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  • We Nurture Growth

    School Dog at Home

    In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, our Lower School teachers were finding it increasingly difficult to explain to some of their students why they could not return to school this year. Using Head of School, Nancy Mugele’s black lab, River, as inspiration, they created this story to share with students.

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  • We Strengthen Communities

    Lower School STEM teacher uses 3D printer to help protect medical staff against COVID-19

    Lower School STEM Teacher Shannon LoRusso is helping medical personnel by using the school’s 3D printer to make Montana Masks and Face Shields for hospital use. Before Admiral Farragut Academy closed due to coronavirus, she took the 3D printer from the Lower School STEM Lab home and the school provided her materials such as the […]

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  • We Shape the Future

    Durham E-cademy – Day 1

    Durham Academy’s spring break began on March 6. Due to health and safety concerns related to COVID-19, the school decided to suspend on-campus instruction and activities. DA’s 200+ faculty and staff returned from spring break and in 48 hours, launched an online version of DA for 1,227 students in grades Pre-K through 12. The first […]

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  • We Cultivate Character

    Kent School's Grateful Story – A Video

    Each year at Kent School, our Head of School, Nancy Mugele, chooses a word of the year that guides us in thoughts, actions and writing. This year, the word that guides is GRATEFUL. At the start of the school year, everyone at Kent School received a Gratitude Journal. We encourage students and employees to take […]

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  • We Strengthen Communities

    THE GIRLS SCHOOL OF AUSTIN SUPPORTS LOCAL WOMEN AND GIRLS ON INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE GIRL

    To honor the International Day of the Girl on October 11, The Girls School of Austin held a Personal Care Supply Drive benefitting women and girls in the Austin Area. Students, faculty, and staff donated baby supplies, sanitary products, and hair care during this one-day drive. Most of the products collected went to Posada Esperanza […]

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  • We Spark Creativity

    Building a Froebel Playground

    As the inventor of Kindergarten Friedrich Froebel had a profound effect, not only on education, but on culture at large. Frank Lloyd Wright attributed his having become an architect to play with Froebel’s blocks. He said of Froebel’s gifts, 3, 4 and 5, “I can still feel those maple blocks in my hands to this […]

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  • We Cultivate Character

    Arts at 'Iolani School

    The performing and visual arts programs at ‘Iolani School in Honolulu, Hawaii provide students with the experiences, resources, and opportunities to express themselves, discover their passions, and to explore the world and all of its possibilities.

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  • We Challenge Minds

    Using Augmented Reality to Strengthen Community

    “One of the things I love about our learning community is the way grade levels interact with each other,” says Mrs. Miller, the educational technology teacher. “While the buddy program formally matches younger students with older buddies, there are so many other ways students interact with one another. This project was great because the eighth […]

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  • We Encourage Exploration

    Students at St. Paul’s School for Girls Build Living History Exhibit for Alumnae Weekend

    Students in the Women’s History elective at St. Paul’s School for Girls (SPSG) partnered with the Development Office to create a Living History Exhibit on the history of SPSG, which was displayed for the school’s reunion weekend. Beginning with primary source research in the school’s archives, students brainstormed topics of interest, research questions, and initial […]

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  • We Strengthen Communities

    Supporting the Kent School Community

    Each year, students and employees at Kent School participate in Osprey Day, which is a day of service to our school. Students engage in projects to improve our campus and the surrounding area. In conjunction with Osprey Day, we created this video to urge support from parents and alumni to support the school’s annual fund […]

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  • We Strengthen Communities

    Oakhill Celebrates Cultural Diversity

    Although there are small celebrations throughout the year where families and friends of Oakhill are invited to share their diverse heritage and backgrounds, we reserve one day a year to hold our large festival of colors, foods, dress, music, dance, and the people of Oakhill’s culturally rich community, the Global Celebration. This year’s celebration began […]

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  • We Inspire Leadership

    Social Justice Slam and the Power Of Student Voice

    Buckley Country Day School turned its auditorium into a showcase for some of its brightest young minds, sharing some of their most passionate work at the Social Justice Slam. It was certainly a night to remember, as students used their voices and imagery—through poetry and film about social issues and courageous human rights defenders—yielding results […]

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