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School Mission
  • Bay Farm School nurtures all children to flourish as scholars, life-long learners and responsible individuals.

Instructional Program Highlights
  • Media Center with a Computer Lab
  • Music Specialist
  • Physical Education Specialist
  • Parent supported Art Docent Program

Activities and Sports
  • Clubs and extra-curricular activities include: After school enrichment classes such as chess, Chinese, song and dance or computers.
 
 
Parent and Community Support
  • The parent community consistently supports the school in many ways: classroom volunteers, motor fitness, art docents, garden docents, Book Fair, yard duty and other programs. The PTA has been outstanding in its support. Approximately $90,000 was raised to support programs such as field trips, assemblies, and kindergarten music. Opportunities for community involvement include: Partnerships with Parent Teacher Association, AT&T Cable and Alameda Education Foundation.

Technology and Facilities
  • This school has 9 students per computer. Numbers used to calculate this ratio were provided by the principal. This ratio may differ from the ratio given elsewhere on this profile where the numbers were provied by the state.
  • 100% of classrooms are connected to the Internet.
  • This school was established between 1990-1994.
 
 
Admissions and Enrollment
  • Graduates typically go to: Lincoln Middle School.
  • Almost all of the students at this school come from the neighborhood where the school is located.
 
 
Safety, Discipline and Support
  • Safety and discipline-related resources include: Crossing guard, noon supervisors.
 
 
Source of Data
Additional information, including curriculum and special programs, was either submitted to GreatSchools by a school official or comes directly from the school or school district's Web site. This page was last updated on 02/15/2006. We cannot guarantee the accuracy of information submitted by school officials.  

 
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