Professional Development in Action: Ellen Greenblatt in Johannesburg

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; …

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 …

African American Spirituality & Philosophy Class at Bay

Darrick Broudy, a humanities teacher at Bay, talks about his African American Spirituality and Philosophy class. Thanks, Darrick! The African American Spirituality and Philosophy course examines the African American experience with a particular emphasis upon the following: African American perceptions of the world around them from their arrival to America as slaves to the modern …