Percy's Blog
Reflections on Black History Month Watching my daughter toil away on her biography report - delving deeply into minute details of her subject's life and getting excited about and sharing each newly acquired fact - reminded me of the biography reports that I wrote throughout elementary and middle school. For my parents, this exercise was an opportunity to deviate slightly from the school's curriculum and learn about the contributions of African Americans who shaped our country, and instilled in them a sense of pride not easily derived from the school texts and curricula in Marshall, Texas (mom) and Hattiesburg, Mississippi (dad). Even after they moved to an integrated Los Angeles, their primary school experiences had scarce references to people who looked like them. If they were to believe what their texts told them, African-Americans made little to no contributions to American progress. They knew that this was not the case, and they were intent on making sure that their three children understood and appreciated the countless political, scientific, social, and economic contributions that blacks in America made to this country. To read more of Percy's blog, click here.
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Online Auction
Buy your tickets now for the March 3rd Gala!
Mail in your RSVP card, OR purchase at school at the auction ticket table during First Friday on 2/3. Proceeds benefit the financial aid program and a portion of proceeds goes to the Beach Flats Community Center. |
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Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn this Friday
Don't miss this unique opportunity to see Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn
in a rare west coast appearance.
Dr. Kabat-Zinn will speak about "The Role of Mindfulness in Education" at 7:30 pm Friday February 17th.
To secure tickets http://www.mindfulschools.org/home/jkz-benefit/
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Dr. Dan Siegel Events Next Wednesday
Just a reminder that there is a half day of school next Wednesday, February 22nd. Dr. Siegel will be providing an in-service for our faculty and other local educators at the County Office of Education during the afternoon. After Care is available, please sign up in the Main Office.
Tickets for his evening presentation at Cabrillo are sold out. If you have already purchased tickets and you will not be able to use them, please contact Laura Lucas at laura.lucas@gatewaysc.org so that she can release the seats to someone on the waiting list.
Wednesday February 22nd Cabrillo College, 7pm "The Whole-Brain Child: 12 strategies to nurture your child's developing mind" |
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Re-enrollment and Financial Aid
Financial Aid application deadlines are due today! Online applications are due by February 15th and applicants must mail in their 2011 tax returns by February 24th. See the Financial Aid item at the bottom of this page for detailed information.
Re-enrollment for the 2012-2013 school year: Re-enrollment packets for current students were mailed to parents last week. The deadline for re-enrolling is March 15th. NEW THIS YEAR: Don't miss the special announcement in your packet regarding your chance to enter a drawing for a 10% discount on your child's 2012-2013 tuition! |
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After School Classes - Spring Session
We have new After School Classes starting the week of March 5th! Our offerings include: Capoeira, Chess, Chorus, Cooking, Drawing, Foundational Fitness, French, Homework Club and more. Sign up now! We also have brochures available in the the office.
To view the brochure online, go to:
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Save The Date - HOS Book Club
April 12, 2012
Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain,
by Dr. John Ratey
Copies of the book are available in the Main Office or at Book Shop Santa Cruz. Mention Gateway School Book Club and receive a 10% discount, or order online by clicking here.
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Financial Aid 2012-13
Financial Aid for the 2012-2013 School Year: Financial Aid application season is now open. On the Tuition and Financial Aid page of our website ( www.gatewaysc.org), you will find information that explains the application process. Instead of using the SSS system to process financial aid applications, as we have for the last several years, we are now using the FAST (Financial Aid for School Tuition) system. We believe this will provide an easier and less time-consuming application process for parents. Our website page has a link to the FAST application system.
In order to apply for aid, you must file an online application through FAST and you must mail to FAST a copy of your complete 2011 tax returns. We recommend that parents start preparing now to get their 2011 taxes done as early as possible during the month of February 2012. The deadline for completing your FAST application is February 15th and the deadline (postmark date) for mailing your tax return to FAST is February 24th. As long as you meet these deadlines, your application will be considered for the first round of financial aid awards (the round in which the bulk of our financial aid budget is awarded). If you are divorced, separated or never married, please be aware that each parent must file a separate FAST application and each parent must submit a copy of his or her complete 2011 tax returns to FAST. Please contact Rima in the Business Office at x 308 if you have any questions.
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