Speeches
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Grad Speech 2024
Hello, and welcome grads of 2024! Graduates, please make sure your tassel is on the right side of your cap as you sit here as a student one last time. Typically, the purpose of the Head of School speech at a graduation ceremony is to capture some insight to send with the grads as they… Read more →
Writing with My Students
Reflections
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What Do I Want to Be When I Grow Up?
I’ve always had questions about questions. Not the ones with right answers, but the ones that quietly follow us through our lives. Who am I? Where do I belong? What am I here for? Schools are remarkably good at asking young people what comes next. We ask them which courses they’ll take, which university they’ll… Read more →
Wanda’s Thoughts
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Wanda and The Committee
Vulnerable and true… I’ve been keeping journals since I was seven. Somewhere along the way, I started naming my heart and my brain simply for ease of conversation. It was much faster to write, “Wanda thinks…” or “Care-is disagrees…” than to explain the ongoing negotiations happening inside my head. There’s “Wanda”, my brain. She wanders.… Read more →
Make It Matter 