BUSD officials informed the principal of Rosa Parks Elementary School, Paco Furlan, just nine days ago that he would have to add another kindergarten class. Photo: Frances Dinkelspiel So many new students have unexpectedly enrolled for kindergarten for the 2013-2014 school year that the Berkeley Unified School District has to add three new kindergarten classrooms. […]
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Rosa Parks chickens found dead, buried on campus
The Rosa Parks Elementary School chickens one day after they were born in April. The two lighter-colored chicks, in the back left corner, were the ones that were stolen. (One of them is hard to spot and appears more like a blur.) Photo: Tanya Stiller Two chickens that were stolen from an outdoor coop at […]
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Thief steals 2 school chickens from Rosa Parks campus
The Rosa Parks Elementary School chickens one day after they were born in mid-April. The two lighter-colored chicks, in the back left corner, were the ones that were stolen. (One of them is hard to spot and appears more like a blur.) Photo: Tanya Stiller The Rosa Parks Elementary School community is asking for the […]
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Rosa Parks Elementary flips the switch for solar power
Fifth grade students from Rosa Parks flick the switch to activate the new solar installation. Photo: Lance Knobel Rosa Parks Elementary School became Berkeley’s fifth solar school on Monday when students flicked a switch to activate a new rooftop installation of solar cells. According to Pauline Follansbee, fiscal services director for Berkeley Unified School District, […]
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Berkeley’s asphalt-to-green movement rooted in schools
Sharon Danks, an environmental planner and founding partner of Berkeley’s Bay Tree Design, is a leader in transforming asphalt playgrounds into kid-friendly places replete with ponds, plants, and places to play. This video, produced by Erika Brekke for OnEarth magazine, shows Danks’ transformation of the grounds at Rosa Parks Elementary in Berkeley. It’s a wonderland […]
