We Cultivate Character
Independent schools foster ethical decision making and civic-mindedness.
Independent schools foster ethical decision making and civic-mindedness.
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Middle Schoolers Learn About Kindness and Gratitude
Middle School boys explored the power of gratitude, while Middle School girls learned about the importance of kindness as they engaged in two-hour workshops on these values this October. The girls’ workshop on kindness was led by Lauren Paul and Molly Thompson, who created the Kind Campaign, an anti-bullying nonprofit that focuses on girl-on-girl conflict. […]
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Applewild Jazz Band Delights Visitors at Fitchburg Art Museum
Visitors to Fitchburg Art Museum’s Art in Bloom exhibit opening on May 1st, couldn’t help but smile. They were greeted with a spontaneous “pop-up” concert by the eighth grade members of Applewild’s Jazz Band. After a gathering drum beat, members of the Jazz Band began to fill the Simonds Building lobby. Adding one, two, or […]
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Poly Prep Service Trip to Cambodia
Watch a video of Poly Prep’s Winter Global Service Trip to Poly’s Cambodian Sister School. Students presented workshops in reading, sports, arts and crafts, music, and English at the Mitapeap School.
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Children Helping Children at Jonathan’s Place
Jonathan’s Place, a Garland-based temporary homeless shelter for children and girls’ treatment center, received special gifts March 25th from a group of students from The Winston School in Dallas. Students in the Middle School Student Government and members of the Upper School Leadership Team joined forces to load and install landscaping mulch throughout areas of […]
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The Hill School accepted into ethical education program
The Hill School – along with only four other schools in the country – has been accepted into the Center for Spiritual and Ethical Education (CSEE) Recognition Program for Excellence in Ethical Education. Last summer, Ellen Nelson, Hill’s chairman of the Arts Department and adviser to the Honor Council, met David Streight, CSEE’s executive director, […]
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Idealism and Humanity at San Francisco Waldorf High School
Through the Idealism and Humanity class at San Francisco Waldorf High School, ninth graders discover themselves within a group and explore ways to resolve differences of beliefs and ideals within society.
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Sewickley Academy Students Tackle LGBTQ Conversations
Former NFL player and current LGBTQ advocate Wade Davis shared his amazing story and inspiring message with the Sewickley Academy community on April 16, 2014. He spoke about his journey through an extremely religious childhood, his dream of playing for the NFL, his 20 plus years of silence about being gay, and his current work […]
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Middle School Games Encourage Responsibility, Collaboration
Inspired by award-winning game designer Jane McGonigal’s TED Talk, middle schoolers at United Friends School (UFS) in Quakertown, PA, invented their own series of games they hoped would create new habits and foster real collaboration among players—ideas that could transfer into the real world. “Games for Social Change” began with students examining, playing, and writing […]
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Sustainability Program Teaches Students to Care For, and About, Their Environment
A typical “Project Day” at Besant Hill School of Happy Valley (BHS), a 9-12 boarding school in Ojai, CA, asks students, faculty, and staff members to take on activities that have been waiting for the right time, the right spirit, and the power of collaboration. Experiential opportunities might include tree planting, landscaping, sifting or building […]
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A Sense of Community
As the Nigerian proverb states, “It takes a village to raise a child”. For this reason, the decision of which school to send our son was an important one. While we certainly sought a school with strong academics, talented teachers, and differentiated instruction, we also looked for elements of character development, community service, and school […]
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Girls in Government, Leadership, and Service at JMSG
Julia Morgan School for Girls’ Girls in Government, Leadership, and Service (GGLS) is a group of students who meet one morning a week to learn more about government, leadership, current issues, and how to effectuate change. Led by Head of School Sandra Luna, the mission of GGLS is to: – Provide opportunities to girls to […]
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Kindness Boomerang
“It’s important to me to teach my class not just to be good students, but to be good people,” said second grade teacher Bridget Runkle. “I want to get across the idea that it’s important to do the right thing when no one is looking. At the second-grade age,” she continued, “there’s a big temptation […]