Tuesday, January 11, 2011
News from Urban Montessori
Dear Urban Montessori Charter School Supporter,
We hope everyone enjoyed a nice holiday season. The Urban Montessori Charter School (a K-8 public school slated to open in the Grand Lake neighborhood) founding team continues to move forward in hopes of opening our school this fall. Our charter application was submitted to Alameda County Office of Education in early December, and our next big milestone will be the actual charter hearing. Here are four ways you can help move the school closer to reality.
Attend our charter petition hearing. The Urban Montessori Charter School petition hearing will take place Tuesday February 8th, 6:30pm at the Alameda County Office of Education board room, 313 West Winton Ave, Hayward. We need as much public support as possible at the hearing. If you can be there with us please register here: http://cts.vresp.com/c/?UrbanMontessori/b8dfc6232d/4c7cd8f433/9db6c0be6c
Do you know someone on the Alameda County Office of Education Board of Directors? Put in a good word about Urban Montessori Charter School by sending your contact an email/letter or giving them a call! We are currently reaching out to board members about our program and any support we get from you is greatly appreciated!
Join one of our committees. Please see the committees listed below and sign up by replying to this email with the committee you are interested in joining! We are required by law to not offer admission preferences to families who volunteer, but it’s a great way to get involved in your community and help build a great school.
· Development
· Facilities
· Governance
· Human Capital
· Operations
· Outreach
· Programs
4. Be a fan on Facebook (click here) and invite your friends to join us as well. Our goal is to have 84 more "likes" so we can secure a unique URL from Facebook. Thanks!
We are excited to continue to work with all of you this year to open an amazing new school that will serve a diverse student population and become a public school model for others to follow. Without you we would not have gotten this far. Thank you for your ongoing support!
Happy New Year!
The Urban Montessori Charter School Team
Visit us at www.urbanmontessori.org
info@urbanmontessori.org
We hope everyone enjoyed a nice holiday season. The Urban Montessori Charter School (a K-8 public school slated to open in the Grand Lake neighborhood) founding team continues to move forward in hopes of opening our school this fall. Our charter application was submitted to Alameda County Office of Education in early December, and our next big milestone will be the actual charter hearing. Here are four ways you can help move the school closer to reality.
Attend our charter petition hearing. The Urban Montessori Charter School petition hearing will take place Tuesday February 8th, 6:30pm at the Alameda County Office of Education board room, 313 West Winton Ave, Hayward. We need as much public support as possible at the hearing. If you can be there with us please register here: http://cts.vresp.com/c/?UrbanMontessori/b8dfc6232d/4c7cd8f433/9db6c0be6c
Do you know someone on the Alameda County Office of Education Board of Directors? Put in a good word about Urban Montessori Charter School by sending your contact an email/letter or giving them a call! We are currently reaching out to board members about our program and any support we get from you is greatly appreciated!
Join one of our committees. Please see the committees listed below and sign up by replying to this email with the committee you are interested in joining! We are required by law to not offer admission preferences to families who volunteer, but it’s a great way to get involved in your community and help build a great school.
· Development
· Facilities
· Governance
· Human Capital
· Operations
· Outreach
· Programs
4. Be a fan on Facebook (click here) and invite your friends to join us as well. Our goal is to have 84 more "likes" so we can secure a unique URL from Facebook. Thanks!
We are excited to continue to work with all of you this year to open an amazing new school that will serve a diverse student population and become a public school model for others to follow. Without you we would not have gotten this far. Thank you for your ongoing support!
Happy New Year!
The Urban Montessori Charter School Team
Visit us at www.urbanmontessori.org
info@urbanmontessori.org
Saturday, January 1, 2011
neighborhood events
Hi Lake Neighbors and happy 2011! Sorry it took a minute to get this out with all the holiday activity going on...but at least
there is time to catch the event on the 3rd!!! See below FYI...
Save these Dates!
Celebrate the Inauguration of Mayor-Elect Jean Quan
Pre-Inaugural Celebration
@ Chabot Space & Science Center
Sunday, January 2, 2011
5:30-9:30 pm
Music & food, Planetarium or Big Dome movies, cxhibits,
telescopes and more @ Chabot Space & Science Center
10000 Skyline Boulevard.
Suggested $10/individual donation
RSVP to inauguralcelebration2011@ymail.com or call 614.301.5163 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 614.301.5163 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
“Remembering & Making History” Walk
Monday, January 3, 2011
8:30-10:30 am
Join Jean on an Inaugural Walk. Start at Pacific Renaissance
Plaza on 9th Street between Franklin & Webster and end at
The Fox Oakland Theater @ 18th and Telegraph.
(See other side for details.)
RSVP to Spiper@oaklandnet.com
Official Inauguration Ceremony
@ The Fox Oakland Theater
Monday, January 3, 2011
11am-1 pm
Tickets available on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors open at 10 am.
The Fox Oakland Theater @ 1807 Telegraph Avenue.
Open House @ City Hall
Monday, January 3, 2011
5-9 pm
Many people have never been inside our beautiful City Hall, built in 1914
and lovingly restored after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. Visit the
Mayor’s office, take a photo at the Mayor’s desk. Sign up to volunteer at our
schools, parks, and libraries. Music in the Council Chambers.
City Hall, 14th Street Between Broadway & Clay
Remembering & Making History Walk
January 3, 2011, 8:30-10:30 am
Join Mayor-Elect Jean Quan and friends as she retraces her own and Oakland’s history from
Chinatown to The Fox Theatre where she’ll make history as Oakland’s first woman and first
Asian American Mayor
8:30 am Pacific Renaissance Plaza--9th Street between Franklin and Webster
Multi-generational Lion Dancers from the Lincoln Square Recreation Center’s Cultural Arts Program
in collaboration with the Rising Dragon Cultural Arts Program launch the walk with leaders from
Oakland’s Asian American Community.
9:00 am Lincoln Elementary School--225 11th Street
The Lincoln Music Stars from Cantare Children’s Choirs and Lincoln Elementary School will entera-
tain the growing crowd as educators, parents and youth advocates join the walk. Lincoln Elementa-
ry School has been home to new immigrants in Oakland for more than 100 years. This year it earned
the coveted national Blue Ribbon Award, awarded to only 304 outstanding schools across the coun-
try in recognition of high academic achievement.
9:20 am Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts--1428 Alice Street
The beautifully restored turn-of-the century building formerly known as the Alice Arts Center, is
one of the area’s busiest performing arts facilities. Instructors from residential dance companies
CaribelinQ and Dance-A-Vision will lead quick Salsa and hip-hop lessons. Performing artists and
others from Oakland’s thriving arts community are invited to join the walk.
9:40 am Stopwaste.org--1537 Webster Street
In recognition of the Mayor-Elect’s leadership as the former Chair of Stopwaste.org and the
Alameda County Waste Management Authority, leaders from Oakland’s environmental, green jobs
and bicycling community will join the walk from one of Oakland’s first Green Point-rated LEED®
facilities.
9:50 am SOBO Merchant District-- 17th & Webster
Support of local business is a key element in Mayor-Elect Jean Quan’s economic development
program. The walk will pass one of downtown’s vibrant local merchant blocks.
10:00 am The Leamington--1814 Franklin Street
Mayor-Elect Quan’s grandfather was a union cook at this historic former luxury hotel. Today it is a
modern office space. The Drill Team from the International Longshoreman Workers Union (ILWU)
will lead a contingent of labor leaders as they join the growing group of walkers.
10:20 am The Fox Oakland Theater--1807 Telegraph Avenue
When The Fox Oakland Theater opened its doors in 1928, it was considered one of the most modern
and beautiful of movie theaters of its time. One of the biggest draws was the massive domed theater
itself, an opulent and exotic mix of terra cotta tiles, dizzingly detailed paintings and golden deities,
reminiscent of a Brahmin Temple. Today it serves as a live music venue and home to the adjacent
Oakland School of the Arts and the lively Uptown nightlight and arts community. Students from the
Prescott Circus will entertain the crowds as they wait to enter the theater for the Official
Inauguration Ceremony, which begin promptly at 11 am.
Please let us know which venue you plan on starting from. RSVP: spiper@oaklandnet.com
there is time to catch the event on the 3rd!!! See below FYI...
Save these Dates!
Celebrate the Inauguration of Mayor-Elect Jean Quan
Pre-Inaugural Celebration
@ Chabot Space & Science Center
Sunday, January 2, 2011
5:30-9:30 pm
Music & food, Planetarium or Big Dome movies, cxhibits,
telescopes and more @ Chabot Space & Science Center
10000 Skyline Boulevard.
Suggested $10/individual donation
RSVP to inauguralcelebration2011@ymail.com or call 614.301.5163 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 614.301.5163 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
“Remembering & Making History” Walk
Monday, January 3, 2011
8:30-10:30 am
Join Jean on an Inaugural Walk. Start at Pacific Renaissance
Plaza on 9th Street between Franklin & Webster and end at
The Fox Oakland Theater @ 18th and Telegraph.
(See other side for details.)
RSVP to Spiper@oaklandnet.com
Official Inauguration Ceremony
@ The Fox Oakland Theater
Monday, January 3, 2011
11am-1 pm
Tickets available on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors open at 10 am.
The Fox Oakland Theater @ 1807 Telegraph Avenue.
Open House @ City Hall
Monday, January 3, 2011
5-9 pm
Many people have never been inside our beautiful City Hall, built in 1914
and lovingly restored after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake. Visit the
Mayor’s office, take a photo at the Mayor’s desk. Sign up to volunteer at our
schools, parks, and libraries. Music in the Council Chambers.
City Hall, 14th Street Between Broadway & Clay
Remembering & Making History Walk
January 3, 2011, 8:30-10:30 am
Join Mayor-Elect Jean Quan and friends as she retraces her own and Oakland’s history from
Chinatown to The Fox Theatre where she’ll make history as Oakland’s first woman and first
Asian American Mayor
8:30 am Pacific Renaissance Plaza--9th Street between Franklin and Webster
Multi-generational Lion Dancers from the Lincoln Square Recreation Center’s Cultural Arts Program
in collaboration with the Rising Dragon Cultural Arts Program launch the walk with leaders from
Oakland’s Asian American Community.
9:00 am Lincoln Elementary School--225 11th Street
The Lincoln Music Stars from Cantare Children’s Choirs and Lincoln Elementary School will entera-
tain the growing crowd as educators, parents and youth advocates join the walk. Lincoln Elementa-
ry School has been home to new immigrants in Oakland for more than 100 years. This year it earned
the coveted national Blue Ribbon Award, awarded to only 304 outstanding schools across the coun-
try in recognition of high academic achievement.
9:20 am Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts--1428 Alice Street
The beautifully restored turn-of-the century building formerly known as the Alice Arts Center, is
one of the area’s busiest performing arts facilities. Instructors from residential dance companies
CaribelinQ and Dance-A-Vision will lead quick Salsa and hip-hop lessons. Performing artists and
others from Oakland’s thriving arts community are invited to join the walk.
9:40 am Stopwaste.org--1537 Webster Street
In recognition of the Mayor-Elect’s leadership as the former Chair of Stopwaste.org and the
Alameda County Waste Management Authority, leaders from Oakland’s environmental, green jobs
and bicycling community will join the walk from one of Oakland’s first Green Point-rated LEED®
facilities.
9:50 am SOBO Merchant District-- 17th & Webster
Support of local business is a key element in Mayor-Elect Jean Quan’s economic development
program. The walk will pass one of downtown’s vibrant local merchant blocks.
10:00 am The Leamington--1814 Franklin Street
Mayor-Elect Quan’s grandfather was a union cook at this historic former luxury hotel. Today it is a
modern office space. The Drill Team from the International Longshoreman Workers Union (ILWU)
will lead a contingent of labor leaders as they join the growing group of walkers.
10:20 am The Fox Oakland Theater--1807 Telegraph Avenue
When The Fox Oakland Theater opened its doors in 1928, it was considered one of the most modern
and beautiful of movie theaters of its time. One of the biggest draws was the massive domed theater
itself, an opulent and exotic mix of terra cotta tiles, dizzingly detailed paintings and golden deities,
reminiscent of a Brahmin Temple. Today it serves as a live music venue and home to the adjacent
Oakland School of the Arts and the lively Uptown nightlight and arts community. Students from the
Prescott Circus will entertain the crowds as they wait to enter the theater for the Official
Inauguration Ceremony, which begin promptly at 11 am.
Please let us know which venue you plan on starting from. RSVP: spiper@oaklandnet.com
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