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Early One Morning

A bird  the color of a stop sign. High on a tree at the Buttercup Farm Sanctuary.  A scarlet tanager.…

16 years ago

What a Concert!

Last fall Gabe ('11) made a  Intensive Studies project proposal to Liz. It involved composing music, delving into theory,  harmony,…

16 years ago

Thicker than water

I was sorry to miss this event but Lynn sent me pictures.This was a lesson in viscosity. They started with…

16 years ago

The Pirates of Penzance

A hearing mistake  means a boy indentured to a pirate not a ship's pilot. Pirate or pilot, orphan or  often…

16 years ago

Brain Surgery

Can you tell the anterior cortex, amygdala, and  parietal lobe from  the optic chiasma and  the corpus collosum? If not…

16 years ago

Then and Now

Steve found this photograph in the basement. Along the bottom it says: Kindergarten Thru Ninth Grade Established 1934. And on…

16 years ago

Winter Recital

Great Winter Recital on Thursday with music from J.S. Bach to James Taylor via Debussy and Charlie Parker along with…

16 years ago

Snow! “Now don’t eat it, Scout, you’re wasting it”

With the chance of a snow day looming and with the news of snow across much of Alabama my mind…

16 years ago

Like a good debate?

Interested in education? Like a good debate? Then Bridging Differences is for you. It's an ongoing debate between two of…

16 years ago

10 Tips for Creating a 21st Century Classroom Experience

Can design help children learn? That's the cover story of in the February Metropolis Magazine lent to me last week…

16 years ago