Spring is in the Air ...
The nights are longer, the weather warmer (at least for the moment), and spring is in the air. Spring Break is also just around the corner so whether it's camps or day trips, we have a lot of great resources for you. Visit our home page and our new Calendar Highlights Page weekly so you don't miss a thing.
 School Enrollment Updates
The San Francisco Unified School District letters are out. If you got the school you wanted, great! Be sure to return the letter and required documents to the assigned school and register March 1021. If you did not get a school of your choice, there are many opportunities to find out what to do next. See our Public School Page for a detailed list of counseling sessions. You can also contact the Educational Placement Office (415) 241-6085 or Parents for Public Schools (415) 468-7077 for help.
Deadlines:
March 21Deadline to accept your assigned school. You must go to the school and turn in your paperwork.
March 28Deadline to submit Round II applications, appeals, amended choices and waitpool.
April 27Round II assignment letters mailed.
April 30May 9Register at the school to accept Round II school assignment.
SFKids.org Features
In the coming months we will be featuring more and more articles written by local parents and parenting experts. If you want to submit something to be posted on the site or if there is something you would really like to see written about, please let us know by emailing webmaster@sfkids.org.
This month we have four great articles:
Summer Day Camps for Preschoolers and Entering Kindergarteners by Robin Dutton-Cookston
Four Key Tips for Online Scholarship Searching by Kyle Collins
Parenting Overachiever vs. Overreacher: Is there Really Any Difference? by Jennie Rose
First Food Ceremony by Robin Dutton-Cookston
Our New Events Highlight Page
 Our new Events Page lists a summary of great happenings going on each week. To find it, just click on the Events icon now living on our home page. Visit the Family Events Calendar to see our full listings.
 Parent Teacher Conference Tips
Spring conferences are right around the corner. SFUSD's are March 17-21. Schools are dismissed one hour earlier than usual. However, you don't have to wait until the official school conference week to schedule a conference! If you need to talk to a teacher, make an appointment at any time of the year. Here are some things to keep in mind from the National Education Association (NEA).
Start the conference right: be there on time, and plan not to run over the amount of time that has been set aside.
If you are a working parent who can't arrange to meet during regular hours, make this clear to the teacher and try to set up a time to meet that is good for both of you, or schedule a phone conference. Read more tips.
Discover Five Must-Ask Questions from FamilyEducation.
Imagine a Family-Friendly San Francisco
DCYF's Community Conversations have been going on for the last couple of months. If you missed them you can still have your voice heard. Take the online survey.
It's Camp Sign-up Season
If you missed the camp fair don't despair. We've been busy updating all of our camps listings. SFkids.org has the most comprehensive list of San Francisco camps around. See our Camps Page to browse around for something your kids will enjoy. Are we missing a San Francisco camp? Please let us know.
Looking for Camps for children with learning or attention challenges? www.Schwablearning.org is a great resource. See their article "Selecting a Summer Camp for a Child with Learning or Attention Difficulties."
Spring Break Camps
Spring Break camps are registering now. See our list of School Break Camps. Looking for Spring Break Camps for Preschoolers? We have the cheat sheet!
Cool Camp Highlights 
You know all about the usual camps, but there are some more unusual camps out there too. Here are a couple of our favorites:
Cooking: There are two great cooking camps in the City EJ's Cookin' With Class and Apron Strings. A few other camps offer sessions with cooking but don't have that as their only focus, see our Camps Page/Cooking to find them.
Sewing/Fashion: Wee Scotty offers a great sewing and fashion design camp. Project Runway watch out!
Chess: Academic Chess
Photography: Kathi O'Leary Photography Camp
 What Are You Doing for Spring Break?
Spring Break season seems to go on forever this year, with public, private and preschools all taking off on different weeks this year. The upside is that the crowds won't be as bad as they could be.
Looking for ideas about what to do?
Check our Active Fun Page for places to bike, bowl, or fish.
See our Events Calendar for lots of ideas.
Use our Adventures Pages for listings of museums, libraries, beaches, and more.
Have time to get out of town for the day? See our Out of the City Page.
Play tourist in your own city for a change, use our City Sights Page for ideas.
Don't usually take public transportation? A great day trip can be had just riding the rails! See our Transportation and Getting Around Page for some great resources and ideas. Did you know that BART offers a youth discount pass?
Is snow on your agenda? Read more on our tips and resources for your Family Snow Adventure.
 Just for Teens
Crissy Field EcoCareer Day, March 15 for High school students to get the "dirt" on jobs for the environment! Come and meet professional activists, educators, scientists, and business people, and learn how to turn your passion into a career. Also check out fun, hands-on workshops and a resource fair on volunteer, job, and educational opportunities. Call (415) 561-7767 for more information.
Teens! Apply for ZeumMasters Internship Program. The program is a structured employment and training internship for teens interested in developing advanced creative and technical skills with an emphasis on leadership development, community service, and mentorship. Teens, ages 14-18, are selected each year to serve as Zeum visitor guides, facilitating the Zeum experience by assisting visitors of all ages in activities such as creating clay animation movies, music videos, and digital art. Deadline is April 30!
Many camps and community organizations will be looking for teens who need to complete community service hours for school or for benefiting the community. See our Volunteering page for ideas.
Check out our Youth Employment pages for more summer job ideas.
Calendar Fun Ideas for Teens...
3/15 Knit Happens! Teen Knitting Club at the Main Library. FREE
3/19 SAT Test Secrets 101 at Stonestown YMCA. FREE
3/22 & 29 Princess Project San Francisco Prom Dress Giveaway. FREE
Spring Break Stonestown YMCA College Bound 2007-08. Road trips for teens to check out Southern California universities or some of the locals.
Studio 101 Music Production Class at Bayview Branch Library. A 10 week class on beat making, keyboarding, production and more using technology. FREE
Here is a heads-up about a great new documentary Girls Rock!
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Hot Picks This Week:
Our Family Events Calendar contains hundreds of listings of local family-friendly events; here are just a few highlights.
Thursday 3/13
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Beauty and the Beast at School of the Arts. Shows run Thursdays through Sundays, March 622, with matinιe performances Saturdays and Sundays. $15-$25
Photography Workshop at Main Library for ages 8 and up at 10:30am. FREE
Friday 3/14
Teen Anime and Manga Club at Main Library, 4-5:30pm. FREE
Breakfast with Enzo at Presidio Dance Theater. A family music show at 10am-noon. $5 per person.
Family Overnight Experience on the USS Hornet in Alameda. Enjoy the ultimate family experience by spending the night onboard the aircraft carrier USS Hornet.
Saturday 3/15
St. Patrick's Day Parade and Festival. FREE
March Gladness Festival in Garfield Park, a resource fair and recreation event for all ages! Families can enjoy barbecue and a soccer and flag-football tournament. FREE
EcoCareer Day for High School Students at Crissy Field. Hands-on workshops and Q & A sessions with professionals, learn about the wide range of jobs that allow you to turn your concern for the urban and natural environment into a paying job. FREE
Junior Engineer Day at Randall Museum. FREE
MOAD Family Day. Free with paid museum admission.
Weekend Workshop at Zeum: BAYCAT Television Studio Experience for ages 12 and up. Free after paid museum admission.
Celebrate Women's History Month at the San Francisco Maritime National Historic Park. FREE
Sunday 3/16
Sprouting Sculpture: Family Studio and Tours at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. FREE
Pinocchio Performance at Young Performers Theatre at Fort Mason. $7-10 admission.
Visit the Easter Bunny at various malls. FREE
Mark Your Calendar Now...
3/22: SpringFest and Egg Hunt at Palega Rec Center. FREE
3/23: Union Street's 17th Annual Spring Celebration & Easter Parade. FREE
3/28-30: San Francisco Autism Film Festival.
4/1: Deadline for Golden Gate National Recreation Area Endangered Species Poster Contest. FREE
4/5: SF Bicycle Coalition Family Kick-off: Healthy Saturdays in Golden Gate Park FREE
4/5: Support for Families Conference. FREE
4/5: Neighborhood Parks Council Park Workday FREE
4/9: Watch for the Olympic torch to pass through San Francisco, the only stop in the U.S. FREE
4/19: Walk and Roll in Golden Gate Park FREE
4/20: Japantown Cherry Blossom Festival FREE
4/20: Green Apple Festival Earth Day Celebration FREE
Inside SFkids.org
Looking for a class for your child?
Looking to meet other parents? See our list of parent Yahoo groups.
San Francisco Free Museum Day List
Search for activities by your child's age. See our age pages on the left side of the home page.
Kids Take the Stage!, an article about local theater classes and camps by Suze Allen.
When What Mommy Needs is Opposite What Kids Want: a Fresh Approach to This Conflict of Interests, by Jennie Rose.
Teaching Your Children to Have Self-Esteem, by Leanne Slaton of Parents Place.
Just Added to SFkids.org
Soccerinsight.net Soccer camps and classes.
Kids' Turn Helping families through parental separation and divorce.
Celsius and Beyond Science Classes and Camps
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