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BPC’s Annual Report 2022-2024
March 29, 2024Dear BPC Community, I’m delighted to share with you BPC’s Online Annual Report 2022 – 2024. The primary purpose of any annual report is to provide insight into an organization’s…
Head of School Search
March 5, 2024After almost two decades of Dr. John Carlstroem being Black Pine Circle School’s illustrious Head of School, he is moving on to his next adventure in Maui, and we are looking for a new Head of School to begin with the 2025–2026 school year. As BPC looks to the future, with exciting new opportunities for growth, we are focused on building on our foundational principles of Curiosity, Community, Inquiry, and Voice.
Introducing Mini Term at BPC
February 21, 2024BPC’s new week-long intersession program for our middle school students, February 12-16, was a great success. Designed to offer unique classes that foster relationships across grade levels, these classes centered…
BPC Mathletes Awarded 2nd Place in the East Bay Chapter Mathcounts Competition 2024!
February 13, 2024For the second year in a row, the BPC Math Team (8th graders Kannan Ravikumar, Raman Ravikumar, Aoife Hennessey, and Shoshana Seplow) came in 2nd place in the 2024 Mathcounts Competition, which took place on…
Our upper school students were treated to a wonderful performance from the Yale Whiffenpoofs at a recent Upper School Gathering. Learn more and see photos and video.
BPC Holiday Voices
December 18, 2023Happy Holidays from all of us at Black Pine Circle School! See our 2023 holiday video-message.
Extra, Extra, Read all About It!
December 8, 2023Volume 3 Issue 1 of the Lower School’s Jaguar Journal has published. Learn more about BPC’s history as we continue to celebrate our 50th year. Did you know BPC has…
BPC’s 6th Grade Math Teacher Presents at National Conference
November 29, 2023Kathy Henderson, our 6th grade math teacher, recently had the opportunity to present at the National Conference for Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) Annual conference in Washington, DC. She co-presented with…
Tuesday, December 12, 7pm – 8pm via Zoom [link coming soon] Neal Katyal, lawyer, professor and former Solicitor General of the US, talks with Sonia Katyal about government structure and…
BPC’s Joyful 50th Anniversary Kick-off Event!
October 17, 2023Black Pine Circle celebrated its 50th anniversary on September 30 with a block party, taking over the length of 7th Street and much of the upper school campus. Over 500 revelers across the generations gathered to celebrate this milestone. See photos and more.