SCHOOLS & KIDS Art teacher Hi,
My 6 year old wants to learn how to draw a "dog" and a "cat". I am totally challenged with pencil and paper :( We tried the learn-to-draw-steps type of books and it did... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Pencil Sketching Challenged Parent, a member of the Palo Verde School community, on Jul 18, 2006 at 8:53 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 31, 2006 at 11:31 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS ACS session today for friends, classmates of Garth Li Adolescent Counseling Services offers Friends & Classmates of Garth Li Gathering Wednesday July 19th 1:30-2:45pm Light refreshments will be provided (Feel free to bring lunch)... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by PALY mother, a member of the Palo Alto High School community, on Jul 11, 2006 at 1:46 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS Save the Hidden Villa legacy I have just learned of the awful possibility of Hidden Villa's 12-day summer camp closing, and I got a pang in my stomach just at the thought of losing it. My daughter, Katie,... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Francie Kelley, a resident of another community, on Jul 6, 2006 at 10:18 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jul 6, 2006 at 2:36 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Do your kids pay for downloaded music? We're having a big debate in our home about downloading music from file-sharing sites like Bearshare, Limewire, etc. versus paying to download songs from I-Tunes, etc. Our ki... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Conflicted Parent, a member of the Palo Alto High School community, on Jun 28, 2006 at 8:55 pm There have been 21 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 22, 2009 at 9:30 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Rental Housing, Prop 13, and School Funding Has anyone ever tried to determine how many students in PAUSD live in rental properties? The answer matters because PAUSD is a basic aid district, and thus gets almost no fu... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Prop 13 Victim, a member of the Duveneck School community, on Jun 28, 2006 at 8:33 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 30, 2006 at 11:32 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Seminar: Chinese in the Schools -- Preparing a Global Workforce July 13 http://bci.berkeley.edu/EventDetails/GlobalWorkforce.htm#
Preparing a Global Workforce:
Teaching Chinese Language and Culture in California
July 13, 2006, 8:30 AM - 5:00... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Alex Green, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Jun 28, 2006 at 1:17 pm There have been 9 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 24, 2006 at 10:50 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS P.A. coach pleads no contest to sexual assault Palo Alto middle-school coach Bill Giordano will get a maximum prison sentence of 5 years, after pleading no contest Friday in San Mateo County Superior Court Friday to 10 cou... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jocelyn Dong, associate editor of the Palo Alto Weekly, on Jun 23, 2006 at 4:08 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 21, 2006 at 6:01 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Non-residents are a drain on public schools Today's article about non-residents in Palo Alto public schools really made me angry. These greedy non-residents (who use fake lease documents or other methods to get their ki... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Rebecca, a resident of Menlo Park, on Jun 23, 2006 at 11:23 am There have been 49 comments on this topic, the most recent on Dec 15, 2007 at 8:06 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Unified fundraising in PAUSD In response to Alex Rocha's June 14 article in the Palo Alto Weekly and Palo Alto Online — "Fundraising taking on bigger piece of pie" — we would like to clarify the fundraisi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Peggy Esber & Preeva Tramiel, a member of the Gunn High School community, on Jun 23, 2006 at 7:41 am There have been 3 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 15, 2006 at 8:13 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Change bus route for Gunn students living at Stanford Anyone who has driven to Gunn High School and/or Terman Middle School in the morning knows how congested and chaotic the traffic can be.
Unsafe driving practices abound, ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Sue Klapholz, a member of the Gunn High School community, on Jun 23, 2006 at 7:37 am There have been 4 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 20, 2007 at 5:00 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS MySpace Safety I want to raise awareness among the youth, and adults alike in regard to logging out of their Myspace accounts when using a public internet access station (mall, library, etc.... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by IT Savvy Daddy, a resident of the Community Center neighborhood, on Jun 17, 2006 at 11:22 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 28, 2006 at 12:43 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Grant Workshop For all who are interested in grant writing to fund school programs there's an upcoming workshop as follows
http://foundationcenter.org/sanfrancisco/mtgsf6_22pen.html
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SCHOOLS & KIDS Why All This Controversy Over Mandarin Immersion? All the opposition to this new program puzzles me. Of course there was some concern when Hoover, Ohlone and Spanish immersion were started. However, these days I hear nothi... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Shan Phillips, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Jun 16, 2006 at 9:44 am There have been 47 comments on this topic, the most recent on Oct 13, 2006 at 1:21 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Congrats Paly class of 2006 Congratulations 2006 Palo Alto High School graduates. Your class has been through a lot in your four years at Paly, including the trauma of losing two of your classmates who t... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Proud Paly parent, a member of the Palo Alto High School community, on Jun 15, 2006 at 5:53 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS Immersion program is not a high priority The superintendent made a puzzling and potentially misleading comment in "PAUSD News from Your Schools" (inserted in the Weekly on June 9).
She said the priority survey s... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Jamie Maltz, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood, on Jun 15, 2006 at 4:48 pm There have been 5 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 18, 2006 at 4:52 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Save Hidden Villa Summer Camp I was shocked and confused when I heard the news that Hidden Villa’s Executive Director and Board are planning to cut back camp programs, and end its 12-day residential camp. ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Heather, a resident of Los Altos, on Jun 11, 2006 at 4:49 pm There have been 2 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 14, 2006 at 2:25 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Foreign Language Education for all Elementary School Students Is there any chance the Palo Alto schools will ever offer a foreign language education for all elementary school students? Any suggestions on how to encourage it?
If not d... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Mary Shannon, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Jun 8, 2006 at 9:29 pm There have been 7 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jul 11, 2006 at 11:43 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Mandarin immersion study conflict concerns I've got that queasy feeling again....
After attending the Palo Alto school board's Town Hall meeting last week on the Mandarin-immersion proposal, I had a sinking feeling ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Lisa Steinback, a resident of the Downtown North neighborhood, on Jun 8, 2006 at 1:37 pm There have been 15 comments on this topic, the most recent on Aug 18, 2006 at 8:54 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Please wear helmets...correctly I just wanted to write to get the message out regarding correct use of helmets in this beautiful phase of spring where folks tend to ride their bikes more often.
This is ... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Janet Neff, a resident of Stanford, on Jun 8, 2006 at 10:18 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jun 10, 2006 at 4:40 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Tragic Cutbacks at Hidden Villa I was devastated by the announcement (Weekly, May 19) that Hidden Villa is going to put its 12-day camp sessions "on hold" starting next summer.
I spent nine summers at H... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Shana Barchas, a resident of another community, on Jun 8, 2006 at 10:15 am There have been 8 comments on this topic, the most recent on Jun 16, 2006 at 2:51 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS School calendar meeting today...ski week or no ski week? A committee of school district teachers and staff is developing its proposal for the school calendar for 2007-8 and 2008-9, and there is a meeting today at 25 Churchill at 3 p... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by PAUSD parent, a resident of the Old Palo Alto neighborhood, on Jun 7, 2006 at 8:38 am There have been 21 comments on this topic, the most recent on Sep 23, 2006 at 3:17 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS PA Junior Museum renovations I took my two children (3 years and 19 mos.) to the Palo Alto Junior Museum the other day and was pleasantly surprised and impressed with the new games and playhouse renovatio... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Elizabeth Lorenz, a resident of Menlo Park, on Jun 3, 2006 at 3:21 pm
SCHOOLS & KIDS palo alto schools suck! the field trios are stupid, the schools are crummy. Private schools are way better! READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by lily, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, on Jun 3, 2006 at 11:27 am There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jun 3, 2006 at 11:48 am.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Should schools get lock down gates ? All of (or most of us) heard / read the stories regarding a stranger approaching the children of Addison Elementary. Its a scary thought. When our kids are in school, we expec... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by WorriedParent, a resident of the Midtown neighborhood, on Jun 1, 2006 at 9:48 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jun 2, 2006 at 6:10 pm.
SCHOOLS & KIDS Neighborhood Schools As Global Microcosms Neighborhood Schools As Global Microcosms
I'm passionate about neighborhood schools. I believe, among other things, that the purpose of a public school is to provide a di... READ MORE/COMMENT Posted by Lisa Steinback, a resident of the Greenmeadow neighborhood, on Jun 1, 2006 at 3:58 pm There has been 1 comment on this topic, the most recent on Jun 1, 2006 at 5:32 pm.
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