![Weekly Reflection November 17, 2025]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1763412999/sandomenico/bjjvfzuu7xix45l2ze75/GardenVeggiesandFlowers111725-thmb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1763412999/sandomenico/bjjvfzuu7xix45l2ze75/GardenVeggiesandFlowers111725-thmb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1763412999/sandomenico/bjjvfzuu7xix45l2ze75/GardenVeggiesandFlowers111725-thmb.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1763412999/sandomenico/bjjvfzuu7xix45l2ze75/GardenVeggiesandFlowers111725-thmb.jpg","width":810}])
Campus News
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![Weekly Reflection November 10, 2025]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1762797840/sandomenico/nyy42fj6pi4n2htud5oc/GardenSquash.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1762797840/sandomenico/nyy42fj6pi4n2htud5oc/GardenSquash.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1762797840/sandomenico/nyy42fj6pi4n2htud5oc/GardenSquash.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1762797840/sandomenico/nyy42fj6pi4n2htud5oc/GardenSquash.jpg","width":810}])
Every morning, I try to take a moment to remember all of the things I am grateful for: my family, my home, my work...
![Tell Me Something True: A Conversation With Poet Rebecca Elegant]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1762455301/sandomenico/txikbq3vxuqupqltn3tt/RebeccaElegant-Poet-110625-thmb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1762455301/sandomenico/txikbq3vxuqupqltn3tt/RebeccaElegant-Poet-110625-thmb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1762455301/sandomenico/txikbq3vxuqupqltn3tt/RebeccaElegant-Poet-110625-thmb.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1762455301/sandomenico/txikbq3vxuqupqltn3tt/RebeccaElegant-Poet-110625-thmb.jpg","width":810}])
Upper School English and Journalism Teacher Rebecca Elegant explores love, loss, and authenticity in her new poetry collection Tell Me Something True; a collaboration born from friendship, art, and early-morning writing rituals.
![Weekly Reflection November 3, 2025]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1762210632/sandomenico/t5el0hvwjsbn227omy3i/WeeklyReflection-FoodInsecurity-thmb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1762210632/sandomenico/t5el0hvwjsbn227omy3i/WeeklyReflection-FoodInsecurity-thmb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1762210632/sandomenico/t5el0hvwjsbn227omy3i/WeeklyReflection-FoodInsecurity-thmb.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1762210632/sandomenico/t5el0hvwjsbn227omy3i/WeeklyReflection-FoodInsecurity-thmb.jpg","width":810}])
This week is the start of our Thanksgiving Food Drive. For the next three weeks, students from our Lower, Middle, and Upper Schools will all be working together to collect food and learn about food justice.
![Weekly Reflection October 27, 2025]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1761586520/sandomenico/ydlfc0iqp1gw4jfwzfbt/Bear-at-the-zoo102725.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1761586520/sandomenico/ydlfc0iqp1gw4jfwzfbt/Bear-at-the-zoo102725.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1761586520/sandomenico/ydlfc0iqp1gw4jfwzfbt/Bear-at-the-zoo102725.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1761586520/sandomenico/ydlfc0iqp1gw4jfwzfbt/Bear-at-the-zoo102725.jpg","width":810}])
I always keep an eye out for interesting animal stories. They teach us so much about different ways of being...
![Weekly Reflection October 20, 2025]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1760976428/sandomenico/korvgew56ozyhmbuklx7/DiwaliRangoli102025-thmb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1760976428/sandomenico/korvgew56ozyhmbuklx7/DiwaliRangoli102025-thmb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1760976428/sandomenico/korvgew56ozyhmbuklx7/DiwaliRangoli102025-thmb.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1760976428/sandomenico/korvgew56ozyhmbuklx7/DiwaliRangoli102025-thmb.jpg","width":810}])
Today is Diwali, the Hindu festival of light. This holiday celebrates the victory of light over darkness, good over evil, and knowledge over ignorance...
![Weekly Reflection October 13, 2025]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1760377480/sandomenico/rhxbtv0qohsy1pmttvhu/OakTreeonCampus101325.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1760377480/sandomenico/rhxbtv0qohsy1pmttvhu/OakTreeonCampus101325.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1760377480/sandomenico/rhxbtv0qohsy1pmttvhu/OakTreeonCampus101325.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1760377480/sandomenico/rhxbtv0qohsy1pmttvhu/OakTreeonCampus101325.jpg","width":810}])
We are many parts of a single body,
people drawn from every tribe,
every nation, every language,
some indigenous peoples of the land,
some refugees, immigrants and pilgrims,
all of us searching for a place
where we belong.
-Mark Charles, Native American Activist and Author
![Weekly Reflection October 6, 2025]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1759772418/sandomenico/leu2lsacemr0ad3i3bo6/AutumnMoonCards100625-thmb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1759772418/sandomenico/leu2lsacemr0ad3i3bo6/AutumnMoonCards100625-thmb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1759772418/sandomenico/leu2lsacemr0ad3i3bo6/AutumnMoonCards100625-thmb.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1759772418/sandomenico/leu2lsacemr0ad3i3bo6/AutumnMoonCards100625-thmb.jpg","width":810}])
This week we celebrate the Chinese Autumn Moon Festival. On this night, families and friends gather together to gaze at the full moon.
![Weekly Reflection September 29, 2025]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1759167051/sandomenico/p6ogu2cdb29x9stm0mn4/CloudsoverCampus-thmb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1759167051/sandomenico/p6ogu2cdb29x9stm0mn4/CloudsoverCampus-thmb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1759167051/sandomenico/p6ogu2cdb29x9stm0mn4/CloudsoverCampus-thmb.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1759167051/sandomenico/p6ogu2cdb29x9stm0mn4/CloudsoverCampus-thmb.jpg","width":810}])
This week we celebrate the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur, a time of inward reflection, atonement, and forgiveness.
![Weekly Reflection September 22, 2025]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1758569766/sandomenico/i6wg3fkyqplhoibayhju/PeacePole-Miwok-092225.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1758569766/sandomenico/i6wg3fkyqplhoibayhju/PeacePole-Miwok-092225.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1758569766/sandomenico/i6wg3fkyqplhoibayhju/PeacePole-Miwok-092225.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1758569766/sandomenico/i6wg3fkyqplhoibayhju/PeacePole-Miwok-092225.jpg","width":810}])
Every year we celebrate Peace Day by adding a new language panel to our Peace Pole...
![College Counseling at SD: A Journey of Discovery, Not a Checklist]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1758304760/sandomenico/sycsuf0fjvlxe2jmdb3i/CollegeCounseling091925-thmb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1758304760/sandomenico/sycsuf0fjvlxe2jmdb3i/CollegeCounseling091925-thmb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1758304760/sandomenico/sycsuf0fjvlxe2jmdb3i/CollegeCounseling091925-thmb.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1758304760/sandomenico/sycsuf0fjvlxe2jmdb3i/CollegeCounseling091925-thmb.jpg","width":810}])
SD’s College Counseling team guides each student through a personalized process rooted in reflection, self-awareness, and purpose—helping them find not just a school, but the right fit for their future.
![Dorm News: Community Dinner and Karaoke Night]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1758303731/sandomenico/cz4zfdvdktegpgz7o5md/DormNews-Karaoke091925-thmb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1758303731/sandomenico/cz4zfdvdktegpgz7o5md/DormNews-Karaoke091925-thmb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1758303731/sandomenico/cz4zfdvdktegpgz7o5md/DormNews-Karaoke091925-thmb.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1758303731/sandomenico/cz4zfdvdktegpgz7o5md/DormNews-Karaoke091925-thmb.jpg","width":810}])
Residential Life is about sharing laughter, stories, and traditions that turn Friday evenings into unforgettable moments.
![Middle Schoolers Choose the Real World]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1758040140/sandomenico/dkuh9teej8utngvbjzly/MSMantisRelease091625-thmb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1758040140/sandomenico/dkuh9teej8utngvbjzly/MSMantisRelease091625-thmb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1758040140/sandomenico/dkuh9teej8utngvbjzly/MSMantisRelease091625-thmb.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1758040140/sandomenico/dkuh9teej8utngvbjzly/MSMantisRelease091625-thmb.jpg","width":810}])
Through a classroom debate over the fate of a praying mantis, students explore life’s toughest question: play it comfortably safe or grow with challenges.
![Weekly Reflection September 15, 2025]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1757950352/sandomenico/gx9tbtq3ds2vecdnp4j5/WeeklyReflection-Garden-091525.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1757950352/sandomenico/gx9tbtq3ds2vecdnp4j5/WeeklyReflection-Garden-091525.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1757950352/sandomenico/gx9tbtq3ds2vecdnp4j5/WeeklyReflection-Garden-091525.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1757950352/sandomenico/gx9tbtq3ds2vecdnp4j5/WeeklyReflection-Garden-091525.jpg","width":810}])
We are born into this mystery. Why are we here? What is the purpose of our life? What are we meant to do? The most important questions may not have answers...
![A Joyful Gathering Celebrates the Power of Community and Legacy]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1757711515/sandomenico/gwpot7zv0yanwnqnewrt/OpeningReflection091225-thmb.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1757711515/sandomenico/gwpot7zv0yanwnqnewrt/OpeningReflection091225-thmb.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1757711515/sandomenico/gwpot7zv0yanwnqnewrt/OpeningReflection091225-thmb.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1757711515/sandomenico/gwpot7zv0yanwnqnewrt/OpeningReflection091225-thmb.jpg","width":810}])
Students, faculty, and family gather for San Domenico’s Opening of School Community Reflection
San Domenico generally maintains institutional neutrality, avoiding public stances on controversial issues unless they directly relate to our mission or significantly impact our community. This approach fosters an inclusive environment that respects diverse perspectives and encourages students to form their own informed opinions. While the School will not take or communicate positions on most political or world events, we remain committed to addressing important issues through thoughtful discourse and education on campus. For more details, please see our Guidelines on Public Statements in Response to World Events.