Sightlines
The First Commencement
On May 14, 2021, we celebrated our first commencement at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, in the same hallowed halls to which we welcomed our first students in the fall of 2017.
The Story of Our Motto
Earlier this spring, with our first commencement just around the corner, it was high time to adopt an official school motto for the seal that now appears on the diplomas we will present to our graduates. So we formed a motto committee, gathered recommendations from our school community, and went into deep deliberations, consulting closely with the Class of 2021 along the way.
The College Search as a Journey of Self-Discovery
The college application process is quite involved these days, and given the organizational skill, time, and energy it takes to complete just one application, it is no surprise that students equate the process with other consuming after-school extra-curricular activities.
Holiday Message from Head of School Dr. Clayton Marsh
The Promise of Student-Centered Education
“Just give me what I need to get an A,” a student said to me almost a decade ago about her expectations of her education. In some respects, she was right. Performance measures matter. However, learning approached (by teacher or student) as a mechanistic process risks shortchanging student growth.
Supporting Adolescents’ Emerging Agency
The American philosopher Mortimer Adler once said: “The ultimate end of education is happiness.” This sounds much simpler than it is in practice.