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Congratulations to the Class of 2019!

Clairbourn School congratulates its eighth grade graduates, the Class of 2019! These twenty-seven students have distinguished themselves with academic achievements, leadership accomplishments, and creative community-building activities. This class includes volleyball and golf champions, math competition winners, award-winning artists, published composers, and many highly dedicated student government leaders. Their positive and inclusive class spirit will be remembered by those still at Clairbourn for many years to come. The Class of 2019 will be attending Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy, Flintridge Prep, Gabrielino High School, Harvard-Westlake Upper School, LaSalle College Preparatory, Loyola High School, Maranatha High School, Mayfield Senior School, Polytechnic School, Principia Upper School, San Marino High School, Saint Francis High School, and Westridge School.

Clairbourn School Provides Private School Education for Preschool, Kindergarten, Elementary School, and Middle School Grades | Serving Families in the Pasadena, California, Area and Surrounding Cities (K-12 Private Schools) | Clairbourn is a 501(c)3 charitable organization. Click here to request information.

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The Class of 2015 College Send-Off Reunion

Twenty-two members of Clairbourn’s Class of 2015, and some of their parents, returned to campus for a reunion celebrating their completion of high school and their new adventures in college. They enjoyed yearbooks, a breakfast buffet and time for visiting with each other before joining the Awards Assembly where they shared their future plans with teachers, current students, and parents in attendance. Afterwards, they spent time on the playground, visiting classrooms, and speaking to their former teachers who were thrilled to see them all grown up.

Clairbourn School Provides Private School Education for Preschool, Kindergarten, Elementary School, and Middle School Grades | Serving Families in the Pasadena, California, Area and Surrounding Cities (K-12 Private Schools) | Clairbourn is a 501(c)3 charitable organization. Click here to request information.

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Class of 2019 Graduation Remarks from Head of School Dr. Patzlaff

The Class of 2019 is special in many ways. They demonstrated creativity when some of them wrote and produced an original song for the whole middle school to perform in the Thanksgiving assembly. They demonstrated generosity when class members donated original art for display in the Manor House. They demonstrated tenacity and sportsmanship when they won the league volleyball championship this year. They showed leadership when they started new traditions, like the international lunch, that bring the school together. They showed heart when they found they had exceeded their fundraising goals and chose to donate the funds to a deserving charity. They showed scholarship when class members earned significant merit scholarships at many of the high schools they will attend next year. This is an amazing group of individuals who, together embody the mission of Clairbourn, Creating scholars and leaders with heart.

Head of School Dr. Amy Patzlaff spoke to the graduating Class of 2019 at their Graduation Ceremony on June 5, 2019.
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Student Council Awards and Officer Election Results

On Friday, Student Council Coordinator Laurie Corwin presented candy-necklace awards to all who served on the 2018-2019 Clairbourn Student Council. Class Representatives for the first half of the school year included sixth-graders Dylan W., Brian X. and Vanessa H., seventh-graders Matthew R. and Kaylie S., and eighth-graders Aidan S. and Chelsea C.  Class Representatives, for the second half of the school year were sixth-graders Belen C, Sarah I., and William L., seventh-graders Kaylie S., Alexander L., and Kevin Z., and eighth-graders Aaron C. and Emily W. They served alongside the four officers elected in May of 2018, Cyanne J., Secretary, Matthew C., Treasurer, Kennedy K., Vice President, and Isabel C., President.

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8th Grade Cardboard Regatta

On Tuesday, the 8th grade class participated in the annual Cardboard Regatta—a cardboard boat-making and racing competition held in the school pool.  The eighth-graders studied the physics of buoyancy and tested their understanding by designing and building cardboard passenger boats.   Working in teams of 4 to 5 students,  they used sheets of cardboard, 6 rolls of duct tape, and a thin sheet of plastic wrap.  During the race, five points was earned for every team member that crossed the pool in their boat. Coming in fourth place was the yellow team with half a lap. Tied for third place was the teal team and the pink team. Each of those boats carried two people one length of the pool, for a total of 10 points each.  Coming in second place was the red team. Their team earned 35 points.

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The Annual Art Show

Artwork conceptualized and crafted by students during the school year were on display in the Annual Art Show, which took over the entire Multi-Purpose Building on the same night as the spring Open House. The expansive walls of the MPB were filled with hundreds of paintings, drawings, prints, and mixed-media works, while the center areas contained ceramic displays and additional groupings of more paintings and drawings. All grades had work in the show, and students in Grades K through 5 had at least two pieces plus a ceramic project on display.

Clairbourn appreciates the hard work of art teacher Hayley Ball and her team of volunteers who helped put on this impressive show. Her installers were middle school students Kristy S., Jessie K., Samantha F., Estella B., Barbra C., Piper K., Madison B., and Roxy P., along with the maintenance staff, and music teacher Mrs. Kiertzner. 

Clairbourn School Provides Private School Education for Preschool, Kindergarten, Elementary School, and Middle School Grades | Serving Families in the Pasadena, California, Area and Surrounding Cities (K-12 Private Schools) | Clairbourn is a 501(c)3 charitable organization. Click here to request information.

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Open House Event

Families turned out in large numbers for the Clairbourn Open House event on Tuesday May 21. The purpose was two-fold; to view special projects in the students’ current classrooms and to meet the teachers and preview the projects in the upcoming grade levels. Specialists for music, foreign language, and library were also on hand to show off their learning spaces and to show student activities from the 2018-2019 school year.The middle school was also open, and parents got to see science projects and had a chance to ask questions about curriculum, grading, teacher expectations, and much, much more!

Clairbourn School Provides Private School Education for Preschool, Kindergarten, Elementary School, and Middle School Grades | Serving Families in the Pasadena, California, Area and Surrounding Cities (K-12 Private Schools) | Clairbourn is a 501(c)3 charitable organization. Click here to request information.

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Clairbourn’s Willy Wonka Jr. Carnival

Fond family memories were formed at the Willy Wonka Jr. themed Carnival held at Clairbourn School in early May. The weather was perfect for getting drenched in the dunk tank or sampling the super-soaker maze, running the inflatable obstacle course, or winning prizes in the games-of-skill booths that lined the field. Lots of girls and guys found their way to the Beauty Bar booth to spray fun colors in their hair, others enjoyed the Willy Wonka photo booth, and the smallest children took delight in the simple pleasure of rolling down the hill adjacent to the field with their friends.

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Clairbourn’s Shakespeare Play: A 1920s Take on Twelfth Night

Clairbourn’s school community was treated to an unforgettable production of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night performed by Clairbourn 6th-8th grade students in early March. This crowd-pleasing show took place in an Old Globe Theater setting, constructed in the school’s gymnasium. Over three consecutive show dates, the production featured a variety of humorous antics, stage fighting, great costumes, original music and stand-out performances. It is noteworthy that this unabridged, unedited production was offered by young people between the ages of eleven and fourteen.

Estella B. plays “Maria, secretary to Olivia.”

The Roaring Twenties setting dazzled the audience with its costuming and jazzy tunes. Singing, live student accompaniment, dancing and action sequences—for instance, the comic boxing match—appealed to first grade students on up to adults. The young students who attended sat in the “groundlings” section where they were right on top of the action and thrills.

Clairbourn’s English teacher Janet Taylor provides an academic foundation for the production. Well before auditions occur, students learn the storyline and character relationships in English classes, and work through the meaning of unfamiliar words and terms. By the time the student-actors face their first show date, they have a good understanding of their lines (including some elements of rhetorical structure), and they have  the tools to bring their performances to life with the humor and wit required of a Shakespearean comedy.

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