The San Bruno Park School District wants community feedback as it recruits, interviews and selects our next superintendent. Attend a virtual community forum on Wed., March 2, to provide your input about the desired personal and professional qualities of the next superintendent. A Spanish-language forum will take place at 5 p.m., and an English-language one will follow at 6 p.m. …
Take This Survey to Help Kids Walk and Bike to School Safely
Do your kids walk or bike to school? Or would they if you felt their route to school was safer and more convenient? Share your ideas about how to make walking and biking to school in San Bruno safer, more comfortable and more fun in this survey. Your feedback will help the City of San Bruno develop a Safe Routes …
Share Your Feedback to Help Kids Walk and Bike to School Safely
Want to make walking or biking to school safer for your kids? The City of San Bruno wants to hear your feedback to start a Safe Routes to School program in San Bruno! On Thursday, Feb. 17, noon-1pm, join the first of a series of Community Workshops sponsored by the City of San Bruno, the San Bruno Park School District, …
SBEF Releases 2020-21 Annual Report
The San Bruno Education Foundation has published our annual report for the 2020-2021 school year. With the COVID-19 pandemic raging on, the 2020-21 school year presented many challenges, including distance learning and then hybrid distance/in-person schedules. While many of SBEF’s academic enrichment programs, such as music and science, were placed on hold, we still found other ways to support our …
Support San Bruno Schools While You Shop for Your Valentine
If you’re doing your Valentine’s shopping on Amazon, you can support academic enrichment programs for San Bruno students at the same time! Simply select the San Bruno Education Foundation as your charity of choice on AmazonSmile, and 0.5% of your AmazonSmile-eligible purchases will help fund music, science and other enrichment programs for San Bruno students. Here’s how: On the Amazon …
Scholarships Available for Youth Recreation Activities
Do you or someone you know want your child to participate in one of the City of San Bruno’s recreation programs, but can’t quite afford it this year? Apply for the City of San Bruno’s Youth Enhancement Scholarship, which provides financial assistance to help San Bruno youth, ages 17 and under, enroll in one of the City’s recreation programs and …
College Scholarships Available for San Bruno Students
Attention, high school seniors and community college students! The San Bruno Community Foundation is again offering its Crestmoor Neighborhood Memorial Scholarships to help outstanding San Bruno students, who have demonstrated a strong commitment to the San Bruno community, obtain a college degree. Applications are due March 1. For more information, attend a scholarship workshop, or learn more here.
How Music Education Helps Kids with Academics
Music can help children learn literacy skills – that’s according to a recent KQED article that interviewed music educators and neuroscientists. Music activates our cognitive, motor, reward and sensory networks, Nina Kraus, a neuroscientist, told KQED. “Making music strengthens your cognitive skills because it relies on memory and focused attention,” she said. “And it strengthens the kinds of skills that …
Calling All STEM Volunteers!
Thanks to all the community members who signed up so far to help with our afterschool Lego Robotics Clubs at elementary schools starting in January! We have enough volunteers for each school, but we welcome additional volunteers to help coach students or serve as a back-up in case the main volunteer is absent. Sign up to be a Lego Robotics …