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Student director hopes to address “opportunity gap”
On August 31, Maddy Roberts, a senior at Berkeley High, will face one of her most important challenges yet: representing the 9,000 students in the Berkeley Unified School District.
Roberts, 17, was elected in May to serve as the Student Director for the forthcoming year, which means she will sit on the school board and represent the diverse student voices in the district.
Roberts won the position in a race that attracted the high school’s most politically ambitious and passionate … Continue reading »
Berkeleyans make environmental art with Zach Pine
A patch of dirt on the unremarkable corner of Shattuck Avenue and Lincoln Street was brought to life last Friday after an outbreak of public-made environmental art, led by environmental artist Zach Pine.
A “welcome sign” of three sticks in a pyramid shape with an array of flowers and rocks, on a coconut shell foundation, steered passerbys to several buckets of shells, sticks, flowers and leaves. The empty space across the sidewalk was the canvas, and soon several people were building towers, mandalas, and … Continue reading »
Camp Galileo opens new branch in Berkeley
Camp Galileo, the Oakland-based learning camp whose programs cover subjects including science, art, outdoors and technology, has moved into Berkeley with a branch located at Cragmont Elementary School.
The campsite used to be in El Cerrito, but many of the children who attended lived in Berkeley, and so when the site at Cragmont became available, it made sense for Camp Galileo to make the move.
“We’ve always wanted to have a campsite in Berkeley, as the community values the things we have to teach,” said Chris Goetz, Galileo Camp Director for the East Bay. “Every one of our camps takes on the personality of its community. Each camp has different traditions, but they all have the same curriculum and quality,” he said.
There will be six weeks of Camp Galileo in Berkeley this summer, each of which has an intricately designed theme and related activities. The week of July 4th through 8th was called “Detective in Paris”. “We’re helping Sherbock Holmes solve the mystery of who stole the painting and the sculpture,” said camper Alexander S. The famous detective’s name is modified to include a reference to the camp’s mascot, a delightful rubber chicken. … Continue reading »
