Students, teachers, and parents danced in this year's flash mob
Parent Involvement
We appreciate the leadership, enthusiasm, and warmth that our parents bring to the school community. Prospect Sierra parents are active in our school, whatever their situation. Whether you are a stay-at-home parent or a single working parent, whether you live across the street or across town, there are opportunities for everyone here. We invite you to jump in and help out while developing friendships with other families and with your child’s teachers.
Stories from Our Community
Read about Thirstbusters!
Zach Sorgen ’04, Chase Jackson ’05, and Forrest Mitchell ’05 graduated from Prospect Sierra with a common interest – music. Together, they have formed a pop/rock group, Thirstbusters with songs that have been featured on the playlist of the DisneyXD Channel and the DISH Network. Read the interview to find out more about their music, their inspiration, and their childhood, and enjoy two exclusive music downloads. An Interview with...
read moreOur Journey Toward Environmental Sustainability
Did you know that Prospect Sierra School is part of a focus group organized by the Ratcliff Architects, to study campus sustainability planning? Among the five schools studied, Prospect Sierra had the lowest annual direct CO2 emissions per student from energy consumed through our buildings and site.
read moreCongratulations to Girls’ Math Team
On the morning of December 3rd, Prospect Sierra 6th and 7th grade girls competed against schools from across the Bay Area at the “Count on Girls” Math Competition held annually at the Julia Morgan School in Oakland. The competition began with a team round, where small groups of girls worked together to solve a set of 10 challenge problems. The individual speed round followed, where two representatives of each school competed in a head-to-head problem solving challenge in front of an audience of peers, teachers, and...
read moreA New Kind of Toolbox
Students thrive when they are resourceful, resilient, and confident in dealing with the social interactions they face. Recent brain research has shown that the cognitive centers are fully engaged only when our emotions are in balance. In the 21st century, students will need skills to be resourceful and confident in order to thrive and compete in our rapidly-changing society. It is critical for them to develop motivation, sustained attention, and self-regulation behavior to engage in social interactions—a big task for all of us to work...
read moreOn Greeting People by Name
What can we do to celebrate inclusion in our daily lives? I, for one, have been working on one of the most basic of strategies: Greeting people by name. It began when the entire Diversity and Inclusion teaching team set a goal of greeting our colleagues by name with a smile, a touch, or a hug when they join us for professional development. We have received such positive feedback from this simple practice! Folks feel welcomed to the space and have come to look forward to these greetings. In response, when teaching the “Please and Thank You...
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