School has been working very hard on worldwide and local community service projects. The first project was with an organization called Free the Children, which partners with communities to eliminate obstacles that prevent children…
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…