In Her Own Words: Ebony Manion: The Many Jobs of Teaching
Note: This is a story from Ebony Manion, Rainbow Room on the Teachers in Their Power website. The online storytelling project focuses on changing the…
50th Anniversary: Celebrating a Remarkable Institution
On a sunny afternoon in April, current Synergy students, staff, parents, alums, and community members joined together to mark the momentous occasion of 50 years…
Remembering Tammy Damon
In Memoriam: Tammy Damon 1948-2023 Tammy Damon devoted so much of herself to Synergy and the education of many generations of students. Our family met…
Tammy Damon 1948-2023
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Tammy Damon, who died peacefully Thursday, December 7, 2023. There will be a memorial…
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…
So What’s Your Story?
Once Again I Walk Synergy’s Halls I fell in love with Synergy as soon as I saw the funky rainbow mural above the school on…
Synergy Volunteers
Early one recent October morning a group of Synergy middle schoolers and parents made their way through the Tenderloin’s darkened streets to serve breakfast to…
Art | Field Trip | K-5
4/5 Visits SFMOMA
The fourth and fifth grade visited the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art on Monday in mid-September. Teachers Sandy, Rea, Roy and myself eagerly led…
4/5 Farm School: Exploring nature, enjoying friends at River’s Bend
Synergy’s 4th and 5th graders reveled in the cold, clear waters of the Navarro River and slept beneath the bright, starry skies for an entire…
A Real-Life Civics Lesson
Several Synergy middle school students delved into local politics this week, asking carefully crafted questions of San Francisco mayoral candidate Mark Leno. Sixth graders Ruby…
Art | Drama | K-5 | Middle school | Music | Synergy community | Teachers | Uncategorized
Mahala’s Last Spring Concert
Like spring itself, Synergy’s Spring Concert is eagerly anticipated each year—along with daffodils, stone fruit, longer days, and—of course—spring vacation. Tons of work, weeks of…
Art | K-5 | Middle school | Parents | Rainbow Room | Synergy community | Teachers | Uncategorized
TAB in the Synergy Art Studio
Over the years I found myself wanting to give my students a more authentic and meaningful art experience, one that would not only build student…