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
Admissions Update
The admissions team has been working to bring improvements to the elementary school information day program. Our challenge was to identify what prospective parents want to learn at such an event and how they wish to receive this information. We just previewed our new prototype with a group of Prospect Sierra and preschool parents and look forward to rolling it out on October 30.
read moreParent Forum Features Connie Sobczak
Join us on November 3 when Connie Sobczak, Co-Founder of The Body Positive, will discuss how we can help positively transform beliefs about body image, health, and identity. From 7:00–9:00 p.m. at the Avis MPR.
read moreCelebrating a Nobel Prize!
The Prospect Sierra community is celebrating an extraordinary accomplishment: a Nobel Prize in Physics! Saul Perlmutter, a Prospect Sierra parent, received the call at 3:00 a.m. this morning that he is among three scientists to receive the Nobel Prize in Physics for work in discovering the accelerating expansion of our universe. Saul will be sharing his prize with Adam Riess from Johns Hopkins University and Brian Schmidt of the Australian National University. Together, their observations suggest that the universe is not only expanding, but...
read moreThe “Burt and the Bees” and Babies at Avis
For most, the saying “the birds and the bees” gives rise to notions of springtime, when buds begin to flower and hormones begin to race. At Avis, however, the “Burt and the Bees” and babies on campus rev up in the fall. At Avis, we take educating babies seriously!
read moreFrom the Board of Trustees
On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I would like to extend a warm welcome to everyone to the 2011-12 school year. We are especially pleased to welcome all of the new students, families, faculty and staff to our vibrant Prospect Sierra community. We hope you all had a healthy, restful, and reenergizing summer. The Board of Trustees is now fifteen members strong and includes current parents, alumni parents, grandparents, an alumna, and a community member. We are fortunate to add two exceptional new members to the Board this year, current parent...
read more