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One of our very own, humanities teacher Ellen Greenblatt, recently served as a consultant presenter for the Association of International Schools in Africa (AISA) at their 2012 Conference in Johannesburg, which drew 700 delegates from all over Africa. There she represented The Bay School in presenting three separate workshops: Writing to Learn: A School-wide Initiative; …
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“As anger and disillusionment toward the current state of our political system rises, the number of people voting falls? Surely this can’t be the solution.” Senior Walker spoke at Morning Meeting recently about the aim of The Bay School mock election, citing nation-wide lack of citizen participation as a serious issue that even the youngest …
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Lori Cohen, a humanities teacher, spoke at Morning Meeting about her experience with mindfulness – from her initial skepticism to her current experience, which falls in line with recent scientific findings about the emotional benefits of being present. She delved into three personal experiences with different types of meditation aimed at achieving different results, before …
Rock climbing leaders Darrick Broudy and Mio Berk both came upon the activity the same way many of their students do – by happy accident. And they, like so many students, were quickly drawn in by the activity – equal parts puzzle, sport and play – that brought them thrice a week to a world-class, …
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Summer and Valerie, seniors at The Bay School, teamed up with social benefit organization Mira as part of their senior project. Here’s what they had to say about what they’re doing, why they chose it and how they plan to make a difference. > We are taking over International Aid club this year and we …
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