During our Grandparents and Special Friends Day celebrations on each of St. George’s Campuses this week, I had the opportunity to speak briefly about the vitally important role of grandparents and friends in the lives of our students. During my brief remarks, I mentioned that my own grandparents had played critical roles for me growing […]
Thanksgiving Chapel Talk: Faith and Action
(St. George’s was selected as the 2015 Good Sports Always RecycleTM Sustainability Steward winner by the Tennessee Office of Sustainability for advancements in reducing its overall waste footprint through energy and water conservation, recycling programs and the use of green space. St. George’s Independent School is the only school in the state to be awarded the […]
Parenting in the Wake of the Paris Terrorist Attacks
As our thoughts have been drawn today to France and to Paris in the wake of the tragedy of the terrorist attacks yesterday, I feel a bit ill-equipped as a parent. My daughter is in sixth grade–old enough to have some understanding of the scope of the event, of the larger global context, and of […]
Creating a Progress Culture Through Pilot Programs: Compiled Thoughts
In the Spring of 2012, I wrote a number of blog entries about the role of pilot programs and courses in creating thoughtful progress in a school. These entries feel more relevant than ever to me. My writing in this area grew out of other thinking I had been doing around a concept of a […]
Deep, Thoughtful, Engaged Lives NOW for our Students
As I left The Westminster Schools this summer after serving as Upper School Head, I found myself refining my wishes for high school students in this particular moment in history. In an interview about my departure for the school’s magazine, I said:“It’s not what our students are going to do ten years from now; it’s […]