Author: Mary DeNardo

Drop Everything and MATH was a joyful all school celebration of math! We kicked things off with a community gathering where elementary students led us through a math song in Spanish. Back in their classrooms, students showed our guests how…

Calling all Bay Area educators of color! People of Color in Independent Schools (@noca.pocis) is hosting a Regional Conference on Saturday, March 23 at our beautiful Tapscott campus. There will be workshops, time to build connection and community, and a…

Hammerhead sharks. Capybaras. Narwhals. How did these fascinating species come to be? Throughout the fall, students explore biological evolution in 8th grade science. The second half of this unit focuses on how individual species change through the process of natural…

As a school where social justice is at the core of what we do, the Visibility Board located in the heart of our elementary campus celebrates our multiple identities, hopes, and triumphs. Our current display was inspired by light in…

8th grade colab students recently undertook an ambitious challenge: to build a wooden music box! This project entailed conceiving of and executing several components: an instrument with multiple playable keys, a revolving crank mechanism to automate a melody of the…

Wow! Our elementary-wide Tapscott Winter Study was a memorable way to close out 2023. It began with the reading of a story - Something, Someday by @amandascgorman. Through reading, writing, humanities, and even math lessons, the students dug into their part…

Through a series of student stores, our middle school student council raised funds to create hygiene kits for the Women's Daytime Drop-In Center (@womensdaytimedropin)! After purchasing practical and cozy items like socks, hats, toothbrushes, and sanitary pads, they gave materials…

Shout out to our faculty who presented at the People of Color Conference in St. Louis today! 3rd grade teachers Annie and Priti, science teacher Melody, and Spanish teacher María led the workshop "A Confluence of Disciplines: Studying the Three…

Thank you, Hana Baba (@hanaradio, journalist for @kalwradio) for coming to speak with our 6th grade humanities students about your experiences living in Sudan! This was the beginning of the students' Modern Cultures of the World project. Parents, grandparents, and community…

At Prospect Sierra, we know that math is a social and creative endeavor; it’s in the multiple pathways where math gets interesting. Our students learn from themselves and each other that they can make sense of problems through a variety…