Kearny, Mission Bay clusters hold enrollment fairs

Schools in the Kearny and Mission Bay high school clusters will hold all-school fairs at their campuses on Saturday, January 26.

Each school in the community will have displays on their curriculum and what makes the school special. The Kearny-area fair will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the high school, 7651 Wellington St. Mission Bay High is the site for the Pacific Beach schools fair from noon to 3 p.m., 2475 Grand Ave. (92109). Both fairs are free and open to the public. The schools are holding these events ahead of the Feb. 15 school choice deadline.

At Mission Bay, the six Pacific Beach schools -- Sessions Elementary, Pacific Beach Elementary, Crown Point Junior Music Academy, Barnard Mandarin Chinese School, Pacific Beach Middle and Mission Bay High -- will have informational booths, activities for the kids and performances throughout the afternoon. The Mission Bay Cluster All Schools Fair will be the perfect opportunity for interested parents and students to meet the principals of each school and learn about the incredibly wide range of programming being offered right in their own backyard! The International Baccalaureate Program will be highlighted at Mission Bay High, Pacific Beach Middle and Sessions Elementary as well as the music programs at Crown Point, the GATE/Seminar program at Pacific Beach Elementary and the Mandarin Chinese Magnet program at Barnard, which will move into the neighborhood in 2013-14.

There will be food, games, and tons of information about the Pacific Beach schools.

At Kearny High, the 16 elementary, middle, and high schools in the Serra Mesa and Linda Vista communities that comprise the cluster will highlight their core instructional programs and the extras at their sites. Several early childhood programs (Pre-K) are offered at the elementary schools, and many students at the Kearny High Educational Complex begin attending classes at Mesa College in 11th grade, some completing one year or more of college by high school graduation (the 13 in Pre-K to 13).

Workshops for cluster-wide programs such as Special Education, Giftedand Talented Education (GATE), English Language Learner (ELL) will beoffered, as well as for specialized programs such as Advancement ViaIndividual Determination (AVID) and Science, Technology, Engineering,and Mathematics (STEM). The workshops are scheduled from 12:30-1:30p.m.; Spanish and Vietnamese translators will attend the workshops andbe available for the entire fair.

Activities for children are planned, and food will be available. This event is not limited to families in the Kearny cluster; the entire Serra Mesa and Linda Vista communities with school-age children are welcome.

For more information, please contact Rosemary Cruz at rcruz1@sandi.net or
Laura Bellofatto at lbellofatto@sandi.net.