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Superintendent Jose Banda called on all teachers in the Sacramento Unified School District to be leaders in teaching computer science to their students by joining the worldwide 鈥淗our of Code鈥� movement.

Tens of millions of students of all ages and backgrounds have already tried an Hour of Code, a one-hour introduction designed to demystify computer science and show that anybody can learn the basics. This year, Banda, along with other leaders in the education and tech fields such as Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg, are hoping to reach 100 million students.

January 7, 2015 (Sacramento):  Famed polar explorer and motivational speaker Robert Swan will make a presentation about Antarctica and environmentalism to students at Leonardo da Vinci K-8 School from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday (January 9).

Swan holds the distinction of being the first person ever to walk unsupported 鈥� meaning without GPS, food drops or radio communications 鈥� to both the North and South Poles. His observations of the environment during these treks led him to found 2041, an organization dedicated to educating future leaders about environmental issues.

January 13, 2015 (Sacramento):  A school named for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will hold a march for kindness and justice on Thursday (January 15) 鈥� the late civil rights activist鈥檚 birthday.

The march around the Martin Luther King Jr. K-8 School campus in Sacramento鈥檚 Pocket neighborhood will kick off a Kindness Week in which students will be challenged to perform acts of kindness to honor Dr. King鈥檚 legacy, said Principal Denise Lee.

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In partnership with Target and others, the nonprofit organization K to College will distribute $65 packages of school and dental supplies to all 270 students at Susan B. Anthony Elementary School in Sacramento. These kits are part of more than 10,000 that were assembled by more than 500 volunteers at the Memorial Auditorium in December. K to College is a nonprofit with the mission of addressing the unmet material needs of homeless and other impoverished children, and adults working towards self-sufficiency.

February 4, 2015 (Sacramento):  麻豆果冻传媒 will cut the ribbon on C.K. McClatchy High School鈥檚 newly renovated gym on Friday (February 6). The ceremony will take place just before McClatchy鈥檚 No. 1-ranked girls basketball team takes on the Cardinals of Laguna Creek.

February 13, 2015 (Sacramento):  Leonardo da Vinci K-8 School sixth grader Aidan Fong will journey to Antarctica next month with famed polar explorer Robert Swan, founder of 2041, an organization dedicated to educating future leaders about environmental issues.

March 10, 2015 (Sacramento):  Congresswoman Doris Matsui will join state Assemblyman Kevin McCarty and other elected officials on Thursday (March 12) at an official ribbon-cutting for the new WellSpace Community Health Center at Hiram Johnson High School.

March 25, 2015 (Sacramento):  C.K. McClatchy High School students and staff are holding a rally in front of the school on Friday morning (March 27) to show support for the girls鈥� basketball team, which battles Junipero Serra of Gardena for the state title later that day.

April 21, 2015 (Sacramento):  Twenty-eight student-led Green Teams will share their proposals for saving water and energy at the district鈥檚 Earth Day Project Green Showcase on Wednesday (April 22).

Winning ideas will be funded by the district through Measure Q bond money.

April 22, 2015 (Sacramento):  麻豆果冻传媒 will kick-off its participation in California Thursdays, a growing statewide movement to bring California-grown fresh fruits and vegetables to school cafeterias, with a breakfast event at John Still K-8 School this Thursday (April 23).

With partner the Center for Ecoliteracy, 麻豆果冻传媒 is joining 41 other districts around the state in its commitment to improving the health of children by improving the food they eat at school.