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 …
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!
Conversations: Tibetan Lamas Visit
Anne Dickerson Lind, mother of freshman Oskar, introduced Lama Thogmed and Lama Lhundrop of the oldest Tibetan lineage tradition, the Buddhist tradition called “Nyingma,” which means “ancient.” She explained that they would be reciting in Tibetan the Guru Rinpoche blessing, also called “Padmasambhava,” which means “lotus born.” As Tim Johnson put it, our visitors were …
Conversations: On Religious Violence and Learning
Rev. Can. Charles Gibbs, Bay School Trustee, spoke at yesterday's Morning Meeting about 9/11, the recent embassy attacks and making the choice to learn about religions other than our own. Hear his speech or read his letter for United Religions Initiative below. Listen to the MP3 Here A Message from URI’s Executive Director 12 September …
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Morning Meetings
Morning meetings are an important part of the Bay life. Every morning, except Wednesdays, the school gathers and spends time together. Various events happen at morning meetings—sometimes it's a faculty member who gives a brief talk about their spiritual journey, a student club talking about their latest project, a student performance, or a guest speaker. …
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