Garden Street Academy

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Open House Jan. 27th, 10:00 am

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Garden Street Academy invites you to our Open House on Saturday, January 27th at 10:00 am. All parents and students, as well as the community at large, are invited to visit our campus. Come meet our dedicated faculty and tour our top-notch facilities such as our science lab, makerspace, black box theater, and recording studio. Preview our vibrant school through our […]

Winter Lights Holiday Celebration Jan. 10th, 5:30 pm

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Update: A modified version of Winter Lights has been rescheduled for tomorrow, January 10th at 5:30 pm. Students from grades K-12 will present dances and musical performances showcasing their talents. In the spirit of the season, some pieces will reflect the lower school’s study of world religions and various winter season celebrations from around the […]

Jazz Ensemble to Perform at Downtown Holiday Parade

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For the second year in a row, our Garden Street Academy Jazz Ensemble will perform at the 65th Annual Downtown Santa Barbara Holiday Parade. Our students are hard at work readying their chops to play some great music, and our Robotics Elective students are building and programming a colorful light display for our float. Come out to […]

Student Government to JSA Fall Conference

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Last weekend, Garden Street Academy’s Junior State of America (JSA) chapter attended the Fall State Conference in Los Angeles. Our GSA chapter brought a record-breaking delegation of 13 high school students to this convention: Adara, Ben, Eliana, Erick, Gabe, Ian, Jacob, Jessica G., Jesus, Kaori, Max, Miles, and Nick. Throughout the convention, our chapter members […]

High School Art: Polyhedral Cardboard Sculptures

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The High School Art program’s Sculpture class has been working diligently on a polyhedral cardboard sculpture project. With a special focus on the use of sheet materials, geometry and 3D modeling software, students were prompted to design a polyhedric (many-faced) sculpture using SketchUp using a minimum of 20 faces and roughly the height of a person. […]

6th Grade 3D Printing Projects

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Twice a week our sixth graders go to the Tech Lab to learn 3D printing and design. They use Tinkercad, an online web tool to create their 3D objects. After running through some basic tutorials, their first challenge is to get their creative juices flowing by designing an abstract sculpture. You can see a photo […]

6th and 7th Grade Explorations in Art

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Our 6th and 7th graders were recently introduced to tints and shades in their art classes. They practiced making their own tints and shades using either white or black and then adding it to their base color of choice. They each designed and created a landscape with overlapping layers, using at least five distinct tints […]

Holiday Boutique – Sat. Dec. 2nd

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Get in the spirit of the season at Garden Street Academy’s annual Holiday Boutique on Saturday, December 2nd from 10 am to 2 pm. It will be held on the school campus at 2300 Garden Street in Santa Barbara. The event is free, open to the public and a family-friendly affair. The boutique will feature […]

Middle and High School Rock Show Nov. 16, 4pm

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Our Middle and High School music students are ready to rock your socks off in the upcoming annual Rock Show! Each class will present two songs they have selected. You will be entertained by tunes ranging from classic to modern rock. It’s a big show. The Black Box will be packed, so get there early […]