San Francisco Community School Update

March 20, 2006

Sonnenschein's San Francisco office is partnering with the San Francisco Community School, a small and truly innovative teacher-run kindergarten through eighth grade school in the Excelsior district, whose students represent the ethnic and socio-economic diversity of San Francisco.

Lawyers and staff throughout the office have been volunteering at weekly after-school tutoring sessions in middle school  Math and English, assisting parents with monthly "Home-Cooked" breakfast and lunch meals, working with the Parent Action Committee to organize fundraising events, and developing a student sponsorship program for the Project Outdoor Learning Experience (Project OLE) camping trips.

Sonnenschein San Francisco has donated school supplies, computer equipment and funds towards Project OLE and the "Home-Cooked" meal programs.  Attorneys and staff have attended school open house and garden cleanup events and donate funds to the school through in-office fundraising projects.

Planned future activities include providing assistance for the development and implementation of a sustainable technology plan for San Francisco Community School.  We will coordinate additional tutoring programs, participate in fieldtrips and educational events, and work with the school and other organizations to develop a long-term breakfast and lunch program.