Every time a new technology arrives, it finds its way into education, and every time, we are handed the same choice: listen to the people trying to sell it to us, or listen to teachers.
One of my challenges as the Director of Enrollment Management is to try to succinctly explain what social emotional learning looks like at Friends to families who are visiting the school. The challenge lies in that S.E.L. is just a part of us at this point.
A recent Pre-K science experiment exemplified what Friends School is all about: approaching life—and all of its problems and challenges—with curiosity, wonder, and kindness toward others.
This week my twins started ninth grade. I’ve been looking at two photos side by side: the two of them on their first day of preschool, and the two of them this week, walking into high school. For so long, high school feels like a destination until suddenly you’re standing there.
Much of the most important work that happens in the classroom is invisible to the outside eye. It’s the everyday, behind-the-scenes reality of teaching.
10 kids, Erik and I, four days in Reno. Our middle school advanced jazz band just came home from one of the oldest and most respected school jazz festivals in the country, and they took third place in their division!
