The Urban School of San Francisco is a private high school located adjacent to Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California. Urban offers a rigorous college preparatory program in math, science, the arts and humanities. All students are issued state-of-the-art laptop computers for school and home use, fully integrating technology into the curriculum. With a faculty and staff of more than 75 persons, Urban combines its challenging academic program with imaginative use of the city and Bay Area as an educational resource.
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—Ben Hecht (1893–1964)