La Jolla Country Day School

“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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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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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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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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Agency, Advocacy and Autonomy

By Dan Lenzen, director of Design & Innovation Annually around this time of year, I start reflecting on the students who are about to graduate from the Design and Innovation (D&I).

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Limits are Love

By Nicholas Chan, M.D., Rady Children’s Hospital, LJCDS wellness partner I suspect that many of you, like myself, had your fill of parenting over the holiday break. With the children.

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Personal Branding and the College Search Process

By Damien Fatongia, Managing Director of College Counseling Open up your favorite social media app, and you can’t miss it. It’s everywhere. Social media profiles (businesses and individuals) are all carefully.

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When to See a Mental Health Provider?

By Desiree Shapiro, MD, psychiatrist at Rady Children’s Hospital and professor at UC San Diego As a parent, guardian or caregiver, you live through it all: the excitement and thrills.

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Importance of Global Perspective

By Meghan Edwards assistant head of Middle School for Academics and Global Education As parents and educators, we are invested in ensuring that our students are poised for success in.

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How to Help Your Child Develop Fine Motor Skills

By Terri Zimmerman, kindergarten educator As a kindergarten teacher for more than 20 years, I have witnessed the decline of fine motor skills. With the advent of computers, writing has.