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Black Pine Circle School

K-8 EXCELLENCE SINCE 1973
2027 7th Street, Berkeley, CA 94710 (map) • 510‑845‑0876

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COVID-19 Information

Our 2020-21 School Year

Grade 5 on Campus

Black Pine Circle School began the 2020-2021 school year with distance learning for every grade, K-8, but once on-campus learning was permitted we phased in hybrid instruction models for both our lower (K-5) and upper (6-8) school students. We will continue to refine our models through the remainder of this year.

COVID-19 Policies & Plans

COVID-19 PREVENTION PROGRAM (CPP)
added 2/1/2021
COVID-19 SCHOOL GUIDANCE CHECKLIST
added 2/1/2021
K-5 LOWER SCHOOL & 6-8 UPPER SCHOOL REOPENING PLANS
updated 2/8/2021
BPC COMMUNITY HEALTH AGREEMENT
published 10/30/20
REMINDER CHECKLIST FOR ON-CAMPUS LEARNERS
published 1/2020
AIR QUALITY INDEX (AQI) POLICY
added 9/11/2020
BPC Re-Entry manual cover
published August 2020

Distance & Hybrid Learning Programs

Lower School
DISTANCE & HYBRID LEARNING PROGRAMS
updated 2/8/2021
Upper School
DISTANCE & HYBRID LEARNING PROGRAMS
updated 2/8/2021
Ks on campus

Public Health Guidelines

updated 2/1/2021

City of Berkeley Public Health Department - COVID-19 Homepage >

Alameda County Public Health Department - COVID-19 Homepage >

California Department of Public Health - COVID-19 Guidance Page >

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - COVID-19 Homepage >

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What's New Here?

Cosmic Chat CDC

CDC Cosmic Chat Comes to BPC

February 11, 2021

Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries Visits BPC

February 1, 2021
Student Talks About Harris

BPC Speaks about Electing Kamala Harris as Vice President

January 22, 2021
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At Black Pine Circle School, a K-8 (elementary-middle) private school in Berkeley, California, we create lifelong learners through an inquiry-based Socratic education that places equal emphasis on academics and the arts.

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