Physical education doesn’t look much like it did when most parents went to school. Gone are the days of being beaned with a ball in dodgeball and the competitive team sports that often involved students feeling left out. Today, the physical education curriculum in our schools focuses on fitness, fun, and inclusion in ways that […]
Computer Science Education Week Brings Hour of Code Opportunities to Students
Hour of Code is an annual global event that happens once a year during Computer Science Education Week (Dec. 3-7); it always falls on the first week of December. Across our district, there will be hands-on technology and computer science activities to expand opportunities for our students and teach them to create technology. To get […]
Winter Music Program – Upcoming Middle & High School Performances
Superintendent Speaker Series Launched with Professor Frank Worrell — Next Event Dec. 11
The first speaker of the Superintendent’s Onward and Upward Speaker Series, Dr. Frank Worrell, held the audience in rapt attention for 90 minutes on the evening of November 1, as he presented a range of the educational and psychological contexts that promote high achievement and academic talent. He began by placing Berkeley’s 50 years of […]
Emotion-filled Welcome for Sylvia Mendez at Sylvia Mendez School
There were many smiles and warm hearts among children and adults alike on Friday, Sept. 14, as the newly named Sylvia Mendez Elementary School welcomed its namesake for a day of celebrating her legacy and the school’s new name. “I am so happy!” exclaimed the beaming Ms. Mendez, 82, in an evening program held to […]
Congratulations to the 12 Classified Employees Who Were Awarded Grants for Obtaining Teaching Credentials
A celebratory reception was held June 6 at the District offices for the 12 classified employees who have been awarded grants to help them obtain teaching credentials. The District applied for the grants available under the under the Classified School Employee Teacher Credentialing program, initiated in the 2016-17 by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing […]