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Designing the Middle School Experience
Designing the Middle School Experience Our team is beginning the process of iterating the Middle School Experience booklet. We are using boards to lay out all of the pages and comparing notes with the Upper School Advantage booklet for new design ideas. We need less text. More images. Easier navigation with clearer headings and groupings. More color. More relevant info. Stay tuned… (For a color, pdf version of the MS Experience visit our website)
Leadership Sandy Springs – Graduation Speech May 7, 2014
At our opening retreat at Amicalola Falls, we were asked to spend 7 minutes writing about the word “leaf.” I would like to read a brief excerpt from that exercise now. A leaf is alive…(read excerpt)… In the immediate moments after reading this, although all of the other “Intuitive Feeler Idealists” sitting at my table nodded their heads in agreement, I caught a small glimpse of how crazy I must sound sometimes to people on my team at work or in my family and to all of you in the room that day (those of you Sensing Thinker Analysts & […]
Awesome Response to Bullying
Wil Wheaton from “Stand by Me” has an awesome answer to a young girl’s question about bullying…
Beauty of Data Visualization
Bo Adams shared this awesome TED talk of David McCandless about analyzing and communicating data…
Letter to Middle School Families
Dear Middle School Families, I highly recommend reading “The Innovator’s DNA: Mastering the Five Skills of Disruptive Innovators.” The authors outline five discovery skills that distinguish innovative entrepreneurs and executives from ordinary managers: Associating, Questioning, Observing, Networking, and Experimenting.” While the book’s intended audience leans towards adult individuals and teams in the business sector, I believe our students and teachers currently demonstrate and can benefit from continued sharpening and development of these skills. I think you will enjoy reading about the value of generating metaphors, scampering, questioning the unquestionable, observing with all of your senses, disassembling products, building prototypes, and […]
Fierce Conversations: The Six Minute Summary
Recently, I participated in a book discussion over dinner with a group of friends from Leadership Sandy Springs. Here is an excellent summary of the book… Fierce Conversations
Division Head Letter – February 2014
Dear Middle School Families, Two consecutive snowstorms have provided a great deal of excitement and opportunities for rescheduling key events. Despite the winter weather, student learning has continued untethered to the physical space of “school.” For more thoughts about learning, take a moment to read this thoughtful blog post from our Chief Learning and Innovation Officer Bo Adams. February 18 – Field Trips for Grades 7 & 8 – Students need to wear dress uniforms and bring money for lunch ($10-15). If you have any food allergy concerns, please contact Suzanne Couvillion. February 19 – The Honors Assembly has been […]
Letter to Middle School Families – January 2014
Dear Middle School Families, Happy New Year! As admissions season advances, I want to invite you to participate in the Open House on Saturday, January 25 from 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Our inquiries and applications have been on a steady increase over the past several years and this year is no exception. Spaces are increasingly limited. For that reason, I want to remind all of our current families that online re-enrollment takes place between January 30 and February 14. Information will be forthcoming from the School. Also, I want to make you aware of a number of exciting, upcoming events… January […]