Justice, a junior at The Bay School, played a few songs on guitar at Morning Meeting. With guitar experience that stretches back to his youngest years, Justice said his selections weren’t typical of what he regularly plays. In performance or competition, he tends toward longer classical or jazz pieces because they require “harder technique and …
Experiences: Ascha Drake on “Chuck Close Face Book”
Update - Tuesday, Nov. 6: "Chuck Close Face Book” made Publishers Weekly's Best Books of 2012 for Children's Nonfiction! Ascha Drake, a teacher of art at The Bay School, talks about the process of co-authoring "Chuck Close Face Book," a vivid peek into the work and world of the enormously popular contemporary painter, printmaker and photographer. Who …
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Conversations: What is the School Life Committee?
Members of the School Life Committee spoke at Morning Meeting about their newly formed group, last year’s accomplishments and this year’s goals. Among their recent endeavors: restructuring the announcement system and creating apt mission statements for each sub-committee. Hear it all here!
MARMOT Program: An Inside Look
When you talk to the MARMOTs you get the answers you seek – and fast – but you’ll come away wondering how you got them. The group answers casual questions the same way they would answer a support desk ticket – eagerly and in unison. You get the feeling they’re the quirky, tech-inclined cells of …
Professional Development in Action: Lori Cohen
Lori Cohen – teacher of humanities, literature, writing, religion and philosophy – discusses how professional development has informed and continues to enhance her classes past, present and future. In particular, she speaks to her recent, NEH grant-funded course and the role it has played in shaping her upcoming new class at The Bay School. This …
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