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Black Pine Circle School New Videos
April 24, 2025We’re excited to announce that BPC parent Alex Ashton (Lola, 7th & Oliver, ’23) has completed a video project, to bring to life some of what makes BPC so very special.
A special shout-out to four BPC Alums (‘20), now seniors at Bishop O’Dowd High School!
April 2, 2025Congratulations to Eli McCoy Beiser for being named a National Honor Society Scholarship Semifinalist and the recipient of the CSF Seymour Memorial Award. Congratulations also to National Merit Scholarship Finalists,…
Paci Seeds of Change Day
March 21, 2025This month we celebrated Paci Seeds of Change Day at BPC! On this day, an annual tradition at BPC, all students K–8, along with their teachers, participate in a variety of community service activities in honor of Mary Paci, a longtime board member, philanthropist, and grandmother of two BPC alums.
BPC Alumni Team Up to Create Musical Comedy About Love, Dating & Reality
February 25, 2025Gaby Altar & Itamar Moses Moses, a Tony-award-winning playwright, and Alter, a composer with a forte for rock musicals, have known each other since they were kids in Berkeley. Both…
BPC’s International Experiential Education Trips 2025
February 14, 2025As a part of Upper School’s experiential education, Black Pine Circle partners with Where There Be Dragons to offer eighth graders international study opportunities in China and Guatemala. Both trips…
The Alumni Voice–BPC’s First Alumni Newsletter!
January 9, 2025As part of our efforts to stay connected with the BPC community, BPC has published its first-ever Alumni Newsletter! The goal is for the newsletters to be informative, entertaining, and…
Zines at BPC
December 18, 2024BPC student zines give our students the opportunity to tap into their creativity, research ideas that interest them, and develop their storytelling skills and interview techniques. See the new Jaguar’s Den and the latest Jaguar Journal.
Head of School Search
October 16, 2024The Board of Directors is pleased to announce that, after an extensive search process, Jase Turner has been chosen as BPC’s new Head of School, effective July 1, 2025. The Board, with input from the Search Advisory and Finalist Consultative Committees, is confident that Jase is the best person for the position. The decision took into account the school’s mission, values and strategic priorities, as well as a close examination of hundreds of opinions submitted by various BPC constituents.
Extra, Extra, Read all About It!
May 28, 2024Volume 2 Issue 5 of the Lower School’s Jaguar Journal has published. This issue features Mother’s Day, a Recipe, Earth Facts, Jokes/Riddles, Spanish Cuture, Passover, and more!