a private school with a public purpose

SBMS endeavors to connect our students and schools with the community through meaningful partnerships and collaborations. Our purpose is greater than just serving ourselves; we are here to learn how to serve others.

Community Action Club

Our school's Community Action Club is not just about service; it's about student leadership. Students take charge of creating service-based projects that engage with our local community and beyond. They decide which social issue they'd like to help and brainstorm ways to effect change. Our Community Action Club, led by students, holds fundraisers on campus and engages in actions to bring about change.
We participate in service opportunities such as creating and installing pop-up libraries around town, hosting hunger banquets to support our local homeless population, holding Unity Shoppe food drives, and sewing pillowcase dresses for orphans in Africa.

Partners & Projects

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  • Community Action Projects

    • Local Pop Up Libraries
    • SBMS Farmers Market
    • Hunger Banquet
    • We Are Silent - Raising Awareness for those who find themselves without a “voice” of their own)
    • Bici Familia Neighborhood Workshops
    • Recycle Bins 
    • Little Dresses for Africa - (pillowcase dresses)
    • First Thursday Art Show
    • Direct Relief Flower Drive
    • Backyard Bounty Orange Picking
    • Special Olympics - soccer coaches

  • Local Community Partnerships

    • Adam's Angels 
    • Alexandria Gardens Assisted Living
    • Boys & Girls Club of Santa Barbara - Sports Drive
    • Circle of Friends
    • Community Environmental Council (CEC) Earth Day
    • CSA - Farmbox Collective 
    • Cycling Without Age Santa Barbara 
    • Direct Relief International
    • Domestic Violence Solutions 
    • Food Bank of Santa Barbara
    • Franklin Elementary School
    • Free the Children - WE Day
    • Handlebar Coffee Roasters
    • Hazards Cyclesport
    • Maritime Museum
    • Milpas Laundromat - Fluff & Fold
    • MTD Transportation
    • PATH Homeless Shelter (formerly Casa Esperanza)
    • Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition/Bici Centro
    • Santa Barbara Bowl
    • Santa Barbara Food Bank
    • Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara
    • Special Olympics
    • The Purse Project
    • Transition House
    • Truth Aquatics
    • UCSB Arts & Lectures
    • Unite to Light
The feeling I got from seeing all of the Special Olympians' faces light up made the whole thing worthwhile. You could see how much that day meant to everyone there, and it was a truly beautiful moment. -Lucky Drucker, 7th grade, member of the Community Action Club
Santa Barbara Middle School cultivates in our students passion for life and life-long learning, a deep sense of trust in themselves, strength and courage to succeed at life's challenges, and compassion and respect for others.
Santa Barbara Middle School ● 1321 Alameda Padre Serra ● Santa Barbara, CA 93103
Tel: 805-682-2989 ● office@sbms.org