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An Educational Consultant’s Notes on Lawrence Academy
Each time I visit a school, I sketch notes that captures what I saw & my impressions. I’m sharing my notes from my recent time on Lawrence Academy‘s campus. One quick item before you dive in: to give some context to the school’s Winterim Program, I grabbed a descriptive paragraph from LA’s website. Notes: Lawrence [...]
Read MoreAfternoons at Proctor Academy: Many Talents, Many Perspectives
Editor’s note: we’ve covered the benefits & importance of afternoon athletics and activities in several posts. Physical recreation, drama productions, and club meetings provide outlets adding richness and breadth of experience to boarding school students. Kim Hurlbutt of Proctor Academy’s development office contributes this piece presenting Proctor’s thinking on the broadening of afternoon and activities [...]
Read MoreAn Embodiment of Service: Randolph-Macon Academy Teacher Shapes and Shares the Value of Community Service
Stephanie Portillo, a Spanish teacher at Randolph-Macon Academy recently received the Air Force Association’s Medal of Merit and the Veterans of Foreign Wars’ National Citizenship Education Teacher Award. She has taken her personal dedication to her students. Drawing on her own school service experiences, she now works to instill the understandings and responsibilities of volunteering [...]
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