WATCH: Ted Talks-Dan Gilbert, “Why are we happy?”
This is a reminder that we will have an update meeting this Saturday. We’d like to start at 9am, hope that works for you. We will meet at the same place (Valdez Home) unless there is rain…Rain Day meeting spot will be Riviera PlaySchool on Calle de Arboles. Please check …
Meeting #3 Update
Dear Community, Next Meeting will be October 23rd, 9.30am at the usual location. We are looking for a Development and Fundraising Team Leader. Please contact Trish (info (at) blcommunications (dot) net) to volunteer or help us locate possible contributors (someone who might have helpful tips, contacts, etc). Today, we discussed: …
FYI – NEXT MEETING: OCTOBER 2
Our next meeting will be on Saturday October 2 at 9.30am. Please save the date – more details will be posted here soon. Thank you! Please contact Trish with any questions: info@BLCommunications.net
FYI – Meeting 2 Update
The following people attended our last School Project Meeting: Dani Samms Dennis & Kathy Hartley Anne Bobek Jessica Mayote Christie Beadle Yvonne Bonafede Linda Shannon Trish & Rick Valdez Based on the information presented, related to charter and private models and their respective start-up and operating requirements, the group has …
WATCH: Accountability At What Expense?
Author and education historian Diane Ravitch supported the No Child Left Behind Act in 2001. She recently spoke at EPI about why she now believes the policy poses a threat to public education. To see the panel event, click here: http://bit.ly/cE1v89. Click here to watch the Interview: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcaG9d9GISU
FYI – NEXT MEETING – AUGUST 21st
This is a reminder that we are meeting this Saturday, Beginning at 9.30am at a private residence. Please contact Trish on 310 279 8586 for location details. We will be discussing our mission statement and our research on charter vs. private and it’s not too late for you to contribute. …
READ: Waldorf-Inspired Public Schools Are on the Rise
From Edutopia Magazine 09-03-2009 Barbara Warren always thought she was meant to be a teacher, but after a decade working in a low-income elementary school in Sacramento, California, she was just about ready to quit. Then she and eight other teachers from her original school branched off to found the …