Electives

Health Connected

• During Extended School Year (ESY - aka summer school), Health Connected provides comprehensive, evidence-based sexual health education to youth, aiming to reduce unintended pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and promote overall well-being. They offer age-appropriate curricula and training programs for educators, empowering young people with the knowledge and skills needed for healthy relationships and informed decision-making. For initial information, you can view these links that show the Table of Contents for each lesson of the curriculum and the explanation of standards met:

  • Teen Talk Middle School | Health Connected 

  • Teen Talk High School | Health Connected 

• We also provide a physical copy of the Teen Talk Middle School and High School curriculum binders for families to preview at our school office. The binders will have all the content including instructor notes, activities, student handouts, and background information. Health Connected asks that parents aren't permitted to make copies or take photos of the material while viewing, and the binders don't leave the premises. 

• For more information, please see their website:
  https://health-connected.org/ 

Rob Skate Academy

• This Bay Area-based organization that offers mindfulness-based skateboarding instruction, focusing on safety, emotional well-being, and personal development for youth. Rob Skate Academy comes to JBA every Wednesday during our Clubs period. 

• For more information, please see their website:
  https://robskate.com/ 

Tandi Family Farms

• Tandi Family Farms is a nonprofit urban farm and educational center in San Leandro, California, dedicated to fostering harmony with nature through sustainable agriculture and community engagement. They helped us build and install our community garden! Please see the video to the right of our Garden Installation Day. We plan to continue to partner with them as our students learn about regenerative farming practices and environmental stewardship. 

• For more information, please see their website:
  https://www.tandifamilyfarms.org/ 

YAX (Youth Art Exchange)

• Youth Art Exchange (YAX) is a San Francisco-based nonprofit that provides free, high-quality arts education to public high school students, focusing on low-income youth and students of color. YAX provides art classes at JBA every Wednesday, teaching disciplines like printmaking, architecture, photography, fashion, and dance. 

• For more information, please see their website:
  https://www.youthartexchange.org/