An Independent Day School for Grades 6-12
Life @ Crystal

Service Learning

Crystal Springs Uplands School takes pride in making connections and contributing meaningfully to the world that surrounds us.

  • Sophomore "Difference Maker" Helps Seniors with Puzzles

    KCBS radio featured Saahil J '23 for his work teaching San Mateo seniors how to solve the ever-challenging Rubik's Cube in their "Difference Makers" series. Saahil shifted from teaching children to seniors during the pandemic, inspired by visits to his grandmother and teaching her to master the puzzle.

  • Jazz Musician Entertains the Elderly During Quarantine

    Sophomore Kaiya B ‘23 was featured in a San Mateo Daily Journal article about her weekly jazz concerts for residents of assisted living homes across the nation. Kaiya has organized and played in over 100 virtual concerts since summer 2020...

  • Middle Schoolers Honor our Overseas Troops

    Middle School Students continued an annual tradition of participating in a community service-learning project, “Treats for Troops,” celebrating Veterans Day. Project leader Rohan D '25 writes, "I started this project five years ago. Our school partnered with 'America Supporting Americans'...

  • The Middle School Provides Dinner for Local Families

    Middle School students, families, and PAC members prepared and delivered a contactless homemade dinner for clients at the Life Moves|First Step for Families Homeless Shelter in San Mateo on Saturday, October 10, 2020.

  • Girls Who Code Club Book Drive

    The Girls Who Code (GWC) club started the year with a book drive for the Mid-Peninsula Boys & Girls Club's library. They gathered donations as students came to campus to pick up school supplies for distance learning at home. In all, they received 550 books--double their initial goal--and monetary donations from the Crystal community.
True to one of the school's Core Values, "We Foster Kindness & Inclusion," Crystal encourages and supports students to engage in service with the greater community. From Rebuilding Together to Habitat for Humanity to Family Community Service days, there are ample service opportunities for students and their families.
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Middle School

10 Davis Drive  |  Belmont, CA 94002  |  (650) 645-1000

Upper School

400 Uplands Drive  |  Hillsborough, CA 94010  |  (650) 342-4175
Nondiscriminatory Policy: Crystal Springs Uplands School admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school-administered programs.

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