The original Sky Farm was a wood structure built in the late 1800's that burned to the ground in 1923. It was designed by eminent architect Arthur Brown, Jr. who also designed several landmark structures in the Bay Area including San Francisco's War Memorial Opera House, Coit Tower and City Hall as well as Hoover Tower at Stanford University and Sproul Hall at UC Berkeley. It includes an Italian Renaissance courtyard with vaulted Romeo and Juliet balconies, a soaring Ballroom often flooded with daylight from an adjacent terrace. The mansion originally included a indoor grotto with swimming pool and handball court which have been converted into Prekindergarten and Kindergarten classrooms. It remains proud and majestic while providing a special environment for 300 students.
Many ecosystems provide a rich environmental resource for our students and staff.