About Galileo

Galileo Academy of Science & Technology is located in the historic north end of San Francisco, and was originally built in 1921. Galileo currently has a staff of more than 120 and serves more than 2,400 students.

The lion is the official mascot of Galileo. In Latin, Galileo means "Gallic Lion." Thus, in sports and other inter-school activities the team members are known as the Galileo Lions. The official school colors are Purple and Gold, although gold was replaced by orange for a period of time.

The school is commonly known as just "Gal" or "G-House".  Galileo also has its internal Television Network - G-House TV, which is broadcast by students of the Academy of Information Technology (AoIT).

It is the only Bay Area school with its own observatory which is currently not in use nor under plans for renovation at the moment.

Galileo received the 2005 California Distinguished School Award along with the 2005 CTE Award - one of the very few schools that were awarded this.
The school motto is "Eppure si muove." Italian for "And yet it moves." As the story goes, Galileo was told to deny his scientific findings that the earth moved, or be punished - so he did as he was ordered. But on his way out he mumbled to himself, "And yet it moves."

Galileo is notable for its rollcall of alumni who achieved fame in their own right. Figures include Joe DiMaggio; NFL wide receiver, Bobby Shaw; Chinese Playground author, Bill Lee and movie star, Barbara Bouchet.
One Galileo alumni, however, achieved notoriety – O.J. Simpson

Contact Information:
Galileo Academy of Science & Technology
415 749 3430
1150 Francisco Street, San Francisco, CA 94109
http://galileoweb.org