Community News

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Community Heritage and History Day

The Kentfield-Greenbrae Historical Society (KGHS) and Bon Air invite you to the fun, family-friendly Community Heritage & History event.

The event will feature a historical "Marin Nostalgia" slideshow, a film about local artist George Dumont Otis, and a fun passport game with the 40+ participating Community Leaders and Organizations to win a Gotts soft serve cone or SusieCakes cupcake.

On one end of Bon Air near Peets, there will be a "Music Tent" with the Kent student jazz band, choir, and COM Chamber Singers performing with student artwork and science projects from Bacich and Kent on display.

The event will also have a "Maker Tent" near Wells Fargo with hands-on activities for kids by Camp Galileo and Cub Scout Pack 59.

  • May 4, 2019, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Bon Air Center
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Parent Education Event: Courageous Conversations

  • May 7, 2019, 5-7:30 p.m., Marin County Office of Education, 1111 Las Gallinas Avenue, San Rafael

Engage in a thoughtful, compassionate exploration of race and racism led by Dr. Lori Watson, a transformation specialist with Pacific Education Group who has been working with educators across Marin’s public and private schools to look intensely, both personally and professionally, at race, racism, and how we are educating all students.

Spanish language translation will be available during the meeting.

Camp Galileo is supporting Kentfield Schools PTA in April!

Camp Galileo is back at Kent June 24 through August 9, 2019. Throughout the month of April, Galileo will donate $25 to Kentfield Schools PTA for every family that enrolls at Camp Galileo (K-5 grades) or Galileo Summer Quest (5-8 grades at Edna Maguire, Mill Valley). Plus, you’ll get $50 off camp with code 2019SCHOOLREWARDS. Be sure to enter Bacich Elementary or Kent Middle School as the school during checkout (in the camper info section). Have fun this summer and support our PTA! Learn more at galileo-camps.com or 800-854-3684.

XR Super Girls: Free Empowerment Workshop

XR Super Girls: A Free Empowerment Workshop for female middle school, high school, college students, and beyond. Teachers are also welcome.

XR Super Girls is aimed to encourage female students to engage in academic and career pathways in STEAM, emerging tech, digital design, computer programming, immersive storytelling, new media, and entrepreneurship through the awesome potential of Extended Reality (XR): Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and 360-Video Immersive Storytelling.

Top women industry leaders and entrepreneurs in XR will inspire and lead small group mentoring and coaching sessions to help students and attendees identify their talents, dependable strengths, and unique “super powers” to bring to the new worlds of XR: Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, and 360-Degree Immersive Narrative.

Corte Madera Library Events

Kids' Book Club

  • April 24, 2019, 7-8 p.m., for grades 4 and up.
  • We are reading The Watsons Go to Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis.
  • Call 415-924-3515 to sign up and reserve a copy of the book!

Wind Tunnel: What makes something fly?

  • April 27, 2019, 10:30 a.m., for kids age 6 and up.
  • Come and build a craft that can hover in a wind tube similar to the one at the Exploratorium.
  • Call 415-924-6382 to sign up. Led by Kier Holmes.
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SchoolLink: Buy Books! Help Schools!

Shop at Book Passage, mention your school, and your school will receive a percentage of purchases back as a donation.

Marin Highlander Summer Rugby Registration Now Open

Try the newest Olympic and collegiate sport for boys and girls of all skill levels from ages 6-18.

www.MarinHighlandersRugby.org

AC Marin Competitive Soccer Tryouts

Round out Earth Week by Exploring Electric Vehicles with Cool the Earth

Electric Vehicle Test Drives

  • April 28, 2019, 3-5 p.m., College of Marin Gym Parking Lot #12, Kentfield
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