Administration Staff

At 9 a.m. on many weekday mornings, the 2XX or so students of Berkeley’s John Muir Elementary School stand in a wide circle in the schoolyard and lift their right feet, then their left feet in unison. Leading the exercise is Principal Greg John, the newest member of the school’s small and tight-knit teaching community. Mr. John joined John Muir in the fall of 2005, and quickly began fusing his educational philosophy and personal interests with the school’s existing traditions. He moved the Monday morning assemblies outside, weather permitting, and began teaching the students the ancient Chinese art of tai chi.