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Counselors: The Guiding Light for Costa Students
By Cindy McMahon “I gave up on school a long time ago….but with your help, now I am on my way to graduate. “ “You have always been on my side, never judging, always helping. You have influenced me to...
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Here’s to Elementary Science!
This year MBEF is proud to continue support for our district’s Elementary Science Progam – specifically, the Science Specialists at each of our five elementary schools. We sat in recently on one of...
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Musically Inclined: An interview with Dr. Michael Hayden, Mira Costa’s Choral...
Musically Inclined: A series of interviews with MBUSD music teachers that offer a deeper look at why MBEF invests in music education Kindergarten to 12th grade. After years in academia, Dr. Michael...
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College and University Acceptances for MCHS class of 2013
Congratulations to the MCHS Class of 2013! These are the colleges and universities our graduating seniors will attend in the fall. The post College and University Acceptances for MCHS class of 2013...
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Award-Winning Schools backed by Award-Winning Individuals
Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi (left) recognizes Ro Shreiner (middle) for her 50-plus years of teaching. Forget the Oscars, get your acceptance speeches out for top-notch education, Manhattan Beach....
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“Teacher, My Hero” – Going Beyond the Call of Duty in Manhattan Beach Schools
By Leanne Huebner While Manhattan Beach teachers are a big reason why our schools are ranked third in the state, there’s so much more to our backstory. It is a story line of dedicated teachers that...
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CLASS OF 2014 VALEDICTORIANS SPEAK OUT ON MBEF
By Leanne Huebner, June 2014 Recently, our MBEF crew caught up with a number of the most impressive Mira Costa students from the Class of 2014 – the valedictorians. One unique factor about Mira Costa...
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MEET OUR ELEMENTARY PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHERS
By Carolyn Seaton, Executive Director of Human Resources, MBUSD We are thrilled to welcome our new team of Certificated Physical Education Teachers. It is important to note that PE teacher time is...
View ArticleCommon Core for the Not-So-Common
by Hilary Mahan “The K-12 Common Core State Standards represent a major advance in standards for Mathematics and English Language Arts. They are grounded in evidence about what it takes for high school...
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Technology in the Classroom: The Pathway to Integration
By Hilary Mahan, MBEF Board Member Technology. It’s the buzzword of the 21st century. Handheld devices, apps, social media sites, even emoji’s…are infiltrating our daily lives. Technology went from a...
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