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SynergySchool

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Founded in 1973, Synergy School is an independent K-8 school with a vibrant community of 190 students, 30 teachers & staff. Located in the Mission District.

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Joined May 2009
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Celebrating Black History Month in the SF Area synergytimes.wordpress.com/2…
Celebrating Black History Month in the SF Area

Celebrating Black History Month in the SF Area

Each year, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) chooses a different theme for Black History Month. This year, the theme is “Black Resistance.”  Lis…

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Happy Lunar New Year! synergytimes.wordpress.com/2…
Happy Lunar New Year!

Happy Lunar New Year!

While most of Asia celebrates the Year of the Rabbit, Vietnam celebrates the Year of the Cat. Lunar New Year celebrations emphasize family togetherness as well as good luck and prosperity for the c…

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Covid – Detecting Dogs Visit Synergy School synergytimes.wordpress.com/2…
Covid – Detecting Dogs Visit Synergy School

Covid – Detecting Dogs Visit Synergy School

Synergy School students and staff had the exciting opportunity in February to participate in research that may benefit schools all around the state of California.  On February 14th and 28th, medica…

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A Renovation Story synergytimes.wordpress.com/2…
A Renovation Story

A Renovation Story

How do you squeeze more space out of a small school? Very delicately.  That’s what Synergy’s Buildings and Grounds Task Force discovered three years ago when it started looking into maximizing the …

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History Project: Columbus Trail synergytimes.wordpress.com/2…
History Project: Columbus Trial

History Project: Columbus Trial

This trimester, our history project was the Columbus Trial. We put Christopher Columbus as well as the other groups and people involved on trial. Our history teacher, Dominic Alteri, was the judge.…

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Eighth Grade Puerto Rico Service Learning Trip synergytimes.wordpress.com/2…
Eighth Grade Puerto Rico Service Learning Trip

Eighth Grade Puerto Rico Service Learning Trip

In February, Synergy’s eighth-grade class traveled to Puerto Rico for a week of service-learning with Global Works. This class trip was our first class trip out of California since the start …

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Social Emotional Learning Across the Grades synergytimes.wordpress.com/2…
Social Emotional Learning Across the Grades

Social Emotional Learning Across the Grades

In a recent morning meeting, students in 8th grade took part in a simple activity. The prompt was to explain the work the adults in their family do—in the home, in the community, or at a paid job. …

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Storyteller Diane Ferlatte Visits Synergy synergytimes.wordpress.com/2…
Storyteller Diane Ferlatte Visits Synergy

Storyteller Diane Ferlatte Visits Synergy

Lively tunes and rhythmic clapping and tapping set the tone as students settled in for a morning of stories from award-winning storyteller Diane Ferlatte on Thursday, Sept 15. As students found sea…

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Fund-a-Need: Diverse Books and Culturally Responsive Teaching synergytimes.wordpress.com/2…
Fund-a-Need: Diverse Books and Culturally Responsive Teaching

Fund-a-Need: Diverse Books and Culturally Responsive Teaching

Last year, in our virtual auction, the Synergy community raised over $45,000 for a lofty Fund-a-Need goal — increasing representation in our classroom libraries and engaging in professional develop…

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Diwali Traditions synergytimes.wordpress.com/2…
Diwali Traditions

Diwali Traditions

Diwali is a festival of lights celebrated around the world by the South Asian diaspora. It is a religious holiday for Hindu,Jain, Sikh, and Buddhist people, and Diwali festivities can include anyon…

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Interview with Jessica Raygoza synergytimes.wordpress.com/2…
Interview with Jessica Raygoza

Interview with Jessica Raygoza

We recently sat down (virtually, of course), with Jessica Raygoza, Synergy’s learning specialist. We have known and loved Jessica ever since we joined the Synergy community 2 years ago, when she st…

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Author Victoria Sanchez Shares Pilar’s Worries synergytimes.wordpress.com/2…
Author Victoria Sanchez Shares Pilar’s Worries

Author Victoria Sanchez Shares Pilar’s Worries

On Wednesday, April 28, the Kindergarten through 5th grade classes enjoyed a warm and engaging Zoom visit with Victoria Sanchez, author of the picture book, Pilar’s Worries. To begin the meeti…

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A Conversation with Roy Wise on Teaching about Social Justice synergytimes.wordpress.com/2…
A Conversation with Roy Wise on Teaching about Social Justice

A Conversation with Roy Wise on Teaching about Social Justice

Roy Wise is a big reason we chose Synergy. Our daughter Evelyn is African American, and had never had a teacher who looked like her. When Evelyn got off her zoom interview with Roy and Rita, she sa…

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Celebrating Lunar New Year synergytimes.wordpress.com/2…
Celebrating Lunar New Year

Celebrating Lunar New Year

One of the challenges of the pandemic is adapting community traditions to together on Zoom. Every February, the students and staff gather in the Big Room to celebrate Lunar New Year. Traditionally …

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Read Aloud with Author Grace Lin synergytimes.wordpress.com/2…
Read Aloud with Author Grace Lin

Read Aloud with Author Grace Lin

On Wednesday, following Synergy’s Lunar New Year celebration, children’s author and illustrator, Grace Lin joined the weekly Community Read Aloud. Lin has written and illustrated all kinds of books…

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Synergy Launches On-Site COVID-19 Testing synergytimes.wordpress.com/2…
Synergy Launches On-Site COVID-19 Testing

Synergy Launches On-Site COVID-19 Testing

Early Monday morning, February 1st, a few students and staff started queueing up on the sunny sidewalk outside the school building.  “Have you ever picked your nose?” asked Becky Barmore, scho…

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Judd Winick Shares His Story with Synergy School synergytimes.wordpress.com/2…
Judd Winick Shares His Story with Synergy School

Judd Winick Shares His Story with Synergy School

Judd Winick, local author-illustrator and creator of the wildly popular HiLo graphic novel series, brought laughter and life lessons to Synergy students on February 10, 2021, in a virtual…

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Eighth Grade Writers’ Workshop With Yalitza Ferreras synergytimes.wordpress.com/2…
Eighth Grade Writers’ Workshop With Yalitza Ferreras

Eighth Grade Writers’ Workshop With Yalitza Ferreras

On Friday, eighth graders were treated to an unbelievably inspiring creative writing session with author, Yalitza Ferreras. Ferreras is the recipient of a 2020 Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers’ Award …

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