By Briony Chown, head of Lower School At the beginning of November, Lower School students filed into the Balboa Theater, ready to watch the ballet. There were gasps of excitement.
By Kristy Johnson, head of Middle School We all experience feedback daily in various forms throughout our lives. The type of feedback and how we receive it help us improve.
By Thomas Trocano, head of Upper School As I continue to learn and grow in my role as the head of Upper School, I often find myself missing the classroom..
By Colleen O’Boyle, assistant head of school for academic affairs November 16, 2022 Dear Country Day, As a child, my paternal grandfather would often visit from New York City and.
By Michelle Hirschy, director of wellness The start of the school year is such a joyous time for many children and families. Some students are excited to meet their new.
By Gary Krahn, Ph.D., head of school It is never too late to read Richard Feynman’s book The Pleasure of Finding Things Out. The book is a somewhat haphazard collection of.
By Valencia Valentine Hamman, Co-Director of College Counseling At a recent family gathering, with guests from 10-year-olds to grandparents, the younger relatives were asked what they wanted to be when they.
By Michelle Hirschy, LJCDS director of wellness and Nicholas Chan, M.D., assistant clinical professor, psychiatry at UC San Diego In a world where it feels as though compromise is fleeting.
By Lucas Jacob, director of Writing, Communication and Media Literacy When I was 11 years old, my sixth-grade classmates and I patrolled the aisles of the local grocery store, clipboards.
By Kristy King, director of the Learning Resource Center “I’m wondering. I’m thinking. I’m feeling.” These are just a few of the sentence-starters fourth graders use when engaging in book.
“I don’t need to be shy”
By Briony Chown, head of Lower School At the beginning of November, Lower School students filed into the Balboa Theater, ready to watch the ballet. There were gasps of excitement.
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Competency-based Learning
By Kristy Johnson, head of Middle School We all experience feedback daily in various forms throughout our lives. The type of feedback and how we receive it help us improve.
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Reflection On Past Teaching
By Thomas Trocano, head of Upper School As I continue to learn and grow in my role as the head of Upper School, I often find myself missing the classroom..
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Challenge
By Colleen O’Boyle, assistant head of school for academic affairs November 16, 2022 Dear Country Day, As a child, my paternal grandfather would often visit from New York City and.
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What to do if Your Child Doesn’t Want to go to School
By Michelle Hirschy, director of wellness The start of the school year is such a joyous time for many children and families. Some students are excited to meet their new.
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Being Comfortable With Uncertainty
By Gary Krahn, Ph.D., head of school It is never too late to read Richard Feynman’s book The Pleasure of Finding Things Out. The book is a somewhat haphazard collection of.
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The Future Landscape of Work
By Valencia Valentine Hamman, Co-Director of College Counseling At a recent family gathering, with guests from 10-year-olds to grandparents, the younger relatives were asked what they wanted to be when they.
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Seeking Answers and Solutions to Mental Health Concerns
By Michelle Hirschy, LJCDS director of wellness and Nicholas Chan, M.D., assistant clinical professor, psychiatry at UC San Diego In a world where it feels as though compromise is fleeting.
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The What and Why of Media Literacy
By Lucas Jacob, director of Writing, Communication and Media Literacy When I was 11 years old, my sixth-grade classmates and I patrolled the aisles of the local grocery store, clipboards.
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How We WIN
By Kristy King, director of the Learning Resource Center “I’m wondering. I’m thinking. I’m feeling.” These are just a few of the sentence-starters fourth graders use when engaging in book.
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