Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District

Twenty students from #SantaMonicaHighSchool had the opportunity to explore the world of dentistry at UCLA’s Diversify Dentistry Youth Summit! 🦷🪥 They engaged in hands-on activities and learned from industry professionals, igniting their passion for future careers in healthcare. 👉https://lnkd.in/gq9j_f2u

This National Hispanic Heritage Month, schools across Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) celebrated the Hispanic and Latinx communities with events that fostered pride, inclusion, and belonging. Students, families, and staff at Edison Language Academy, Grant Elementary, and McKinley Elementary participated in creative and meaningful activities, reflecting our district's commitment to honoring diverse voices. Thank you to everyone who contributed to this month-long celebration, reinforcing the rich cultural heritage that strengthens our schools and community. #SMMUSD #HispanicHeritageMonth #CommunityEngagement #Diversityandinclusion 👉https://lnkd.in/giXdRyEW

Our Mariachi Band students from Santa Monica High School took the time after their performance to show me the skills that they have developed and specifics related to their instruments. Thank you to our music teachers and students who are cultivating this cultural experience in our community.

Roosevelt Elementary School hosted its Campus Environmental Impact Community Meeting on Wednesday, September 25. This meeting provides the District valuable community informed feedback that will be considered when moving forward in the design process. Topics discussed included an overview of the project and the proposed campus plan, historic resources, California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), review of project alternatives and plenty of opportunities to ask questions. James Mary O'Connor FAIA presented the campus plan on behalf of our team! Client: Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Design Architect: Moore Ruble Yudell Architects & Planners Executive Architect: dsk architects Landscape Architect: Pamela Burton & Company To learn about the event: https://lnkd.in/gNXJn3Gp To learn about Roosevelt’s Campus Plan: https://lnkd.in/dk5rkbh5 #MooreRubleYudell #SMMUSD #RooseveltElementarySchool #CampusPlanning #CEQA #PublicSchoolImprovements #CommunityEngagement #PublicEducation #Planning #Architecture #VibrantPlaces #JoyfulCommunities #DistrictMeeting #SantaMonica 

Building community and creating a sense of belonging within our school community is extremely important. Roosevelt Elementary and Dr. Amy Onyendu invites her families to share in their lunch experience by grade level in the fall and again in the spring. Seeing our families outside experiencing what our students experience each day is very important to community building. Why not add to the excitement by adding Dodger Day with staff and students supporting their local team.

It was a wonderful experience having our SAMOHI Mariachi Band at the board meeting. These students just started rehearsing together & they brought tears to my eyes with their beautiful & heartfelt music. Our schools, our students are so impressive! #CulturalHeritage These students made me proud to be a member of this amazing school community. The offerings and diversity of our curriculum exceeds expectations. We are thankful for an amazing teaching staff!

🏅👏Congratulations to Santa Monica High School and Malibu High School for achieving the AP School Honor Roll Gold Status! Students and teachers demonstrated dedication to academic excellence and college readiness, earning this prestigious recognition for the 2023-24 school year. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gtdXUZMX.

👏📣Congrats Grant! The Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District is honored to announce Grant Elementary School as this fall’s winner of the Golden Sneaker award. Grant had the highest level of participation, at 93%, in the District during the Bike It! Walk It! Bus It! campaign, held Oct. 7-11, in partnership with the City of Santa Monica. Great job to all of the Santa Monica schools who participated. 🏅

Roosevelt Elementary teachers were focused on Cognitively Guided instruction/CGI. Which is based upon 30 years of research. A framework that helps teachers understand how children's mathematical ideas develop & provides an opportunity to build on the child's own thinking & understanding. These teachers were taking a deep dive into how to best provide instruction for our at promise and ELL students. Which will ultimately lead to the success of all students in math K-5. Keep up the great work that you have started principal Dr. Amy Onyendu!

What a fabulous partnership with City of Santa Monica's Police Department. We are so grateful for this collaboration and the LEAD program supporting the development and growth of our middle school Club members!