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CDSG News
May 20, 2010
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Sports Awards Assembly
Monday, May 24, 8:30 a.m.
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Swim Compettion vs. CEPIA
Wednesday, May 26, 3:00 @ CDSG
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Academic Awards Ceremony
Friday, June 4th
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Beach Bonfire!
( Everyone is invited!)
Friday, June 4th
More information coming soon...
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Watch for more news about the Senior Prom, 6th grade Graduation, and HS Graduation coming soon!!!
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Director's Corner
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We are very proud of our Senior class and their acceptance into schools of higher education. Listed below are their decisions.
Mariana Calvo - LIM (Laboratory Institute of Merchandizing) Manhattan, New York, Fashion
Sophia Colombari - Stanford University, California, Natural Sciences
Jessi Curtis - University of Northern Colorado, Pre-Med
Alex Ferguson - New York University - Business College, Business and Political Economy
Julie Javelle - College of Marin, California, Business
Tyler Munyon - Lynn University, Florida, Biology
Drake Ballard - accepted into Texas State University, undecided major
Lavinia Pandis - U. Creative, Costa Rica, Graphic Design
Join us in wishing them the best of luck. Graduation is on June 11th.
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Next Year
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ACADEMICS NEXT YEAR:
We have created a schedule set for next year's upper school that includes four AP classes (Spanish, English, Calculus, Environmental Science). Yes, it is true we will continue to offer AP classes for our juniors and seniors as they prepare to go to the colleges and universities of their choice.
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Sports Next Year
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We are pleased to announce our new Athletic Director for next year, Diego Mataritta, who is already scheduling soccer and basketball games with local schools for the first semster. We expect to have our first game on Friday, September 3rd, only two weeks after school starts! He is already busy and excited about coaching, developing and promoting our athletic program. With coaches Willie Byfield and Gaylord Townley helping him with basketball, and Michael Peller and Kelsey Sullivan helping with soccer, and Brijin helping with volleyball, we are sure to have a much more active and exciting year in sports.
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Coffee House Rocked!!!
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Thanks to everyone who came to see the performers last week at the Coffee House extravaganza. Great job everyone! We are proud of the talent we have here at CDSG!
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| LOCK-IN NEWS! |
Hello CDS-G community,
Thank you so much if you participated in the annual NHS Lock-In.
We had 14 participants and 14 NHS leaders.
The night started off with Sophia assigning teams; all grades were mixed.
We played knockout, (you should see Jared Black shoot from mid-court!), Jeremy's scavenger hunt game, and Walter's Ultimate Frisbee (where little Mariangel and bearded Alex Ferfuson are on the same team.) We had an hour of free swim, pizza from Il Forno, and finally a movie and popcorn. Mr. Haun rented "The Lightening Thief" special for the lower school. Finally they got to sleep around 2:30am.
Blessedly, they stayed asleep until 6:15am when Avery Wilson woke up talking.
Sydney Sloan slept the latest, amazingly, amongst a dozen yapping girls and on a pile of corn kernels. There were pranks in the boy's room where Mason was
tooth pasted by lowerclassmen. Others were targeted as well, Mason just got it the worst. Students breakfasted on frosted flakes and mini bananas and apples and orange drink, then played in the gym with Walter until pick up.
They had a blast and all behaved well. For 2 of the students, this was their first time sleeping away from home! They were confident and participated well.
Thanks to you, we have raised over $200 USD to help build schools in Afghanistan and build peace in the middle east through education. Again, consider reading "3 Cups of Tea" if you haven't yet.
-Mrs. K. Baldwin and the National Honor Society
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2010-2011 Calendar
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School Calendar 2010-2011
First Semester August-December 2010
Monday, August 2 Administrators return
Tuesday, August 3 New teachers arrive
Wednesday, Aug.4 to Aug. 8 New teachers' in-service week
Monday, Aug. 9 to Friday, Aug. 13 Teachers' in service week
Monday, Aug. 16 Classes begin at CDSG
Wednesday, Sept. 15th Costa Rican Independence Day
Monday, Oct. 11th Columbus Day (CR Holiday)
Friday, Oct. 15th End of first quarter
Thurs/Fri. Nov. 25 /26 Thanksgiving (US Holiday)
Thursday, Dec. 16th Noon dismissal for Christmas vacation
Second Semester January-June 2011
Monday, Jan 10th Teachers' in-service day Tuesday, Jan. 11th Classes resume for 2nd semester
Monday, Feb. 21st Presidents' Day (US Holiday)
Friday, March 25th End of third quarter
Monday, April 11th Juan Santamaria (CR Holiday)
Monday, April 18th to April 22nd Easter Week
Thursday, June 2nd High School Graduation
Thursday, June 2nd Last day for students, (noon dismissal)
Full day for teachers
Friday, June 3rd Last Day for teachers (1/2 day)
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Teacher Appreciation Party
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Thank you to all of the parents that gave the staff a sunset cruise party on May 7th. We had a terrific time!
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Mano A Mano!
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A Cooking Class for parents will be held on Wednesdays from 12:30-2:00. Classes will be taught in Spanish, so brush up on your cooking and Spanish language skills all in one class! Classes are $10 each and all proceeds go towards helping the sons of a community memebr who died last weekend from diabetes. The boys are left to take care for themselves and it will be very difficult for them. Ms. Jaqueline (assistant in Pre-Kinder/Kinder) will be the instructor. If you are interested in joining the class, please email Sarah at
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. Buen provecho!
If you are interested in joining Mano a Mano, a concerned group of parents and students who enjoy getting involved in local community service projects, please email Sarah. |
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Boarding School Activities
Weekend Adventures for Boarding Students
Also Available to All Students!
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Don't forget our weekend activities for boarding students are open to day students. Watch the calendar and newsletter for upcoming trips and let us know if you would like for your child to participate. All students grades 7 and up are eligible to go. (depending upon space availability). It's a great way to spend a weekend.
This weekend the dorm students will spend their time with various Costa Rican families practicing their Spanish and also experience true Tico culture up close. Next weekend they will be going to San Jose for a day of wandering through art museums and a night of food court sampling and movie going at the shopping mall in Escazu. Have fun!
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| Middle School Announcement for 2010-2011 |
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Next year we are fortunate to have two new and very talented teachers for middle school math and science. Amanda Buscos will be teaching science to grades 6 and 7. She is coming from the same science teaching program on Catalina Island in California that Mr. and Mrs. Baldwin worked at for six years. She comes highly recommended. We also have Sam Peyton from the University of Oregon who will be teaching math. Both teachers have many years experience working with middle school students in a variety of capacities and I believe we are very fortunate to have them.
The difference between next year and the past years will be as follows:
· One change will be including grade 6 as part of the middle school. This means that they will not have a single homeroom teacher for their core subjects. They will instead have a different teacher for each of their subjects. Mr. Townley will also be teaching English and history in the middle school.
· The second difference will be that the middle school classrooms will be on the elementary side of the campus in the rooms that are on the office side of the building. Currently those rooms are used for grades 5/6 and Mr. Vargas's Spanish class. Middle school students will also have lockers on this side of the campus.
· Elementary students in our four combined classes of Pre K/K, Prepa/1st, 2nd/3rd, and 4th/5th, will be in the classrooms equipped with their own restrooms on the opposite side of the building. Middle school and elementary students will not have the same lunch recess time, which will reduce the number of students to be supervised and will also increase safety.
· Classroom space will still be available for elementary classes to split into single grades in the event that we have a large influx of students completing applications between now and the beginning of the school year next year.
We all feel as though this new arrangement will improve the quality of our program for middle school students and allow them to focus more on their classes and experience fewer distractions and concerns that might arise as they interact with much older high school students during the day, at break times and during passing periods.
If you have any questions please feel free to come and talk to me. Our number one concern is always providing the best opportunity for your children to succeed academically, socially, and emotionally.
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