Guest Blogger: Drew Lord ’14
Several times each year, I like to use this space to share a message that resonates. This week, I give the floor to St. Luke’s junior, Drew Lord, and a sharp piece he wrote for The Sentinel. I just...
View ArticleNAIS: Think Big, Think Great
Ever since returning from last week’s National Association of Independent Schools’ (NAIS) conference, I’ve tried (and failed) to find an hour to to sit down and share some of my key take-aways with...
View ArticleTeaching & Learning: An Update by Guy Bailey
It is my pleasure to share this space with St. Luke’s Assistant Head of School for Teaching and Learning, Guy Bailey… The 2012-2013 school year has been logged in the books at St. Luke’s, one marked by...
View ArticleWhat Is Learning?
By Head of Upper School Liz Perry It’s my pleasure to turn this week’s “floor” over to Liz Perry. If you’ve not met Liz, this post will illuminate why we are thrilled to welcome her into the St....
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Connecting to the King Legacy
It is my pleasure to turn this space over to Dr. Stephanie Bramlett, St. Luke’s Director of Diversity & Student Life. – Mark Make a career of humanity. Commit yourself to the noble struggle for...
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The Beauty of Difference – A Student Perspective
Senior Kai Burton As a follow up to last week’s guest post by Stephanie Bramlett, please read this personal quote from SLS Senior Kai Burton. Kai attended the December 2013 NAIS People of Color...
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The Only Way To Do It Is To Do It
Mike (3rd from left) at Bootcamp It’s my pleasure to share this post from Upper School Science Chair, Michael Mitchell. For many teachers, the summer is a time of rest and relaxation. I was looking for...
View ArticleWhy Unplug?
It’s my pleasure to feature Academic Technology Director Grant Russell as my guest blogger… Why are we unplugging on Friday, December 12? I posed this question to several faculty members. Others...
View ArticleSJLS: A Student Perspective
My thanks to Colette Juran ’17 who answered our call for a student perspective on the Social Justice Leadership Summit. Well done Colette… On April 16th 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was...
View ArticleThinking About Emotion
“People with purpose, autonomy, relatedness, and competence live happier lives, both immediately and deeply. Success is not a matter exclusively of the heart or the mind, of thought or emotion. It is...
View ArticleJim Foley: Music & Meaning
Jim Foley recently delivered one of best Meditations I’ve ever heard at St. Luke’s. For those not familiar, Meditations are an Upper School tradition wherein a student or faculty member shares a...
View ArticleBalancing Act: Tech Benefits & Boundaries
It’s my pleasure to feature a post by Matt Bavone who wears two hats at St. Luke’s: Upper School Classics teacher and Academic Technologist. Matt shares much-needed guidance for those trying to remove...
View ArticleOpening Eyes
This week I turn my space over to Dr. Stephanie Bramlett, St. Luke’s Director of Diversity & Student Life… “Does my office always look like this?” This was my first thought as I walked into my...
View ArticleLessons from Penn State
Early this month, 18 fraternity brothers were charged in the death of a young man. He died during a drunken “pledge night.” From every angle, this story is pure heartbreak. For the senseless loss of a...
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