Humanities | K-5 | Parents | Synergy community | Teachers
Mindfulness in Education
For the past two years and continuing this year, the students in the Skylights and Eastenders have had a very special area of study. We…
So What’s Your Story?
Our oldest son, Julian, was in the first class at this building – and our twins, Ro and Gabe, graduated three years ago. Synergy was…
Art | K-5 | Language Arts | Library | Middle school | Parents | Rainbow Room | Synergy community
Graphic Novelist Nidhi Chanani’s Visit
Nidhi Chanani, author of the magical new graphic novel, Pashmina, gave an entertaining and informative presentation to Synergy students grades 4-6 during a special assembly on…
Synergy Graduation 2017
Synergy’s 8th grade graduation for 2017 was another epic Synergy community event. The Big Room was packed with parents, siblings, caregivers, Synergy staff and other…
Art | K-5 | Middle school | Parents | Rainbow Room | Synergy community | Uncategorized
Mosaic Mural Honors Endowment Campaign Donors
A couple years ago (before I started teaching at Synergy) the school had a large capital fund endowment campaign. The biggest donors were to be…
K-5 | Middle school | Music | Parents | Synergy community | Synergy trips | Teachers | Uncategorized
Welcome Back!
It’s been all smiles (and a few tears) back at Synergy this week! The first day of school included the annual welcome-back song and dance…
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…
Ocean Song 2016
Anticipation. Excitement. Exploration. Acclimation. Immersion. Illumination. Bonding. Exhaustion. Adrenaline. Revelry. Reflection. And throughout the week—open space and fresh air, 24/7. There are so, so many…
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…
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…
Art | Drama | Humanities | K-5 | Language Arts | Music | Parents | Synergy community | Teachers | Uncategorized
Eastender & Skylight Plays
After countless nights of memorization, art classes devoted to backdrops and props, and mornings spent rehearsing the songs over and over, the Skylights and Eastenders…