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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
Do you have a favorite song? What do you think will happen when you die? What is your biggest joy? What is your biggest fear?…
On May 6th, our Social Justice (elective) class, led by teacher Dominic Altieri, visited the SF/Marin Food Bank. It was not only fun but left…
Farm School, Synergy School’s main outdoor ed program, is one of my favorite parts of the year. Kids learn so much when they are out…
If you’ve never been to 8th grade project night, try to make it next year—even if your child is still in kindergarten. It’s a special…
Last Friday, Synergy opened its doors to grandparents and special friends for a morning of music, art, and festivity. Over seventy-five grandparents and friends viewed…
For this year’s auction the theme was “Totally Awesome 80’s” — and the Synergy community dressed-up and had a blast. When the party started, Devo,…