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Family Science Night TONIGHT, 5:00 - 8:00pm
Come view 5th-8th grade student Science Fair projects and sign-up for fun science activities run by Gateway parents. Some projects still have space! To view project descriptions and sign your child up , please click here. Please remember that sign-up for each project is limited to 10-12 students per session. Pizza will be for sale starting at 5:00pm to benefit the class of 2012 DC Trip.
5:00 - 5:45 Science Fair Project Viewing and Pizza Sale
MS Deck (Class of 2012 DC Fundraiser)
5:45 - 6:45 Science Project Session 1
7:00 - 8:00 Science Project Session 2
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 Percy' Blog - Accessibility vs. Affordability: How Current Economic Times Affect the Philosophy of Financial Aid in Independent Schools
At the recent CAIS Head of School/Board of Trustees conference in January, the President of the National Association of Independent Schools, Pat Bassett, discussed how difficult economic times are affecting how independent schools allocate financial assistance to families. Throughout the nineties and well into the oughts, many independent schools considered financial assistance as a means to ensure socio-economic diversity within institutions that may have been perceived as exclusionary and elitist. Indeed, schools wrote into their missions and dedicated resources to ensuring accessibility for families from low-income backgrounds. These efforts were not pursued for purely altruistic reasons; rather a diverse school setting allows all students to benefit from different experiences and perspectives and creates a richer, more robust and more intellectually challenging learning environment.
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Public High School Options Discussion Night Thursday
Feb. 10th, 7:00pm, West Cliff Room. Gateway graduates experience high levels of success in regional high schools and beyond. Come hear from alumni parents whose children attended local public schools: SC High, Harbor High and SV High, who will discuss their experiences.
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Reminder: No School March 4th and March 7th (Teacher In-Service Days).
Childcare is available on Friday March 4th (please sign up in the Main Office), but NOT available on Monday March 7th (all staff will be at a CAIS training off-site). Thank you.
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Head of School Book Club,
Brain Rules
Don't forget to pick up your copy of Brain Rules at Bookshop Santa Cruz and receive a 10% discount when you mention Gateway School's Book Club. Our Head of School Book Club will discuss Brain Rules on February 16th, 7 pm.
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Kindergarten Info. Night - Feb. 15th, 6:30pm
Prospective parents are invited to the kindergarten classrooms for a presentation from the teachers about the Kindergarten program, and to hear from current parents. Please note that this is an event for parents only. RSVP to colleen.sullivan@gatewaysc.org |
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After School Classes
A session of after-school classes will begin soon! We have a new Clay class, in addition to a second session of Lego Movie Maker, Lego Robotics and Ukulele.
For specific information and to register for classes select the after school class flier on the website.
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Middle School Dance, Friday Feb. 18th, 7:00pm
A new and fun dance experience for Gateway Middle School students! All dance attendees will also enjoy pizza, soft drinks and ice cream as part of the admission price. Andpart of the proceeds will go to Gateway School as a fundraiser! For more information and to purchase tickets, click here.
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Valentine Slowcoast Gift Box - 10% of proceeds will go to Gateway School.
Each handmade, reclaimed redwood fire-branded box contains local/organic "Slowcoast"-made wine, strawberry jam, candies, chocolate sauce and more! The perfect gift for your Valentine's Day sweetheart. $100 per box plus shipping. Mention Gateway School during your purchase; for more information on how to order, click here. |
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Financial Aid for the 2011-2012 School Year
If you would like to apply for aid for the 2011-2012 school year, please click on this link for the complete packet of forms and instructions. In order to apply, you must file a Parents' Financial Statement (PFS) with School and Student Service for Financial Aid (SSS) and you must submit a copy of your complete 2010 tax return to SSS. In order to be considered in the first round of financial aid awards, parents needed to file their PFS by February 1st and to submit their 2010 tax return copy to SSS no later than February 25th. After the first round of awards, Gateway will continue to award financial aid on a rolling basis to families who complete their applications after these deadlines, until our financial aid budget is exhausted. We recommend that parents file the PFS online, rather than filing the paper form, and that they upload their tax returns to SSS, rather than mailing them, if they want their request for aid to be processed by Gateway School as soon as possible. Please contact Rima in the Business Office at x 308 if you have any questions.
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