Kids learn #empathy thru repetition-helping siblings, raking for elderly neighbor, collecting blankets to give to shelter. Find ongoing ways to inspire kids to practice helpfulness & caring with the same gusto that we have for their academics &sports. #Thrivers

Loosening the classroom structure and allowing students more power over their work can activate their curiosity. “They start to crack open when they feel like they’re in charge.” Linda Flanagan kqed.org/mindshift/5042…

Anybody else ever fall in love with a book that *gasp* their teacher assigned and made them read?

Aim High is celebrating #WomensMonth by highlighting Yuri Kochiyama, an American civil rights activist. "The movement is contagious, and the people in it are the ones who pass on the spirit.” -Yuri Kochiyam Photo credit: Google Doodles #CivilRightsActivist #StopAsianHate

Thanks again to Bay Area Discovery Museum for prioritizing STEM programming while socially distant! If you see the Try It Truck on the freeway, give them a wave!

Tune in to listen to yesterday's The Takeaway 🎙 episode, Will Summer School Look Different This Year? The episode discusses how school districts are rethinking summer programming. #AimHigh was mentioned! #summer #summerprogramming #youth #middleschool wnycstudios.org/podcasts/takea…

Over the weekend, a few central office staff went to Fang Community Farm to meet with Faheem Carter, an AH grad who oversees a new plot of land through the Bayview Black Farmers Program. To learn more about the program visit ffcommunityfarm.org/black-organic-… #aimhigh

This summer #AimHigh sent students a supply kit full of materials for our summer program. Ayva is attending Aim High for a second summer yay! Watch as she shares what’s in her supply box. Aim High can’t wait to welcome our students next week! #summer #bayarea #middlschool

SF Film Education is hosting a holiday event free to the public! Visit the Castro Theatre in San Francisco on Saturday Dec. 11 for a viewing of Robin Robin or on Sunday Dec. 12 to watch Sing 2. Please see website to RSVP and for COVID-19 guidelines. sffilm.org/schedule/