That's So SA
That's So SA
Random Acts of Kindness
On Wednesday morning, just as administrative staff were finishing up their Zoom meeting, our staffulty members began to hear knocks on the door. On porches and doorsteps all over the North Bay, members of the Board of Trustees and the Advancement department hand-delivered gift bags of sanity-restoring essentials: coffee, tea, chocolate, wine, and baked goodies, as well as beautiful bouquets of flowers and a hand illustrated card. These treats came after an exceptionally challenging week, accompanied (appropriately enough!) by the return of clear, blue skies.
This thoughtful gesture from the board brought home--literally--our school’s commitment to kindness. When we are together on campus, that kindness shows up in a million little ways. We see it in the standing ovations our students give performers and speakers at Community Meeting and the snacks students bring to share in Advisory. We see it in the way students stop to pet their teachers’ dogs in between classes, in encouraging messages left on white boards in classrooms, in handmade gifts that students make in their art or studio classes. We show up for one another’s performances and panels; we share one another’s good news with enthusiasm and excitement.
Even though we are apart, our students, staffulty, and trustees are finding ways to spread cheer and buoy spirits. These small acts are manifestations of our supportive, connected community. Random acts of kindness don’t seem so random at all in the context of SA. If you haven’t done a little something to brighten a friend’s day lately, now is a great time to do it, whether you are a student, a parent, or a staff member.
Many thanks to the Board and the Advancement team for bringing smiles to our Wednesday!
Sonoma Academy Is...
...the only private, independent, college preparatory high school in Sonoma County. On our beautiful campus nestled at the base of Taylor Mountain in Southeastern Santa Rosa, our students are able to explore their interests and passions in a rigorous and inspiring environment that develops a lifelong love of learning and prepares them for college and beyond.
Sonoma Academy admits students of any race, color, religion, ethnicity or national origin, citizenship, gender or gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, or disability, to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. The school does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnicity or national origin, citizenship, gender or gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, or disability in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and tuition assistance programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.
