Category Archives: Upper School Dean’s Core Values

“Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it.” Marian Wright Edelman Annalise Leck demonstrated PASSION when she made an impromptu presentation about a trip to one of the … Continue reading →

“Education is for improving the lives of others and for leaving your community and world better than you found it.” Marian Wright Edelman Graham Ayer and Hailey Safranek demonstrated COURAGE in seeking out an administrator to have a tough discussion … Continue reading →

“Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.”—Langston Hughes Kudos to Hope Kramer and Tyler Green for their TEAMWORK and KINDNESS in cleaning up a spill in the Commons on Friday … Continue reading →

  “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” –Nelson Mandela Jimmy Anderson demonstrated KINDNESS by designing buttons a class. He made them according to the class’ current thematic unity of study! Thomas Coffey … Continue reading →

  “Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars and to change the world.” -Harriet Tubman Aubrey Haas & Gates Ravin demonstrated kindness … Continue reading →

  “My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together.” —Desmond Tutu Ashmi Trivedi demonstrated RESPECT, TEAMWORK, and KINDNESS when she helped a substitute teacher with some technology not only for her class, but the … Continue reading →

  “No pride for some of us without liberation for all of us.”  –Marsha P. Johnson, LGBTQ+ activist Joseph Earl Levy demonstrated KINDNESS when he cleaned up trash students had left behind in the commons. Thanks so much! Cassie Lott … Continue reading →

Debate Club SignUp “It’s important to surround yourself with good people, interesting people, young people, young ideas. Go places, learn new stuff. Look at the world with wonder – don’t be tired about it.” -Angela Bassett  Lucy Betler demonstrated KINDNESS … Continue reading →

Debate Club SignUp “We all have dreams. In order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline and effort.” —Jesse Owens, world record-setting Olympic athlete THANK YOU to Alicia Equan for showing TEAMWORK by … Continue reading →

Debate Club SignUp “Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations.” —Dr. Mae Jemison, first African-American female astronaut DJ Nix and Owen Koehler displayed KINDNESS as they helped the college counseling team out by returning carts to the cafeteria. Thank … Continue reading →