9th Grade Orientation Week

The Grade 9 orientation week from August 27-30 included movement, writing, and artistic activities in the high school building and outdoor service work at Ardenwood. We continued a project begun by last year's 9th grade on this property behind the High School building to remove ivy and debris. We uncovered a set of steps, cleaned paths, and removed hundreds of pounds of mud from the pond below the spring. Students and teachers pictured below are working on the area around the pond. The themes of this project included the ecology of this area of San Francisco, native versus introduced plants, our effects on our environment, and picturing the future of the site.

- Ben Pittenger, High School teacher