Galileo Academy of Science and Technology (formerly Galileo High School) is a public secondary school located in San Francisco's Russian Hill and Marina District neighborhoods. The school is a part of the San Francisco Unified School District.
Galileo has two regular hour schedules with 7-minute passing period (Monday and Friday at 3:10PM), one early-leave day with 7-minute passing period (Tuesday at 1:00PM, staff until 3:10PM), and two block per...
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Galileo Academy of Science and Technology (formerly Galileo High School) is a public secondary school located in San Francisco's Russian Hill and Marina District neighborhoods. The school is a part of the San Francisco Unified School District.
Galileo has two regular hour schedules with 7-minute passing period (Monday and Friday at 3:10PM), one early-leave day with 7-minute passing period (Tuesday at 1:00PM, staff until 3:10PM), and two block period days with homeroom and 7-minute passing periods (Wednesdays with 1st, 3rd, and 5th periods; Thursday with 2nd, 4th, and 6th periods and dismiss at 3:10PM).
On December 10, 1920, Major Joseph P. Nourse, who had been actively engaged in educational work in the city for many years, became the first principal of Galileo High School. Throughout the summer, carpenters were busy converting the Red Cross Building, located on Fulton Street near the Civic Center. On August 1, 1921, Galileo High School welcomed its student body into the remodeled...
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