Garden Street Academy will hold an Open House on Saturday, January 30th from 10:00am – 12:00pm. All parents and students as well as the community at large are invited to visit our campus, meet our dedicated faculty, and tour our top-notch facilities such as our science lab, makerspace, black box theater, and recording studio. Contact Anne Donlon Colbert for more […]
Mosaic Art Food Drive
Our food drive to build a huge mosaic art piece out of canned food is in full swing. Collection bags are being distributed to the community today, and we’ve started a GoFundMe campaign to buy more cans before we build the mosaic. Here are full details and updates on the food drive. Let’s help feed […]
Holiday Boutique Dec. 5th, 9:00am – 1:00pm
Garden Street Academy will host its annual Holiday Boutique on Saturday, December 5th from 9:00am to 1:00pm. The event is free, open to the public, and a family-friendly affair. The boutique will feature several unique vendors with a wide variety of holiday gifts, photos with Santa, a Christmas tree raffle, and holiday treats. We’re excited to offer […]
Middle School Play: “Yo, Vikings!”
Performances are October 28th at 2pm and October 29th at 5pm in the Black Box theater. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the sign in/out table. Any leftover tickets will be available at the door, but seating is limited.
Annual Appeal Kickoff 2015
We will begin our 2015 Annual Appeal shortly! Join us to help launch this very important fundraiser at our kickoff celebration. Parents and kids welcome; refreshments will be served. The Annual Appeal Kickoff will be held immediately after dismissal on Wednesday, October 14th at 1:30pm in the Dining Hall. See you there!
Parent Workshop (GSA Math Curriculum) Oct. 6, 6-7pm.
Please join us for the first evening Parent Workshop of the school year. The topic of discussion will be our math curriculum, led by Kristi Dichard, Dean of Lower School, and by Jessica Sanford, Dean of Upper School. Come learn how GSA approaches math instruction and how you can best support your child. Parents of K-5th grade students […]
Carnival and Music Festival 2015
Music! Food! Games! FUN! GSA’s annual fall Carnival and Music Festival is Sept. 26th from 3-6pm. We invite all of Santa Barbara to come enjoy our lively outdoor fundraiser at our beautiful campus on the upper east side of Santa Barbara. Music Sean Wiggins and lOne gOat Dead Center Music Preston Towers The Original Garden Street Academy Jazz […]
Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Seminar This Friday
Join us on Friday for our first of three parent seminars on topics related to Social-Emotional Learning. In particular, we will focus on how Project-Based Learning (PBL) supports Social-Emotional Learning (SEL). Below are two resources offering overviews of these topics. Project-Based Learning: http://bie.org/about Social-Emotional Learning: http://www.casel.org We will meet in the Black Box Theater from 8:30-9:30am, ending in […]
Back to School BBQ Sept. 11th
Join the GSA community for an afternoon of delicious food and camaraderie with fellow families and staff. This all-school event will be held on our GSA field immediately after dismissal at 3:30pm. Please bring your own beverage and a blanket or lawn chairs for a picnic-style BBQ. Shade umbrellas are also welcome. Let’s kick off a wonderful school […]
Weather Camera Installed in the Tower
We’ve just installed a weather camera in our tower to go along with our weather station. View up-to-the-minute images and read more about it here.