Source: NPR, Hat tip to Tim Reed
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Showing posts with label san jose education. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
The National Hispanic University is Shutting its Doors
After 30 years of educating first-gen college students with Latino backgrounds, The National Hispanic University is shutting down in 2015. It is the only private institution of its kind west of the Mississippi. The closure is due to financial issues and you can read the full story over at the source link below.
Source: NPR, Hat tip to Tim Reed
Source: NPR, Hat tip to Tim Reed
Friday, January 24, 2014
San Jose: The Smartest City In America (as seen on The TODAY Show)
In case you missed it - San Jose was featured on The TODAY Show this morning. In their "Healthy, Wealthy, Wise" segment, they showed a video about the innovative and awesome place we call home - San Jose.
Check out the video:
Check out the video:
Thursday, January 16, 2014
BASIS Private School Coming to San Jose
BASIS is responsible for some of the highest ranked charter schools in the country. There operate a dozen for-profit charters across DC, Arizona, and Texas. However, it looks like there are branching out to the private school system and are launching their first two in San Jose and Brooklyn.
The Silicon Valley campus will be located in Midtown San Jose (1290 Parkmoor) and will eventually accommodate 800 students. The plan is to offer education from grades 5 through 12, with tuition clocking in at $22,000 a year (wow, private schools are getting expensive).
The San Jose site was chosen deliberately so that they could be in the "heart of technological innovation." It seems like their culture will mesh quite well with Silicon Valley, which comes closer to a meritocracy than any other region in the world. BASIS does not believe in the traditional "elitist model of private education," there will be no boards made up of influential parents/donors, and there will be no fundraising efforts. The curriculum is heavily STEM-focused (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). 8th Graders have access to nine different math options and the curriculum will be both challenging and based on international standards.
This sounds like a school right up San Jose's alley! They are even constructing it in an office campus ;).
Source: SVBJ
The Silicon Valley campus will be located in Midtown San Jose (1290 Parkmoor) and will eventually accommodate 800 students. The plan is to offer education from grades 5 through 12, with tuition clocking in at $22,000 a year (wow, private schools are getting expensive).
The San Jose site was chosen deliberately so that they could be in the "heart of technological innovation." It seems like their culture will mesh quite well with Silicon Valley, which comes closer to a meritocracy than any other region in the world. BASIS does not believe in the traditional "elitist model of private education," there will be no boards made up of influential parents/donors, and there will be no fundraising efforts. The curriculum is heavily STEM-focused (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math). 8th Graders have access to nine different math options and the curriculum will be both challenging and based on international standards.
This sounds like a school right up San Jose's alley! They are even constructing it in an office campus ;).
Source: SVBJ
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Tuesday, December 10, 2013
New Alchemy Museum Coming to San Jose in 2015!
One of my Wednesday Wishlists ages ago was to see more museums in San Jose. They contribute to tourism, the economy, and provide new educational opportunities for local residents. In 2013 not one, but two major museums were announced. The first was the Italian Heritage Museum in the burgeoning Little Italy neighborhood Downtown. The second is going to be the largest Alchemy Museum in the world!
The RoseCroix University building next to the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum will be converted to a full-blown Alchemy Museum in 2015. Since alchemy is thought to have originated in ancient Egypt, this seems like an ideal location.
The museum will have seven different rooms with exhibits, one for each of the seven phases of alchemical transformation:
The RoseCroix University building next to the Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum will be converted to a full-blown Alchemy Museum in 2015. Since alchemy is thought to have originated in ancient Egypt, this seems like an ideal location.
The museum will have seven different rooms with exhibits, one for each of the seven phases of alchemical transformation:
- Calcination
- Dissolution
- Separation
- Conjunction
- Fermentation [Josh: my favorite]
- Distillation
- Coagulation
To top it off, there will be interactive exhibits, lectures, a working alchemy lab, and an auditorium for events. Apparently this will be the only facility of its kind in the US.
You will be able to get a sneak preview of this new project at the Egyptian Museum next summer. The Rosicrucians are planning a special alchemy exhibit to promote the new museum, which is again due out in 2015.
Source: MetroActive
Sunday, February 3, 2013
START Program in Evergreen
A native San Josean and current teacher in Evergreen has kicked off the START Program at Silver Creek Academic Academy. If you have middle school or high school kids in South San Jose, this will be worth a look!
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The START Jr. and START Program
High school and junior high can be a difficult sea to navigate. Now that the college admissions process is as competitive as ever, students must take advantage of every opportunity presented to them. To better serve all of our middle school and high school students at SCAA, we are offering a program that is designed to help guide and advise them through junior high school, high school and into college. This exciting program will provide your child with the tools and resources needed to help maximize their potential for admittance to their selected college choices. If you are interested in receiving more information about this addition to SCAA, please email us today at Info@TheSTARTProgram.com.
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Saturday Stats: San Jose has the Highest % of College Grads in the State
Here is a nice stat for you. The San Jose metro has the highest percentage of residents who hold at least a bachelor's degree in California. 86.9% of the population here has a high school degree or higher, and 45.1% of the population holds a Bachelor's or higher. We are still a bit behind nationally... the leader in the US is Boulder, Colorado where 59.1% of residents hold a Bachelor's. At least we are headed in the right direction and are leading the state.
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Ex'pression College Opens a San Jose Campus
Ex'pression College for Digital Arts specializes in teaching students about audio and visual art. Their original 650 student campus is in Emeryville, which can be quite a commute for those living in Silicon Valley. They have decided to open a second campus in North San Jose at 1751 Fox Drive in the Ridder Park Technology Center. The 65,000 sqft and the new campus will be able to accomodate up to 550 students. Since digital, interactive, and dynamic art is defining the art scene in San Jose, this location decision could not be more appropriate.
Source: SJBJ
Source: SJBJ
Sunday, December 2, 2012
Cristo Rey San Jose High School is Replacing Five Wounds
Cristo Rey operates 25 Catholic schools across 17 states with a special focus on underprivileged families--those making less thank $35k a year in urban communities They have decided to open a Jesuit college prep high school in the former Five Wounds School building in East(ish) San Jose. Personal note, I actually went to Five Woulds from Kindergarten to 8th Grade.
What is really interesting to me about this school is that all Cristo Rey students also have to participate in a corporate work study program that provides students with real-work experience while funding most of the cost of their education. Education only goes so far, nothing beats actually going out into the real world and learning what it is like to work at banks, hospitals, law firms etc. Every month the students will spend five full days at work, and it will put them at a huge advantage over other students when going to college. All high schools should be structured this way. Speaking of college, 88% of Cristo Rey graduates enroll, which is double the rate of their peers coming from the same socioeconomic background.
Two people to thank for helping get the school off the ground are John A. Sobrato and B.J. Cassin, who donated money and sit on the Cristo Rey San Jose High School Board. Thanks guys, this is a really great cause and it will make a huge impact not only to the families of these children but to Silicon Valley as a whole when these students enter the workforce highly-educated and with real-life work experience.
The school is officially opening in 2014 and is expecting to take in a total of 500 students by 2017.
Source: SJBJ
What is really interesting to me about this school is that all Cristo Rey students also have to participate in a corporate work study program that provides students with real-work experience while funding most of the cost of their education. Education only goes so far, nothing beats actually going out into the real world and learning what it is like to work at banks, hospitals, law firms etc. Every month the students will spend five full days at work, and it will put them at a huge advantage over other students when going to college. All high schools should be structured this way. Speaking of college, 88% of Cristo Rey graduates enroll, which is double the rate of their peers coming from the same socioeconomic background.
Two people to thank for helping get the school off the ground are John A. Sobrato and B.J. Cassin, who donated money and sit on the Cristo Rey San Jose High School Board. Thanks guys, this is a really great cause and it will make a huge impact not only to the families of these children but to Silicon Valley as a whole when these students enter the workforce highly-educated and with real-life work experience.
The school is officially opening in 2014 and is expecting to take in a total of 500 students by 2017.
Source: SJBJ
Friday, July 1, 2011
Silver Creek Academy Offering a Free Summer Class
This following was submitted by one of our readers last week. This sounds like a great way to keep your kids busy this summer while learning something useful!
"The Silver Creek Academy in Milpitas is offering a summer class that is 100% free. The 4-week course, Green By Nature, is a collaboration between SCAA Milpitas and the Girl Scouts of Northern California and will teach students about the environment, what they can do protect it and will conclude with a field trip to the great outdoors.
"The Silver Creek Academy in Milpitas is offering a summer class that is 100% free. The 4-week course, Green By Nature, is a collaboration between SCAA Milpitas and the Girl Scouts of Northern California and will teach students about the environment, what they can do protect it and will conclude with a field trip to the great outdoors.
It is an awesome opportunity for local kids to get in touch with their inner-environmentalist and again, it is completely free. Information about the academy can be found at SCAAMilpitas.com. There's also an article about the academy at http://www.livecitizen.com/
Sunday, June 19, 2011
Largest Solar Program in the US for a K-12 School District Comes to San Jose
The East Side Union High School District is planning a massive 7.1 Megawatt solar program across 13 sites. They are calling this the largest K-12 solar and energy efficiency program in the nation.
The program will save $43 million, offset 55% of the district's electrical user, and reduce carbon emissions by 4,900 metric tons.
For more details, click here.
The program will save $43 million, offset 55% of the district's electrical user, and reduce carbon emissions by 4,900 metric tons.
For more details, click here.
Sunday, June 5, 2011
USF Moving to Downtown San Jose
USF is planning to move their regional campus from a 11,000 sqft facility in Cupertino to a larger 14,000 sqft space in Cityview Plaza, right in the middle of Downtown San Jose. They are planning to open the new space in August.
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