This year our school's budget was cut drastically. Our Parent Faculty Club raises money to pay for essential school services and expenses not paid for by the school budget. Any donation $5 to $50 to $500, or more, helps!
Join proud performing parent Ivy Drip and us on Friday, August 13 at the Back 2 School DRAG SHOW!
You do not want to miss this adults-only, star-studded drag extravaganza! The fun takes place on Friday, August 13th, right before school starts! A slew of San Francisco’s finest drag performers have teamed up to raise money for the Parent Faculty Club of Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy, which helps fund arts education, before & after school programs, healthy food programs and whatever else the little darlings might need. This is an ADULT ONLY event! $20 per person or 2 for $30! See you there!
When: Friday, August 13, 8:30-11pm (Doors at 8pm)
Where: Cafeteria, Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy — 4235 19th Street
Tickets: $20 for 1; $30 for 2, at the door. It’s for the children!
*** All proceeds, including performers’ tips, benefit our school! ***
On behalf of the faculty, parents, community, and especially the students of Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy and across the country, we congratulate our fifth-grade teacher Kelly Clark and her team at WE RIDE for completing their 3,200 mile bike ride across the United States just hours ago. We’re proud to announce they arrived at Washington Circle Park in Washington, DC today — July 17, 2010 — at 4:35pm Eastern time.
WE RIDE 3000: The Early Days
It was 44 days ago that Ms. Clark embarked on the ride with much fanfare from the school yard on the last day of school, June 4th. She considered the long, winding, and critical journey a matter of urgency to bring awareness to public education across the country. Along the way, she and her team kept in touch with us via text message, Facebook posts, pictures, and the WE RIDE blog.
At times exhausted, bruised, and in pain, Ms. Clark would always pick herself back up and ride on when she considered the importance of the mission of public education. “We made sure to keep focused, to smile, to appreciate this beautiful Earth, to be kind to all those we met,” says Clark, “Public education, well it seems this ride is needed. There is so much work we need to do…everywhere and together.” Yesterday, she was honored by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in Pelosi Statement on San Francisco Teacher’s Cross-Country Bike Ride for Public Education:
Kelly Clark and the “We Ride 3,000″ team have embarked on a cross-country journey to support our nation’s public schools. As they travel, they are meeting with people across the nation to raise awareness of the value of our public school system. San Francisco public school students are fortunate to have Kelly Clark riding for their future. … We have a moral responsibility to educate our children, give our young people the tools and skills to compete in the global economy, and raise a new generation of well-prepared students to meet the challenges facing our nation. Congress must take further action to ensure that America’s students do not pay the price for the recklessness of Wall Street.
Bravo, Ms. Clark and team, for your great work on behalf of a brighter future for public education and for our children. We are all so proud of your incredible, inspirational work. Just one small request from us: Could you please take the plane home? School’s starting soon and we NEED YOU!
Principal Christina Velasco appeared live on ABC 7’s View From the Bay today to talk about teaching civil rights to kids. Watch this six-minute video of her talk:
Think first grade is too early to teach about civil rights? Think again!
The following 10 statements come from the Harvey Milk Academy’s first grade class and they speak truth to power. Kids teaching kids about what it means to be tolerant.
Accepting Everyone
Rights for All
Violence is hateful
Everybody wants to be loved
You are the one to make the world a better place
Make peace everywhere
Including everyone in friendship
Loving people that are different
Kindness for those who are hurting
Hoping for Human Rights.
In addition, it is important that parents take action to these statements in the following ways:
Parents need to make sure their children’s and their friends include a diverse group of people. Allow kids to have experiences beyond your own family experience. Make “play dates” intentionally diverse such as playing in a different neighborhood and extending play to schoolmates beyond your own classroom.
Making sure kids and families have opportunities to learn from primary sources. Parents should select multicultural literature that is culturally relevant and meaningful. Selecting books that speak to social just issues.
Empowering kids to give back to a community and people that may be struggling. Teaching them that their empathy can actually support others.
Teach your children to be non-violent. Teach them to be problem solvers that use their words impeccably.
The first Harvey Milk Day was May 22, 2010. Personalize your very own one-of-a-kind Harvey Milk merchandise. Click on any t-shirt and choose from 350 style and color options – including men’s, women’s & kid’s hoodies, tank tops, coffee mugs and more! Visit the Custom Sections to add your own images and text! Proceeds benefit the Harvey Milk Civil Rights Academy.
Join proud performing parent Ivy Drip and us on Friday, August 13 at the Back 2 School DRAG SHOW!
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