Voices and viewpoints from educators across Dana Hall School's campus.
“I emailed her, but didn’t hear back.” It’s an early morning in April. The senior in my office doesn’t seem frustrated or undone. I wait. This spring, 78 seniors stepped away from Dana Hall in the weeks prior to their graduation. They were engaged all over the Boston area: Cambridge, Continue reading Part of the Project is Finding the Project
“One’s destination is never a place but a new way of seeing things.” This suggestion by the American writer Henry Miller conveys the inspiration behind all Dana Hall School student trips, no matter where in the world we go. During the 2019 March Spring Break, 18 students and two teachers Continue reading Student Travel: New Cultures, New Perspectives
“You have a new memory,” my smart phone alerted me recently. I often wonder “what was I doing a year ago at this time?” Though human memory can be untrustworthy, Apple’s new technology confirmed that a year ago I was in the backyard of my Dana Hall School campus house Continue reading That’s My Advisee!
People often ask me why I choose to live on campus at Dana Hall School. Certainly, the four-minute walk to my office and the fact that I rarely have to cook dinner are significant perks, but the biggest perk of all cannot be measured in the length of my commute Continue reading Boarding School Turns Colleagues into Neighbors
In this era of instant gratification, when answers to all of life’s questions can be found through a click, tweet or a post, it is increasingly difficult to engage with our students on important issues such as health, wellness and safety. In general, having these conversations with teens can be challenging: Continue reading The Value of Peer Education
Poet and spiritualist Thomas Merton famously said “Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” Besides being a wonderful summary of the art experience, it always reminds me that the field of art is a diverse one, and it is full of these kinds of Continue reading Designed For a Cause
I am a lifelong Red Sox fan. Despite the fact that my beloved team did not win a World Series until I was in my 40s, I followed them through decades of near-misses, tumultuous seasons, management changes, ace pitchers and local heroes, loving the game even when the Sox did Continue reading Dragons are Real
Last Thursday night’s event, The Forum: A Conversation on Girls and Stress, was another highlight for me as I near the end of an amazing first year at Dana Hall School. Planning the event reminded me of how much deliberate work has been put in to building the school’s academic Continue reading Reflections of a Middle School Counselor
“Of course I introduced myself to the professor after the first lecture- I’m a Dana girl!” A former Dana Hall parent loves to tell this story when discussing her daughter’s first year at the University of Pennsylvania. This hallmark of college, connections with professors, is a highlight of higher education Continue reading The Power of Connections