The History Game Project
In previous years, both teachers and students have noticed a social unfamiliarity between kids in the younger and older grades. Dominic Altieri, the middle school…
Humanities | K-5 | Language Arts | Library | Middle school | Parents | Rainbow Room | Synergy community | Uncategorized
Book Swap
“This must be my lucky day!” exclaimed Zaiden, a sunroom student, as he fished out Frog and Toad are Friends from under a pile of books. Synergy’s…
Alumni | K-5 | Middle school | Parents | Synergy community | Teachers | Uncategorized
Sports Jamboree
Pizza and cookies, anyone? How about Escape from New York pizza, Anthony’s Cookies, sports games, and old friends? These are the promises Synergy makes to…
Drama | K-5 | Middle school | Rainbow Room | STEM | Synergy community | Teachers | Tech
Thank you, Russ!
This year is an important one for Russ Curtis, our Director of Technology. 2016 marks his 10th year at Synergy! Yesterday afternoon we had an all…
Middle school | science | STEM | Teachers | Tech | Uncategorized
Makers in the Mission
In Kristi’s elective tinkering class, students are makers: they take random materials and make light-up bracelets, wire sculptures, and puppets, among other creations. One afternoon…
Middle school | science | STEM | Teachers | Uncategorized
Synergy Science with Kristi
Making and tinkering come naturally to middle school science teacher Kristi Coale. Her grandmother was a seamstress and a pattern maker, and her mother taught…
Art | Drama | K-5 | Middle school | Music | Parents | Rainbow Room | Synergy community | Uncategorized
Synergy Talent Show
Synergy students showcased their special skills and talents yesterday afternoon at our Talent Show, an annual school wide event that never fails to entertain and…
K-5 | Middle school | Parents | Rainbow Room | Synergy community | Synergy trips | Teachers | Uncategorized
All School Ice Skating
Never mind that downtown was a zoo because of the Super Bowl. Synergy’s all school skating trip (one of my personal favorites) was on the…
Alumni | Community Service | Humanities | K-5 | Middle school | Parents | Synergy community | Teachers | Uncategorized
Gay Straight Alliance
It’s lunchtime at Synergy School, and kids are starting to flood the halls. Most are yelling, screaming, and rushing towards the freedom of the outside,…
Math | Middle school | Parents | STEM | Tech | Uncategorized
Synergy Math Night
Two students sat in tiny chairs at the front of the classroom as third grade teacher Teresa taught a math lesson. The goal was to…
Community Service | K-5 | Middle school | Parents | science | Synergy community | Synergy trips | Uncategorized
Community Service Day
On a stunning November morning, Synergy families gathered at The Garden Project’s property next to the San Francisco County jail in San Bruno. This is…
8th Grade Community Service Week
Synergy introduced something new this fall: the eighth grade class had a week of community service work after their week at Farm School. This was…