80's Spirit Day
Friday, March 21st
We encourage EVERYONE - students, staff, and even parents- to participate in this all school event. Break out the hairspray, tear up your t-shirts and get in on the fun! This event is hosted by Student Coucil and includes both Lower School and Upper School.

For ideas about what to wear, check out last month's PA News article

2008 Parent Group on Learning Differences Meetings

Upcoming Service Learning Opportunities

Ronald McDonald House
Sunday, March 9 - Dinner Prep, 6:00-8:00pm
Saturday, March 22 - Breakfast Prep, 9:00-11:00am
Sunday, May 11 - Dinner Prep, 6:00-8:00pm
Saturday, May 31 - Breakfast Prep, 9:00-11:00am

SF Food Bank
Sunday March 2, 12:30-3:30pm - 4 years and older
Saturday, March 22, 12:30-3:30pm - 8 years and older
Saturday April 26, 9:00-12:00pm - 8 years and older
Saturday May 17, 9:00-12:00pm - 8 years and older

For more information, check out the Service Learning page.

Art Forts Summer Art Camp
June 16th-20th
Art educator and artist Karen Richards, of San Francisco Day School, will run the camp at San Francisco Day School. The rest of the team will be Bay Area artists known for their building skills. If you have a young artist who is up to this adventure contact Karen at krichard@sfds.net or online at sfgokids.com for an application. The cost is $450 for the week (includes all materials).

Summer Drama Program at SFDS
Lucinda Otto, our fine drama instructor, will be offering a summer drama camp at SFDS for students entering grades 2 - 6. The program will run from Monday, August 4 through Friday, August 15 from 9 - 3 pm each weekday. The camp will culminate in a BIG SHOW on Friday, August 15 at 1:00 pm. Campers will explore creative drama, stage craft, musical theatre singing and more. Interested? Contact Lucinda at lotto@sfds.net.

Parent Education Recommends the Upcoming Events:

1. The Parents’ Coalition Of Bay Area High Schools Presents:
   A Teen Panel Discussion on The Privileges And Responsibilities Of Teenagers

   Monday, March 3, 2008 at 7:30pm
   The Urban School of S. F.
   1563 Page St. (between Masonic and Ashbury) 

   Find out how teens view their:
   • Right to privacy   
   • Autonomy in regard to academic and social life   
   • Right to use alcohol and other substances   
   • Curfew restrictions   

   A $5.00 donation is requested at the door for each event

2. The San Francisco Psychotherapy Research Group & the Swedenborgian Church of San Francisco present a free monthly parenting lecture series.
   
   Upcoming dates and topics:
   Wed. March 26: Mothers and Daughters
   Wed. April, 23: Negotiating Mid and Late Adolescence--the Parent/Teen Journey
   
   All lectures are located at the Swedenborgian Church, 2107 Lyon at Washington. For more information visit www.sfprg.org.
   
   

3. The JCC presents Mary Pipher, author of the 1994 best seller Reviving Ophelia, the book that opened America's eyes to the psychological toll that adolescent girls face growing up in a country rife with sexual abuse, school violence and an overwhelming pressure to be thin.
   
   Her second book, The Shelter of Each Other: Rebuilding Our Families, explores the loss of community in America that encourages people to develop their own family structures rather than rely on popular culture to do it for them, and urges them to be selective in the media they allow to enter their lives.
   
   The lecture is Monday, May 5 at 6: 30 p.m.  $15 member, $20 public. Go to the JCC website to purchase tickets.