If you are able and inclined to make an investment in the future of our children, please consider making a donation to the TISC annual fund – every donation helps no matter how much you are able to invest. If you act by Decemyour donations, up to $12,500, will be matched dollar for dollar. Each SSL class costs approximately $1,500. TISC raises the other half through public and private grants along with individual donations.

The StFSF grant funds about half of the classes. It officially launched the program enabling the jump from pilot to a fully staffed program that delivers over 45 classes per year – at no charge to the schools. Francis Sailing Foundation last fall was a game changer for TISC and SFUSD 4th graders. They represented 39 schools over the last five years.Īlec L., with thanks to Luxine for the SSL pictures Set Sail Learn classes alternate interactive discussions and study in the activity center with sailing on Clipper Cove.īig smiles from “hands on” not only in the classroom activities but also on the tiller, actually driving J24 sailboats.Īt the conclusion of the Fall 2017 SSL session, 5,526 SFUSD students have attended 212 Set Sail Learn classes at TISC on Clipper Cove. Testing and racing the “wind cars” was the most fun! … and then built “wind cars” as part of their study of Wind Power. Students from the Francis Scott Key Elementary School connected with crabs as a way to learn about the Ecology of SF Bay.Ī class from the Sutro Elementary School learned about the origin of sea breeze… Along with these studies in our activities center, students sailed in RS Venture or J24 sailboats. Since the start of the program in Fall 2013, students from this school have come every Fall session (except 2015), with a total of 9 classes and 273 attending our SSL program!Įach class had the option of studying Ecology of the Bay, Renewable Energy (with a focus on wind power) or Watercraft Engineering (with a focus on buoyancy). On Wed., we had 29 students from the Francis Scott Key Elementary School. These youngsters came from 13 San Francisco Unified School District schools. And buoyancy by building and testing their own watercraft!Ħ54 4th grade students attended one of the 25 Set Sail Learn classes at Treasure Island Sailing Center during our just-completed Fall 2017 session. Students learned about history, ecology and renewable energy. education.Set Sail Learn, our experiential STEM program for San Francisco 4th graders, passed the 5,500 “smiles” milestone during the Fall 2017 Session. Our School Design Challenge: We believe in designing a learning environment that will enable teachers to develop and implement authentic inquiry based learning by optimizing existing classroom space and ensuring access for ALL students specifically ELL & Students with IEPs as we build an integrated program focusing on S.T.E.A.M. Equip students with appropriate 21st century skills, Growth Mindset and confidence by embracing creativity, communication, collaboration and critical thinking. Our School Vision: Provide students a learning experience that is nurturing, compassionate, supportive and challenging. We will actively promote respect, acceptance and diversity among community members, build Healthy Minds and Bodies through learning activities and hands on experiences.

Our School Mission: Francis Scott Key Elementary School community will work together to set high expectations and strive for excellence through a student centered approach by fostering a holistic, unified, diverse, collaborative and supportive learning environment. Our schoolyard is open on weekends for community use as part of a Shared School Yard program. The campus includes a two-story main building and a permanent bungalow with 26 classrooms, a library, a computer lab, a multipurpose auditorium or cafeteria, and administrative offices. It was then renovated in 2012 to make the school fully ADA compliant. Established in 1903 as Oceanside Primary School and later became FS Key, our school was relocated to the art deco style building completed in 1938.

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